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exceedingly pretty things�察�which I will not repeat。 We walked /tete´a´ tete/
around the park。 Heaven be praised that I returned heart´whole� �We talked
politics�察�he bears the reputation of being hot´headed�察�but he is not wanting
in good sense。 I wished to know if he was in favour of the Turks or of the
Bosnians。 He replied�此�
; 'As a Christian�察�as a Catholic�察�I am interested in the Christians of
the East�察 �and I am for the Cross against the Crescent。' He pronounced
these words�察 �Christian�察 �Catholic�察 �and cross�察 �in a tone full of unction。 I
surmise that he is a devotee。 He added�察�'As a Pole�察�I am for Turkey。'
; 'I believed��' said I�察 �'that the Poles had sympathy with all the
oppressed。'
; 'Poles��' he replied�察�'cannot like those who like their oppressors�察�and
they cannot forget that the Osmanlis are their natural allies�察 �and�察 �on
occasions�察�their refuge。'
;I gave him Antoinette's letter to read。 I was very glad�察�at any hazard�察�
to prove to him that she could write four pages without asking about him。
He read it with extreme attention�此 �but when he came to the famous
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passage'If I were a man�察�I would go and fight for them��'he smiled�察�and
returned me the letter�察�saying�察�in a disdainful and rather a dry tone�此�
; 'Write for me to Mlle。 Moriaz that I believe I am a man�察�yet that I
will not fight for the Bosnians�察�and that the Turks are my greatest friends。'
; 'She is foolish��' I said。 'Fortunately�察�she changes her folly with every
new moon��'
; 'What would you have��' he replied�察�'in order not to be insipid�察�it is
well to be a little foolish。 My poor mother used often to say�此 �My son�察�
youth should be employed in laying by a great store of extravagant
enthusiasm�察�otherwise�察�at the end of life's journey the heart will be void�察�
for much is left on the road。; '
;Calm�察 �/seigneur/�察 �your excited fears�察 �no one has designs on your
daughter�察 �we evidently find her charming�察 �but are by no means in love
with her。 With much precaution and circumlocution I gently proceeded to
question Count Larinski on the state of his affairs�察�about which he never
has opened his mouth。 He frowned。 I did not lose courage。 I offered him
this place of professor of the Slavonian languages of which the abbe had
again spoken。 I saw in an instant that his sensitive pride had taken alarm。
However�察 �upon reflection�察 �he softened�察 �thanked me�察 �declined my kind
offer�察 �and announcedguess what� �How much is my news worth�拭 �what
will you give for it�拭 �He announced�察 �I tell you�察 �that in two weeksyou
understand mehe will return to Vienna�察 �where he has been promised a
post in the archives of the Minister of War。 I did not dare to ask what was
the salary�察�after all�察�if he is satisfied�察�it is not for us to be harder to please
than he。 When I affirm that Count Larinski is a good�察�worthy man��In two
weeks� �you understand me perfectly。
;My dear friend�察 �I am enchanted to know that the water of Saint
Moritz and the air of the Engadine have entirely re´established your health�察�
but do not be imprudent。 Half´cures are fatal。 Be careful not to leave
Churwalden too soon�察 �for the descent into the heavy atmosphere of the
plains。 Your physician�察�whom I have just seen�察�declares that�察�if you hasten
your return he will not answer for the consequences。 Antoinette�察�I am sure�察�
will join her entreaties to ours。 Do not let us see you before the end of
three weeks� �Follow my orders�察�my dear professor�察�and all will go well。
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Camille is about to leave�察 �he has become insupportable。 He had the
audacity to assert to me that I was a good woman�察 �but very credulous�察�
which in my estimation is not very polite。 He no longer acts as a nephew�察�
and respect is dead。;
Ten days later M。 Moriaz received at Churwalden a fourth and last
letter�此�
;September 6th。
;Decidedly my dear friend�察�Count Larinski is a delightful man�察�and I
never will pardon myself for having judged ill of him。 The day before
yesterday I did not know the extent of his merit and of his virtues。 His
beautiful soul is like a country where one passes from one pleasing
discovery to another�察�and at each step a new scene is revealed。 Between
ourselves�察�Antoinette is a dreamer�此 �where has she got the idea that this
man is in love with her�拭�These Counts Larinski have artists' enthusiasm�察�
tender and sensitive hearts�察�and poetic imaginations�察�they love everything�察�
and they love nothing�察 �they admire a pretty woman as they admire a
beautiful flower�察�a humming´bird�察�a picture of Titian's。 Did I tell you that
the other day�察�as I was showing him through my park�察�he almost fainted
before my purple beechwhich assuredly is a marvel�拭�He was in ecstasy�察�I
truly believe there were tears in his eyes。 I might have supposed he was in
love with my beech�察�yet he has not asked my permission to marry it。
;Moreover�察�if he were up to his eyes in love with your daughter�察�have
no fear�察�he will not marry her�察�and this is the reason Wait a little�察�I must
go further back。
;Abbe Miollens came to see me yesterday afternoon�察 �he was
distressed that M。 Larinski had not approved of his proposition。
; 'The evil is not so great��' I said�察�'let him go back to Vienna�察�where
all his acquaintances are�察�he will be happier there。'
; 'The evil that I see in it��' he replied�察 �'is that he will be lost to us
forever。 Vienna is so far away� �Professor in London�察 �only ten hours'
journey from Paris�察�he could cross the Channel sometimes�察�and we could
have our music together。'
;You can understand that this reasoning did not touch me in the least�察�
whatever it cost me I will bear it�察�and resign myself to lose M。 Larinski
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forever�察�but the abbe is obstinate。
; 'I fear��' he said�察 �'that the Austrians pay their archivists badly�察 �the
English manage matters better�察�and Lord C´ gave me /carte blanche/。'
; 'Oh� �but that��' rejoined I�察�'is a delicate point to touch。 As soon as you
approach the bread´and´butter question�察�our man assumes a rigid�察�formal
manner�察�as if an attack had been made on his dignity。'
; 'I truly believe��' he replied�察 �'that there is a fundamental basis of
incomparable nobility of sentiment in his character�察�he is not proud�察�he is
pride itself。'
;The abbe is passionately fond of Horace�察�he assets that it is to this
great poet that he owes that profound knowledge of men for which he is
distinguished。 He quoted a Latin verse that he was kind enough to
translate for me�察�and that signified something equivalent to the statement
that certain horses rear and kick when you touch the sensitive spot。 'That is
like the Poles��' he said。
;Meanwhile�察�M。 Larinski entered�察�and I retained the two gentlemen
to dinner。 In the evening they again gave me a concert。 Why was
Antoinette not there�拭 �I fancied I was at the Conservatoire。 Then we
conversed�察�and the abbe�察�who never can let go his idea�察�said�察�without any
reserve�察�to the count�此�
; 'My dear count�察�have you reflected�拭�If you go to London�察�we could
hope to see you often�察�and�察�besides�察�the salarywell�察�as this terrible word
has been spoken�察 �listen to me�察 �I will do all in my power to obtain
conditions for you in every way worthy of your merit�察�your learning�察�your
character�察�your position。'
;He was not permitted to finish the list�察 �the count reared like the
horse in Horace�察 �exclaiming�察 �'O Mozart� �what a horrid subject of
conversation��' Then he added�察 �gravely�此 �'M。 l'Abbe�察 �you are a thousand
times too good�察�but the place offered to me in Vienna seems to me better
adapted to my kind of ability�察�I would make�察�I fear�察�a detestable professor�察�
and the salary�察�were it double�察�would in my opinion have but little weight。'
;The abbe still insisted。 'In our century��' said he�察�'less than any other�察�
can one live on air。'
; 'I have lived on it sometimes��' replied the count�察�gaily�察�'and I did not
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find it bad。 My health is proof against accidents。 Ah� �where money is
concerned�察 �you have no idea how far my indifference goes。 It is not a
virtue with me�察�it is an infirmity�察�it is because of my nationality�察�because I
am my father's son。 I feel myself incapable of thinking of the future�察 �of
practising thoroughly French habits of economy。 If my purse is full�察�I soon
empty it�察 �after which I condemn myself to privationsno�察 �that