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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   does   not 

express itI enjoy them。 According to me�察�there is no true happiness into 

which a little suffering does not enter。 Besides�察�I have a taste for contrasts。 

At times I believe myself a millionaire�察�I have the pretensions of a nabob�察�

I give full scope to my fancies�察�the next day�察�my bed is hard and I live on 

bread´ and´water�察�and am perfectly happy。 In short�察�I am a fool once in the 

year�察�and a philosopher the rest of the time。' 

       ;  'The    trouble   is��'  returned    the   abbe�察  �'that  one   day    of  folly   will 

sometimes suffice to compromise forever the future of a philosopher。' 

       ; 'Oh�察�reassure yourself��' replied he�察�'my extravagances never are very 

dangerous。 There was method in Hamlet's madness�察�and there is always a 

little reason in mine。' 

       ;While making this declaration of principles�察�he had seated himself at 

the piano�察�and idly began running his fingers over the keys。 Suddenly he 

began to sing a German song�察�which I got Abbe Miollens to translate for 

me�察  �and   which   is   not   long。   The   hero   of   the   song   is   an   amorous   pine�察�

standing on the summit of a barren mountain of the north。 He is alone�察�he 

is weary�察�the snow and ice wrap him in a white mantle�察�and he spends his 

dreary hours of leisure in dreaming of a palm�察�which in days of yore he 

met�察�it seems�察�in his travels。 

       ;M。   Larinski   sang   this   little   melody   with   so   much   pathos   that   the 

good abbe was touched�察�and I became anxious。 Anxiety�察�once felt�察�is apt to 

be   constantly   returning。   I   asked   myself   if   he   had   met   his   palm   in   the 

Engadine�察  �and   added   aloud�察  �rather   dryly�此  �'Is   the   day   of   your   departure 

definitely fixed�拭�will you not do us the favour of granting us a reprieve��' 

       ;He   executed   the   most   pearly   chromatic   scale�察  �and   replied�此  �'Alas� �

madame�察  �I   am   only   deferring   my   departure   on   account   of   a   letter   that 

cannot   be   much   longer   delayed�察  �in   less   than   a   week�察  �I   shall   have   the 

distress of bidding you farewell。' 



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       ; 'You   shall not   leave��' said Abbe   Miollens�察 �'without letting   us   hear 

once   again   the   poem   of   the   pine。 You   sang   it   with   so   much   soul   that   it 

seemed to me   you   must be relating   an episode of your own history。  My 

dear count�察�did you ever chance to dream of a palm��' 

       ;He answered�此�'I have no longer the right to dream�察�I am no longer 

free。' 

       ;The abbe started and cried out�察�in his simple´hearted way�察�'Ah� �what�察�

are you married��' 

       ; 'I thought I had told you   so��' replied he with a melancholy  smile�察�

and he hastened to speak of a ballet that he had seen the evening before at 

the opera�察�and with which he was only half pleased。 

       ;You     can   readily   believe    that  when     he   pronounced      the   words�察   �'I 

thought I had told you so��' I was on the point of falling on his neck�察�I was 

so happy�察�that I was afraid he would read in my eyes my joy�察�astonishment�察�

and   profound       gratitude。   I   think  that   he   is   very   keen�察  �and   that   he   has 

conjectured for some time the mistrust with which he inspired me。 If he 

wanted      to  mock   me   a   little�察  �I   will   pardon   him�察  �a   good   man   unjustly 

suspected has a perfect right to revenge himself by a little irony。 I ordered 

the horses to be put to my carriage to take him over to the railroad�察�and the 

abbe   and   I   accompanied   him   as   far   as   the   station。   There   cannot   be   too 

much regard shown to honest people who have been abused by fortune。 

       ;Well�   �what   do   you   say�察  �my   dear   friend�拭  �Was   I   wrong   in   claiming 

that   M。   Larinski   is   a   delightful   man�拭  �He   will   leave   before   the   end   of   a 

week�察  �and   he   is   married�察  �unhappily   married�察  �I   fear�察  �for   his   smile   was 

melancholy。 You see he may have married out of gratitude some /grisette/�察�

some little working´woman�察�who nursed him through illness�察�one of those 

women   who   are   not   presentable�察  �that   would   be   thoroughly   in   character。 

Happily�察�in law there are no good or bad marriages�察�this one I hold to be 

unimpeachable。 

       ;The   reaction   was   violent�此  �I   am   so   rejoiced   that   I   feel   tempted   to 

illuminate      Cormeilles      and    Maisons      Lafitte。   In   what     way    will   your 

undeceive our dreamer�拭�In your place I would use some precautions。 Be 

prudent�察�go bridle in hand�察�and in the future�察�believe me�察�climb no more 

among the rocks�察�you see what it may lead to。 



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       ;Once   more�察  �do   not   hasten   your   departure。   We   have   had   for   some 

days   stifling   heat�察  �we   literally   suffocate。   You   need   to   spend   a   fortnight 

longer amid the shade of the pine´trees�察�and four thousand feet above the 

level of the sea。 

       ;Adieu�察  �my   dear   professor�   �I   am   interrupted   in   my   writing   by   the 

incredulous�察      �the   sceptical�察   �the   suspicious�察    �the   absurd�察   �the   ridiculous 

Camille�察      �who     respectfully     recommends         himself     to   your     indulgent 

friendship。; 



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                               CHAPTER VI 



     In reading the fourth letter of Mme。 de Lorcy�察�M。 Moriaz experienced 

a   feeling   of   satisfaction   and   deliverance�察  �over   which   he   was   not   master。 

His   daughter   had   gone   to   pay   a   visit   in   the   neighbourhood�察  �and   he   was 

alone   with   Mlle。   Moiseney�察  �who   said   to   him�察   �You   have   received   good 

news�察�monsieur�拭─�

     ;It   is  excellent�察─  �he   replied�察  �then�察  �promptly     correcting    himself�察  �he 

added�此   �Excellent�察  �or   to   be   regretted�察  �or   vexatious�察  �I   leave   that   to   our 

powers of discernment。; 

     When he had finished reading the letter�察�and replaced it in the envelope�察�

he   remained   thoughtful   for   some   moments�察  �he   was   wondering   how   he 

should     proceed     to  announce     the   excellent    news。   For   three   weeks     his 

daughter had been a mystery to him。 She never once had pronounced the 

name of Count Larinski。 Churwalden pleased her as much as Saint Moritz�察�

apparently�察�she was gay�察�tranquil�察�perfectly happy。 Had her delusion passed 

away�拭  �Had   she   changed        her   mind�拭  �M。   Moriaz     did   not   know�察  �but   he 

surmised   that   still   waters   should   be   mistrusted�察  �and   that   a   young   girl's 

imagination is like an abyss。 One thoroughly good warning is worth two 

indifferent   ones�察  �henceforth�察  �he   feared   everything。   ;If   I   speak   to   her�察─�

thought he�察 �I shall not be able to dissimulate my joy�察�and perhaps she will 

go   into   hysterics。;   He    had   a   horror   of   hysterics�察  �he   resolved  to  have 

recourse to Mlle。 Moiseney�察�and he said to her�察�abruptly�此�

     ;I   suppose�察  �mademoiselle�察  �that   you   are   acquainted   with   all   that   has 

passed�察�and that Antoinette has given you her confidence�拭─�

     She opened her eyes wide�察�and was on the point of answering that she 

knew nothing�察�but she restrained herself�察�and setting her little pointed head 

erect   on   her   thin   shoulders�察  �she   said�察  �proudly�察   �Can   you   imagine   that 

Antoinette would keep any secrets from me�拭─�

     ;Heaven forbid� ─�replied he。 ;And do you approve�察�do you encourage 

her sentiments for M。 Larinski�拭─�

     Mlle。 Moiseney started�察�she had been far from suspecting that Count 

Larinski      had   specially    impressed      Mlle。    Moriaz�察    �and�察  �as   on   certain 

occasions   her   mind   worked   rapidly�察  �she   understood   immediately   all   the 



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consequences of this prodigious event。 There was a cloud before her eyes�察�

and   in   this   cloud   she   beheld   all   manner   of   things�察  �both   pleasing    and 

displeasing to her�察�her mouth open�察�she strove to clear her ideas。 She said 

to herself�此 �It is an imprudent act�察�not only that�察�it cannot be�察─�but she also 

said�此   �Mlle。 Antoinette   can   no   more   make   a   mistake   than   the   Queen   of 

England   can�察  �because   she   wishes   it�察  �she   is   right   in   wishing   it。;   Mlle。 

Moiseney ended by regaining her self´possession�察�her lips formed the most 

pleasant smile�察�as she exclaimed�此�

     ;He has   no fortune�察 �but he   has a beautiful name。  Mme。 la   Comtesse 

Larinski� �it sounds well to the ear。; 

     ;Like music�察�I grant�察�it is perfect�察─�rejoined M。 Moriaz。 ;Unfortunately�察�

music is not everything in the affairs of this world。; 

     She was not listening to him。 Full of her own idea�察�without taking time 

to    breathe�此    �You    jest�察 �monsieur�察─     �she   continued�察    �with    extraordinary 

volubility。 ;Believe me or not�察�I have foreseen this marriage for some time。 

I have   presentiments   that never deceive  me。  I   was   sure  that   it   would   be 

thus。 What   a   handsome   couple�   �Fancy  them  driving in   an open   carriage 

through   the   park�察  �or   entering   a   proscenium´box   at   the   opera�   �They   will 

make   a   sensation。   And   truly�察  �without   boasting�察  �I   th

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