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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 ahead is to fear。 That is one 

reason   why  we   send   out   no   colonies�察 �and that is the   reason   we   have no 

more children。 Are you satisfied with me�拭�

       ;Napoleon I was in the habit of saying that�察�in fighting a battle�察�he so 

ordered matters as to have seventy chances out of a hundred in his favour�察�

he left the rest to Fate。 Ah� �brave people�察�life is a battle�察�but the French of 

to´day will not risk anything。 They are the most honest�察�the least romantic 

of   men�察  �and   I   regret   it。   Read   Antoinette   this   passage   of   my   letter。   Our 

young   people   think   that   they   have   a   right   to   the   paternal   fortune�察  �they 

consider that their father is wanting in his duty if he does not leave them a 

settled position�察�a certain future。 Their second preconceived notion is that 

they must find a wife who will bring them as much at least as they have to 

offer her。 I have so much�察�you have so muchwe are evidently created for 

each other�察�let us marry。 All this is deplorable。 I like better to hear of the 

young      American      who     only   expects     from    his   parents    the   education 

necessary for a man to make his way�察�he has his tools given to him and the 

method of using them�察�but not a sou。 You have learned to swim�察�my friend 

swim。 After that he marries�察�most frequently a woman who has nothing�察�



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and who loves to spend money。 May the God Dollar protect him� �he will 

gaily make an opening for himself in life�察�and his wife will give him ten 

children�察  �who   will   follow   the   same   course   as   their   father。   Where   it   is 

customary   for   hunger   to   marry   thirst�察  �there   are   happy   marriages�察  �and   a 

hardy race of people。 In all conscience�察�am I not romantic enough�拭�

       ;Let   me   consider   another   case。   Take   a   man   who   has   fortune�此  �he 

profits thereby to consult his heart only�察�and offer his name and revenues 

to the woman he loves and who has no dower。 I clap my hands�察�I think it 

the best of examples�察�and I regret that it is so seldom practised among us。 

In France princes never are seen marrying shepherdesses�察�on the contrary�察�

one too often sees penniless sons´in´law carrying off heiresses�察�and that is 

precisely the most objectionable case。 In a romance�察�or at the theatre�察�the 

poor young man who marries a million is a very noble person�察�in life it is 

different。   Not   if   the   poor   young   man   had   a   profession   or   a   trade�察  �if   he 

could     procure     by   his   own    work     a  sufficient    income     to   render    him 

independent   of   his   wife�察  �but   if   he   submit   to   be   dependent   on   her�察  �if   he 

expect from her his daily bread�察�to roll in her carriage�察�to ask her for the 

expenses      of   his  toilet�察 �for   his  pocket´money�察       �and   perhaps     for  sundry 

questionable outlaysfrankly�察  �this young   man   lacks pride�察  �and what is   a 

man who has no pride�拭�Besides�察�what surety is there that in marrying it is�察�

indeed�察�the woman he is in love with and not the dower�拭�Who assures me 

that Count Abel Larinski��I name no one�察�personalities are odious�察�and I 

own there are exceptions。 /Dieu/�察�how rare they are� �If I were Antoinette�察�I 

would love the   poor�察 �but   in   their   own   interest。  I   would   not   marry  them。 

The interest of the whole human race is at stake。 Beggars are inventive�察�let 

them have their own way to make�察�and they will be sure to invent some 

means of livelihood�察�give them the key of a cash´box�察�and they will cease 

to   strive�察  �you   have   destroyed   their   genius。   My   dear   professor�察  �in   fifteen 

years   I   have   brought   about   a   great   many   marriages。  Three   times   I   have 

married hunger to thirst�察�and�察�thank God�察�I once decided a millionaire to 

marry a poor girl who had not a sou�察�but I never aided a beggar to marry a 

rich girl。 Now you have my principles and ideasAre you listening to me 

still�拭�You   fall   asleep   sometimes   while   listening   to   a sermon。   Good�   �you 

open your eyesI proceed�此�



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       ;I have seen your man。 Well�察�sincerely�察�he only half pleases me。 I do 

not deny that he has a handsome head�察�a sculptor might use it as a model。 I 

will add that his eyes are very interesting�察�by turns grave�察�gentle�察�gay�察�or 

melancholy。 I have nothing to say against his manners or his language�察�his 

address is excellent�察�and he is no boobyfar from it。 With all this there is 

something about him that shocks meI scarcely know whata mingling of 

two natures that I cannot explain。 He might be said to resemble�察�according 

to    circumstances�察      �a   lion   or    a  fox�察   �I  believe     that   the    fox´nature 

predominates�察       �that   the  lion   is  supplementary。       I  simply     give   you    my 

impressions�察�which I am perfectly willing to be induced to change。 I am 

inclined   to   fancy   that    M。   Larinski   passed   his     first   youth   amid    vulgar 

surroundings�察�that later he came into contact with good society�察�and being 

intelligent   soon   shook   off   the   force   of   early   influences�察  �but   there   still 

remain some   traces of   these。 While he   was in   my  /salon/ his   eyes   twice 

took   an   inventory   of   its   contents�察  �and   that   with   a   rapidity   which   would 

have done credit to a practised appraiser。 It was then�察�especially�察�that he 

had the air of a fox。 

       ;Nor is this all。 I read the other day the story of a princess who was 

travelling over the world�察�and asked hospitality�察�one evening�察�at the door 

of   a   palace。 Was   she   a   real   princess   or   an   adventuress�拭�The   queen   who 

received her judged it well to ascertain。 For this purpose she prepared for 

her�察�with her own hands�察�a soft bed�察�composed of two mattresses�察�on which 

she piled five feather´beds�察�between the two mattresses she slipped three 

peas。 The next day the traveller was asked how she had slept。 'Very badly��' 

she   replied。  'I do not   know  what   was   in   my  bed�察 �but   my  whole body  is 

bruised�察�I am black and blue�察�and I never closed my eyes until dawn��' 'She 

is a true princess��' cried the queen。 Is M。 Larinski a true prince�拭�I made 

him undergo the test of the three peas。 I allowed myself to question him 

with   indiscreet�察 �urgent�察�improper   curiosity�察  �he   did not   appear   to   feel   the 

indiscretion。   He   replied   promptly   and   submissively�察  �he   endeavoured   to 

satisfy  me�察  �and   I   was   not   satisfied。   I   shall   see him  again   to´morrowhe 

comes to dine at Maisons。 I only wish to be able to prove to myself that he 

is a true prince。 

       ;My     dear    professor�察   �you    are   the  most     imprudent      of  men�察   �and�察�



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whatever happens�察�you have only yourself to blame。 People do not open 

their doors so easily to strangers。 You tell me that�察�thanks to M。 Larinski's 

kindness�察�you did not break your leg。 Mercy on me� �a father would better 

break     his  leg  in  three   places   than   expose     his  daughter    to  the   risk  of 

marrying   an   adventurer�察  �his   leg   could   be   easily  set。 There   is   nothing   so 

frightful in that。 

       ;/Postscriptum/。I open my letter。 I want to prove to you how much I 

desire   to   be   just�察  �and   how   far   my   impartiality   goes。  You   know   that   my 

neighbour�察      �Abbe     Miollens�察    �lived   a   long    time   in   Poland�察    �and    has 

correspondents there。 I begged him to get me information concerning the 

countof     course�察   �without    explaining     anything    to  him。    He   reports   that 

Count Abel   Larinski   is   a   true   count。   His   father�察  �the   confiscation   of   the 

property�察  �the   emigration   to America�察  �the   Isthmus   of   Panamaall   is   true�察�

the history is authentic。 Countess Larinski was a saint。 Concerning the son�察�

nothing   is   known�察  �he   must   have   been   three   or   four   years   old   when   he 

landed     in  New     York。   No    one   ever   saw   him�察   �no  one    seems    to  know 

anything about his taking part in the insurrection of 1863。 Having spoken 

the truth about his parents�察�it is to be presumed that he told the truth about 

himself。 Very well�察�but one can fight for one's country�察�and have a saint for 

one's mother�察�and yet possess none of the qualities that go towards making 

a happy household。 I take back the word adventurer�察�but I still hold to all I 

have said about him。 Why did he take an inventory of my furniture with 

his eyes�拭�Why  did   he sleep so soundly  in   a   bed   where   there   were   three 

peas�拭�This requires an explanation。 

       ;Kiss Antoinette for me。 Give my regards to Mlle。 Moiseney�察�without 

telling her that I think her a simpleton�察�it is a conviction in which I shall 

die。   Was   it�察  �indeed�察  �very   difficult   to   descend   from   that   terrible   rock   of 

yours�拭─�

     Three days later�察�Mme。 de Lorcy wrote a second letter�此�

       ;August 19th。 

       ;I have received this very moment�察�my dear monsieur�察�the reply from 

Vienna that I have been expecting�察�and which I hasten to share with you。 I 

had applied to our friend Baron B´�察�first secretary of the embassy from 

France to Vienna�察�in order to try to learn what reputation Count Larinski 



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