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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 

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