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make   a   sensation。   And   truly�察  �without   boasting�察  �I   think   I   may   call   your 

attention to the fact that I have been of some account in the affair。 The first 

time   I   saw   Count   Larinski�察  �you   know�察  �at   the   /table   d'hote/   in   Bergun�察  �I 

recognised at once that he was beyond comparison; 

     ;By´the´way�察�he ate trout�拭─�interrupted M。 Moriaz�察 �it does honour to 

your discernment。; 

     ;You had better ask Antoinette�察─�replied she�察 �if that very evening I did 

not praise the handsome stranger。 She maintained that he stooped�察�and that 

his head was badly poised�察�would you believe it��his head badly poised� �

Ah� �I was sure it would end so。 Do you wish to prove my discernment�拭�

Shall I tell you where your letter comes from that contains such excellent 

news�拭�The count wrote it�察�he has at last proposed。 I guessed it at once。 Ah� �

monsieur�察  �I   sympathize   in   your   joy。   He   is�察  �indeed�察  �the   son´in´law   that   I 

have dreamed of for you。 A superior man�察�so open´hearted�察�so unaffected 

and frank� ─�

     ;Do you really think so�拭─�asked M。 Moriaz�察�fanning himself with the 



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letter。 

     ;He   related   to   us   his   whole   life�察─  �rejoined   she�察  �in   a   pedantic   tone。 

;How many people could do as much�拭─�

     ;A delightful narration。 I only regret that he was silent concerning one 

detail which was of a nature to interest us。; 

     ;An   unpleasant   detail�拭─  �she   asked�察  �raising   her   gooseberry´coloured 

eyes to him。 

     ;On the contrary�察�a circumstance that does him honour�察�and for which I 

am obliged to him。 Believe me�察�my dear demoiselle�察�I should be charmed 

to receive a son´in´law from your hands�察�and to give my daughter to a man 

whose genius and noble sentiments you divined from merely seeing him 

eat。 Unfortunately�察�I fear this marriage will not come about�察�there is one 

little difficulty。; 

     ;What�拭─�

     ;Count Larinski forgot to apprise us that he was already married。; 

     Mlle。 Moiseney sent forth a doleful cry。 M。 Moriaz handed her Mme。 

de Lorcy's letter�察�after reading it�察�she remained in a state of deep dejection�察�

a pitiless finger had burst the iris bubble that she had just blown�察�and that 

she saw resplendent at the end of her pipe。 

     ;Do   not   give   way   to   your   despair�察─  �said   M。   Moriaz�察   �take   courage�察�

follow the example I set you�察�imitate my resignation。 But tell me�察�how do 

you think Antoinette will take the matter�拭─�

     ;It will be a terrible blow to her�察─�replied Mlle。 Moiseney�察 �she loves 

him so much� ─�

     ;How do you know�察�since she has not judged it best to tell you�拭─�

     ;I   know     from    circumstances。      Poor   dear    Antoinette�     �The   greatest 

consideration   must   be used   in   announcing   to her   this   intelligence�察  �and   I 

alone�察�I believe; 

     ;I agree with you�察─�M。 Moriaz hastened to interpose�察 �you alone   are 

capable of operating on our patient without causing her suffering。 You are 

so    skilful�   �your    hand    is  so  light�   �Make     the   best   of   the  situation�察�

mademoiselleI leave it to you。; 

     With   these   words   he   took   up   his   hat   and   cane�察  �and   hastened   to   get 

away�察  �rather   anxious   about   what   had   passed�察  �yet   feeling   too   happy�察  �too 



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much rejoiced�察�to be a good consoler。 

     It was not long before Mlle。 Moriaz returned from her walk。 She came 

humming   a   ballad�察  �she   was   joyous�察  �her   complexion   brilliant�察  �her   eyes 

sparkling�察�and she carried an armful of heather and ferns。 Mlle。 Moiseney 

went   to   meet   her�察  �her   face   mournful�察  �her   head   bent   down�察  �her   glance 

tearful。 

     ;Why� �what is the matter�察�my dear Joan�拭─�she said�察 �you look like a 

funeral。; 

     ;Alas� ─�sighed Mlle。 Moiseney�察 �I have sad news to communicate。; 

     ;What� �have they written   to   you from  Cormeilles   that your parrot   is 

dead�拭─�

     ;Ah�察  �my   dear   child�察  �be   reasonable�察  �be   strong�察  �summon   up   all   your 

courage。; 

     ;For the love of God�察�what is the matter�拭─�

     ;Ah�   �would   that   I   could   spare   you   this   trouble� �Your   father   has   just 

received a letter from Mme。 de Lorcy。; 

     Antoinette grew more  attentive�察�her  breath came   quickly。 ;And   what 

was   there   in   this   letter   that   is   so   terrible�察  �so   heart´rending�拭─  �she   asked�察�

forcing a smile。 

     ;Fortunately�察�I am here�察─�replied Mlle。 Moiseney。 ;You know that your 

joys and your sorrows are mine。 All the consolation that I can lavish upon 

you�察�the tenderest sympathy; 

     ;My     dear   Joan�察   �in  the  name     of  Heaven�察    �explain    first�察 �and   then 

console� ─ �You told me nothing�察�my childI have a right to complain�察�but 

I have divined all。 I can read your heart。 I am sure that you love him。; 

     ;Of whom do you speak�拭─�replied Antoinette�察�whose colour rose in her 

cheeks。 

     ;Of a most charming man�察�who�察�either through inconceivable stupidity�察�

or   through   most   criminal   calculation�察  �neglected   to   tell   us   that   he   was 

married。; 

     And with these words�察 �Mlle。 Moiseney extended   both arms�察�that   she 

might receive into them Mlle。 Moriaz�察�whom she believed to be already 

swooning。 

     Mlle。 Moriaz did not swoon。 She flushed crimson�察�then grew very pale�察�



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but she remained standing�察�her head proudly erect�察�and she said�察�in a tone 

of   well´feigned      indifference�此    �Oh�    �M。   Larinski    is  married�拭    �My    very 

sincere compliments to the Countess Larinski。; 

     After   which   she   busied   herself   arranging   in   a   vase   the   heather   and 

ferns    she   had   brought     back   with    her。  Mlle。   Moiseney      stood    lost  in 

astonishment   at   her   calm�察  �she   gazed   in   a   stupor   at   her�察  �and   suddenly 

exclaimed�此 �Thank God� �you do not love him� �Your father has mistaken�察�

he often mistakes�察�he sometimes gets the strangest ideas into his mind�察�he 

was persuaded that this would be a death´blow to you�察�he does not know 

you at all。 Ah� �unquestionably�察�M。 Larinski is far from being disagreeable�察�

I do not dispute his having some merit�察�but I always thought that there was 

something   suspicious   about   him�察  �his   manners   were   a   little   equivocal�察  �I 

suspected him of hiding something from us。 As it appears�察�he has made a 

/mesalliance/ that he did not care to acknowledge。 It is deplorable that a 

man     of   such   excellent    address    should    have    low   tastes   and   doubtful 

morality。 His duty was to tell us all�察�he was neither loyal nor delicate。; 

     ;You dream�察�my dear�察─�replied Antoinette。 ;What law�察�human or divine�察�

obliged M。 Larinski to tell us everything�拭�Did you expect him to render an 

account of his deeds and misdeeds to us as to a tribunal of penance�拭─�

     In speaking thus�察�she took off her hat and mantilla�察�seated herself in 

the embrasure of a window�察�and opened a book which she began to read 

with great attention。 

     ;God be praised� �she does not love him�察─�thought Mlle。 Moiseney�察�who 

was not aware that Mlle。 Moriaz was turning two or three pages at a time 

with perceiving it。 

     Deeply absorbed as she was�察�she still recognised her father's step as he 

came upstairs to his room。 She hurried out to meet him。 He noticed with 

pleasure that   her   face   was   not   wan�察 �nor   were   her   eyes   red。   He   was   less 

satisfied when she said�察�in a calm�察�clear voice�此�

     ;Please   show   me   the   letter   that   you   have   received   from   Mme。   de 

Lorcy。; 

     ;What is the use�拭─�he rejoined。 ;I know it by heart。 I am ready to recite 

it to you。; 

     ;Is it a letter that cannot be shown�拭─�



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     ;No�察�indeed�察�but as I tell you that I am ready to give you an account of 

it; 

     ;I would prefer to read it with my own eyes。; 

     ;After all�察�you have a right。 There� �take it。 But I beg of you do not be 

offended by unfortunate expressions。; 

     ;Mme。   de   Lorcy   always   knows   how   to   choose   the   proper   word   to 

express her thought�察─�she responded。 

     When she had run her eye rapidly over Mme。 de Lorcy's eight closely 

written pages�察�she looked at her father and smiled。 

     ;You must own that you found a very useful and a very zealous ally in 

Mme。 de Lorcy�察�do her this justice�察�she has worked hard�察�and you owe her 

many thanks for having busied herself so actively in ridding you of 'this 

worthy man�察�this good man�察�this delightful man'�察�those are her own words�察�

if you remember。; 

     M。 Moriaz exclaimed�此 �I hope you do not imagine that it was a matter 

arranged between us。 Do you really suspect me of having some dark plot 

with Mme。 de Lorcy� �Do you believe me capable of being implicated in an 

act of perfidy�拭─�

     ;God     forbid�   �I  only   accuse    you   of  being    too  joyous�察   �and   of  not 

knowing how to conceal it。; 

     ;Is that a crime�拭─�

     ;Perhaps it is an indiscretion。; 

     ;I   swear   to   you�察  �my  dear   child�察�that   I only  consider   your   happiness�察�

and   Mme。   de   Lorcy   herself   Since   M。   Langis   no   longer   thinks   of   you�察�

what reason could she have; 

     ;I do not know�察─�interrupted Antoinette�察 �but her prejudice would take 

the place of reason。; 

     ;So you will not believe that Count Larinski is married�拭─�

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