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the place of reason。;
;So you will not believe that Count Larinski is married�拭─�
;I believe it�察�without being certain�察�and I wish to be assured of it。 Have
I not acted in good faith through all this matter�拭�was I not ready to comply
with your conditions�拭 �I consented to refer to the judgment of Mme。 de
Lorcy。 She has deigned to be gracious to the accused。 She has admitted
that M。 Larinski is a perfectly honourable and even a delightful man�察�but
she has discovered�察�at intervals of several days�察�first�察�that he does not love
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me�察�and then�察�that he has deceived me by letting me believe that he was
still free。 I wish to satisfy my own mind�察�and convince myself that I am
not being played with。;
;And you have concluded;
;I have concluded that�察 �with your permission�察 �we shall leave to´
morrow morning for Cormeilles。;
This conclusion was by no means agreeable to M。 Moriaz�察�whose face
grew sensibly longer。
;Of what are you afraid�拭 �You know that I have character�察 �and you
ought to know�察�no matter what Mme。 de Lorcy says�察�that I am not wanting
in good sense。 When it is proved to me that I have deceived myself�察�I will
make the sign of the cross over my romance�察�it will be dead and buried�察�
and I promise you not to wear mourning for it。;
;So be it�察─�said he�察 �I believe in your good sense�察�I have faith in your
reason�此�we shall leave to´morrow for Cormeilles。;
Four days later�察�Mme。 de Lorcy was walking in an alley in her park。
She was joined there by M。 Langis�察 �to whom she said�察 �in a good´
humoured tone�此 �Always grave and melancholy�察�my dear Camille� �When
will you cease your drooping airs�拭�I cannot understand you。 I do my best
to be agreeable to you�察 �to settle matters satisfactorily。 Nothing seems to
cheer you。 You make me think of the hare in La Fontaine�此�
; 'Cet animal est triste�察�et la Crainte le ronge。' ;
;Fear and hate�察 �madame�察─ �replied he。 ;I hate this man�察 �he is
insupportable to me。 I will give up coming to Maisons if I always must
meet him here。 Has he paid you his adieux for the last time�拭─�
;Not yet�察 �a little patiencewe shall not count the minutes。 Besides�察�
what harm can this man do you�拭�The lion has lost his clawswhat do I
say��he has carried his good´nature to the point of muzzling himself。 It is
not generous to pursue with hate a disarmed enemy。;
;Very well�察�madame�察�if he is not gone in three days�察�I return to my first
idea�察�it was the best。;
;You will cut his throat�拭─�
;With all my heart。;
;For the love of art�拭─�
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;I am not a very bloodthirsty individual�察�but I would take a singular
delight in slashing at the skin of this gloomy personage。;
Mme。 de Lorcy shrugged her shoulders。 ;What makes you think him
gloomy�察 �my dear�拭�You are perfectly reasonable。 You ought to adore M。
Larinski�察�you are under the greatest obligations to him。 He has been the
first to succeed in touching the heart of our dear�察�hitherto insensible girl�察�
he has broken the charm。 She was the Sleeping Beauty�察�he has awakened
her�察�and�察�through the favour of Heaven�察�he cannot marry her。 I can see her
in Churwalden�察�a prey to the gloomiest ennui�察�weeping over her illusions�察�
furious at having been deceived。 Do you not divine all the advantage that
can be derived from a woman's anger�拭─�
;You know that I love her�察�and yet I do not wish to owe anything to her
spite。;
;You are a child�此�be guided。 The moment is come for you to propose。
In a few days you will start for Churwalden�察�and you will say to this angry
woman�察 �'I have liedI love you。' In short�察 �you will talk to her of your
amorous flame�察�and you may�察�freely�察�under these circumstances�察�exhaust
all your treasure´store of hyperbole。 She will listen to you�察�I can promise
you�察�and she will say to herself�察�'I seek vengeance here it is。' ;
;I would like to believe you�察�madame�察─�he replied�察 �but are you very
certain that Mlle。 Moriaz is still at Churwalden�拭─�
And�察�pointing with his finger�察�he showed her at the end of the avenue a
figure coming towards them clad in a pretty nut´brown dress with a long
train sweeping the gravel。
;Truly�察�I believe that it is she�察─�cried Mme。 de Lorcy。 ;M。 Moriaz is the
most unskilful person�察�but�察�after all�察�not much harm is done。;
Mlle。 Moriaz had arrived the evening previous at Cormeilles。 After
resting somewhat from the fatigues of the journey�察�she had nothing more
urgent to do than to order the horses put to her coupe and to come and pay
her respects to her godmother�察 �who could not fail to be touched by this
attention。
Mme。 de Lorcy ran to Antoinette and embraced her several times�察�
saying�此 �You are here at last� �How charmed I am to see you again� �You
made us wait long enough�察�I began to fear that you had taken root in the
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Grisons。 Is it indeed an enchanted land�拭�I rather believe that your father is
a cruel egotist�察�that he shamefully sacrificed you to his own convenience
in prolonging his cure�察 �but here you areI will pardon him。 Your poor�察�
your /proteges/�察�are clamorous for you。 Who do you think asked after you�察�
the other day�拭 �Mlle。 Galet�察 �whom�察 �according to your orders�察 �I supplied
with her quarter's allowance。 How you spoil her� �I found on her table a
bouquet fit for a duchess�察 �she insisted that you had sent it to her from
where you were�察 �and I had all the trouble in the world to make her
understand that double camellias are not gathered among the glaciers of
Roseg。 Strew with flowers�察�if you will�察�Mlle。 Galet's existence and garret�察�
but do not fling at her head a bushel of double camellias�察 �streaked with
white�察�it is madness。 I seriously propose to have you put under restraint。
Never mind�察�I am very happy to see you again。 You are looking very well。´
´Don't you think�察�Camille�察�that she appears extremely well�拭─�
Mlle。 Moriaz coldly received Mme。 de Lorcy's embraces�察 �but she
smiled graciously on M。 Langis�察�and pressed his hand affectionately。 Mme。
de Lorcy led them into her /salon/�察 �where they talked on indifferent
subjects。 Antoinette was waiting for M。 Langis's departure to broach the
subject that she had at heart。 At the end of twenty minutes�察�he rose�察 �but
immediately reseated himself。 A door had just opened�察�giving admittance
to Count Abel Larinski。
At the unexpected apparition of Samuel Brohl�察 �the two women
changed colour�察 �the one flushed from the effort that she made to
dissimulate her vexation�察 �the other turned pale from emotion。 Samuel
Brohl crossed the /salon/ with deliberate step�察 �without appearing to
recognise the person who was with Mme。 de Lorcy。 Suddenly he trembled�察�
as if he had been touched by a torpedo�察�and�察�profoundly agitated�察�almost
lost countenance。 Was he as much astonished as he seemed�拭 �For some
time the Sannois Hill had become his favourite promenade�察�and he never
went there without going as far as a certain spot whence he could see the
front of a certain house�察 �the window´shutters of which had remained
during two months as though hermetically sealed。 It might be that the
evening before he had found them open。 Induction is a scientific process
with which Samuel Brohls are familiar。
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He had abundant will and self´control。 He was not long in recovering
himself�察 �he raised his head like one who feels himself strong enough to
defy all dangers。 After greeting Mme。 de Lorcy�察�he drew near Antoinette�察�
and asked how she was�察�in a grave�察�almost ceremonious tone。
;Your visit distresses me�察�my dear count�察─�said Mme。 de Lorcy to him�察�
;I fear it is the last。 Have you come to bid us farewell�拭─�
;Alas� �yes�察 �madame�察─ �he replied。 ;The letter for which I have been
waiting has not yet arrived�察�but this delay will not alter my plans�此�in three
days I shall leave Paris。;
;Without a desire to return�察�without regret�拭─�she asked。
;I shall only regret Maisons�察 �and the kind reception I have received
there。 Paris is too large�察�little people like myself feel their smallness more
here than elsewhere�察 �it does not require an excess of pride for one to
dislike being reduced to the state of an atom。 Residing in Vienna suits me
better�察�I breathe freer there�察�it is a city better adapted to my size and taste。
Birds do wrong to change their nests。;
Thereupon�察�he began to describe and warmly extol the Prater and its
fine walks�察�Schonbrunn�察�its botanical gardens and the Gloriette�察�the church
of St。 Stephen's�察 �and the limpid waters of the Danube�察 �sometimes
addressing himself to Antoinette�察 �who listened without a word�察 �and
so