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     ;Seriously�察�will you receive this man�拭─�

     ;I have been asked to examine him。; 

     ;I am lost�察�if you feel the need of hearing before condemning him。 Our 

most   sacred   duty   is   to   be   resolutely   unjust   towards   the   enemies   of   our 

friends。; 

     ;Nonsense� �I shall not be indulgent towards him。; 

     ;Do as you like�察�I have my plan。; 

     ;What is it�拭─�

     ;I   shall   seek   some    groundless     quarrel    with   this  contraband�察     �this 

poacher�察�and I will blow his brains out。; 

     ;A   fine   scheme�察  �my   dear   Camille�   �And   afterward�察  �when   you   have 

killed him�察�you will have gained a great deal。 Have you confidence in me�拭�

I have already begun to work for you。 The Abbe Miollens�察�as you know�察�is 

well acquainted in the society of Polish emigrants�察�I have sent to him for 

information。 I have also written to Vienna for intelligence concerning him。 

Antoinette is foolish in forming such an acquaintance�察�it must be admitted�察�



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but�察 �in   matters of   honour�察 �she   is   as   delicate   as   an   ermine   in   tending   the 

whiteness of her robe�察�if there   be in M。  Larinski's past   a stain no larger 

than a ten´sou piece�察�she will forever discard him。 Let me act�察�be wise�察�do 

not blow out any one's brains。 /Grand Dieu��/ what would become of us�察�if 

the only way to get rid of people was by killing them�拭─�

     As she pronounced these words a servant entered�察�bearing a card on a 

silver salver。  She took the   card   and exclaimed�此   �When   you speak   of the 

wolf   Here   is   our   man� ─  �She   begged   M。   Langis   to   retire�察  �he   implored 

permission   to   remain�察  �promising   to   be   a   model   of   discretion。   She   was 

insisting on his leaving when Count Abel Larinski appeared。 

     Samuel      Brohl   had    scarcely   taken    three   steps  in  Mme。     de   Lorcy's 

/salon/ before he conjectured why M。 Moriaz had asked him to go there�察�

and   what   was   the   significance   of   the   commission   with   which   he   was 

charged。 Notwithstanding the /salon/ had a southern exposure�察�and that it 

was then the middle of the month of August�察�it seemed to him to be cold 

there。 He thought that he felt a draught of chilly air�察�an icy wind�察�which 

pierced him through and through�察�and caused him an unpleasant shiver。 He 

did not need to look very attentively at Mme。 de Lorcy to be convinced 

that he was before his judge�察�and that this judge was not a friendly one�察�

and�察�as soon as his gaze met that of M。 Camille Langis�察�something warned 

him   that   this   young   man   was   his   enemy。   Samuel   Brohl   had   the   gift   of 

observation。 

     He    delivered    his   message�察    �and   handed     Mme。     de  Lorcy     the  little 

portfolio that contained Mlle。 Moriaz's painting�察�expressing his regret that 

business   had   prevented  his coming sooner。  Mme。  de   Lorcy  thanked him 

for his kindness�察�with rather a cool politeness�察�and asked him for news of 

her goddaughter。 He did not expatiate on this topic。 

     ;The valley of Saint Moritz is a dreary country�察─�she next said。 

     ;Rather   say�察  �madame�察  �that   it   is   a   dreary   country   possessing   a   great 

charm for those who love it。; 

     ;It appears that Mlle。 Moriaz is almost wearied to death there。 I should 

think she would die of ennui。; 

     ;Do you think her capable of yielding to ennui in any place�拭─�

     ;Certainly�察�do not doubt it�察�but she has recourse to her imagination to 



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dispel    the  tedium。    She   has   a  marvellous     talent  for  procuring     herself 

diversion   and   for   varying   her   pleasures。   Hers   is   an   imagination   having 

many relays�此�no sooner is one horse exhausted than there is another to take 

its place。; 

     ;That   is   a   precious   gift�察─  �he   replied�察  �briefly。   ;I   assure   you�察 �however�察�

that you calumniate the Engadine。 The trees there are not so well grown as 

those in your park�察�but the Alpine fir and pine have their beauty。; 

     ;You went to this hole for your health�察�monsieur�拭─�

     ;Yes�察�and no�察�madame。 I was not ill�察�but any physician contended that I 

should be still better if I breathed the air of the Alps for three weeks。 It 

was taking a cure as a preventive。; 

     ;M。 Larinski made the ascent of the Morteratsch�察─�said Camille�察�who�察�

seated on a divan with his arms extended on his knees�察�never had ceased to 

look at Samuel Brohl with a hard and hostile glance。 ;That is an exploit 

that can be performed only by well people。; 

     ;It is no exploit�察─�replied Samuel�察 �it is a work of patience�察�easy  for 

those who are not subject to vertigo。; 

     ;You are too modest�察─�rejoined the young man。 ;Had I done as much�察�I 

would sound a trumpet。; 

     ;Have you attempted the ascent�拭─�asked Samuel。 

     ;Not at all。 I do not care about having feats of prowess to relate�察─�he 

replied�察�in an almost challenging tone。 

     Mme。 de Lorcy  hastened to interrupt the conversation by saying�察  �Is 

this the first time you have been in Paris�察�monsieur�拭─�

     ;Yes�察�madame�察─�replied Samuel�察�who withdrew more and more into his 

shell。 

     ;And does Paris please you as much as a pine´grove�拭─�

     ;Much more�察�madame。; 

     ;Have you any acquaintances�拭─�

     ;None�察�and the truth is�察�I have no desire to make any。; 

     ;Why�拭─�

     ;Shall I tell you my reason�拭�I am not fond of breaking ice�察�and Poles 

complain that there is nothing in the world so icy as Parisian coldness。; 

     ;That explains itself�察─�cried Camille。 ;Paris�察�that is Paris proper�察�is a 



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small city of a hundred thousand souls�察�and this small city is invaded more 

and more�察�by strangers who come here to seek pleasure or fortune。 It is but 

natural that Paris should protect itself。; 

     ;Parisians pride themselves on their penetration�察─�replied Samuel。 ;It 

does     not   require    much     of  it  to  distinguish     an   honest    man     from    an 

adventurer。; 

     ;Ah�   �permit   me�察─  �returned   M。   Langis�察   �that   depends   a   good   deal   on 

practice。 The most skillful are deceived。; 

     Samuel   Brohl   rose   and   made   a   movement   to   leave。   Mme。   de   Lorcy 

insisted   on   his   sitting   down   again。   She   saw   that   she   had   made   a   bad 

beginning in the fulfilment of her office of examining magistrate�察�and of 

gaining   the   prisoner's   confidence。   Fearing   that   Camille�察  �in   spite   of   his 

promise�察  �would   spoil   everything   by   some   insult�察  �she   found   a   pretext   to 

send him away�察�she begged that he would go and examine a pair of horses 

that were a recent acquisition。 

     As soon as he was gone�察�she changed her manner�察�she grew amiable�察�

she endeavoured to remove the ill impression of her first welcome�察�she put 

Count Abel at his ease�察�who felt that the air lost its chilliness about him。 

Without appearing to do so�察�she made him undergo an examination´ she 

asked him many questions�察�he replied promptly。 Visitors came in�察�it was an 

hour before he took leave�察�after having promised Mme。 de Lorcy to dine 

with her the next day。 

     She did not wait until then to write to M。 Moriaz。 Her letter was thus 

conceived�此�

        ;August 16�察�1875。 

        ;You recommend me to be impartial�察�my dear friend。 Why should I 

not   be�拭  �It   is   true   that   I   have   dreamed   of   a   certain   marriage�此  �one   of   the 

parties would not listen to my propositions�察�and the other had abandoned 

the idea。 My project has come to nothing。 Camille has enjoined me never 

to   speak   of   it   to   him   again。   You   see   I   am   no   longer   interested   in   the 

question�察�or�察�rather�察�I have in the matter no other interest than that which I 

feel   for   Antoinette�察  �whose   happiness   is   as   dear   to   me   as   it   is   to   you。 

Apropos�察  �do   not   give   her   my   letters�察  �read   to   her   the   passages   that   you 

judge suitable to communicate to herI leave that to your discretion。 



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       ;First of all�察�let me unfold to you my humble opinions。 I am charged 

with    having    prejudices�察    �it  is  a  shocking    calumny。     I  will  make    you   a 

profession of faith�察�and you shall judge。 I am at war with more than one 

point   of   our   French   morals�察  �I   deplore   the   habit   that   we   have   formed   of 

considering       marriage    as   a  business    transaction�察    �of  esteeming      it  as  a 

financial or commercial partnership�察�and making everything subordinate to 

the equality of the personal estates。 This principle is revolting to me�察�my 

dear   friend。   We   are   accused   in   foreign   countries   of   being   an   immoral 

people。   Heavens�   �it   seems   to   me   that   we   understand   and   practise   virtue 

quite as much as the English or Germans�察�and�察�to speak the whole truth�察�I 

am not afraid to advance the opinion that this�察�of all the countries of the 

universe�察�is the one where there is the most virtue。 It is not at that point 

that we sin。 Our misfortune is�察�that we are too rational in our habits of life�察�

too   circumspect�察  �too   prudent�察  �we   lack   boldness   in   our   undertakings�察  �we 

wish�察�as it is said�察�to have one foot on firm land and the other not far off。 

We must have security�察�we do not like risk�察�doubtful affairs do not please 

us�察�we are too prone to look ahead�察�and to look ahea

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