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go down on your knees to beg of me to loan you a thousand florins�察�and I 

will astonish you with my ingratitude。 May the God of Abraham�察�of Isaac�察�

and of Jacob�察�have you in his holy keeping�察�my dear Guldenthal� ─�

     As he finished his letter�察�he heard the sound of harps and violins。 Some 

itinerant musicians were giving a concert in the hotel´garden�察�which was 

lit up as bright as day。 Abel opened his window�察�and leaned on his elbows�察�

looking   out。   The   first   object   that   presented   itself   to   his   eyes   was   Mlle。 

Moriaz�察�promenading one of the long garden´walks�察�leaning on her father's 

arm。 Many eyes were fixed on herwe have already said it was difficult 

not    to  gaze   upon    herbut    no   one   contemplated       her   with   such   close 

attention as Count Larinski。 He never once lost sight of her。 

     ;Is   she   beautiful�拭  �Is   she   even   pretty�拭─  �he   queried   within   himself。   ;I 

cannot quite make up my mind�察�but I am very sure that she is charming。 

Like   my   bracelet�察  �this   is   a   fancy   article。   She   is   a   little   thin�察  �and   her 

shoulders are too vigorously fashioned for her waist�察�which is slender and 

supple as a reed�察�but�察�such as she is�察�she has not her equal。 Her walk�察�her 

carriage�察�resemble nothing I ever have seen before。 I can well imagine that 

when she appears in the streets of Paris people turn to look after her�察�but 

no one would have the audacity to follow her。 How old is she�拭�Twenty´ 

four or twenty´five years�察�I should say。 Why is she not married�拭�Who is 

this withered�察�pinched´looking fright of a personage who trots at her side 

like a poodle´dog�拭�Probably some /demoiselle de compagnie/。 And there 

comes   her   /femme   de   chambre/�察  �a   very  spruce   little   lass�察  �bringing   her   a 

shawl�察    �which    the   /demoiselle     de   compagnie/      hastens    to  put   over   her 

shoulders。 She allows it to be done with the air of one who is accustomed 

to   being   waited   upon。   Mlle。   Moriaz   is   an   heiress。 Why�察  �then�察  �is   she   not 

married�拭─�

     Count      Larinski    pursued     his   soliloquy     as   long   as   Mlle。    Moriaz 

promenaded in the garden。 As soon as she re´entered the hotel�察�it appeared 

to   him   that   the   garden   had   become   empty�察  �and   that   the   musicians   were 

playing out of tune。 He closed his window。 He gave up his plan of starting 

the next   day  for   Saxon。   He   had   decided   that   he   would   set   out   for   Saint 

Moritz�察  �to   pass   there   at   least   two   or   three   days。   He   said   to   himself�察   �It 

seems absurd�察�but who can tell�拭─�



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     Thereupon he proceeded to investigate the state of his finances�察�and he 

weighed and re´weighed his purse�察�which was very light。 Formerly Count 

Larinski     had   possessed     a  very   pretty   collection    of  jewellery。    He   had 

looked upon this as a reserve fund�察�to which he would have recourse only 

in   cases   of   extreme   distress。 Alas�   �there   remained   to   him  now   only  two 

articles of his once considerable storethe bracelet that was in the hands 

of   M。   Guldenthal�察  �and   a   diamond   ring   that   he   wore   on   his   finger。   He 

decided that�察�before quitting Chur�察�he would borrow money on this ring�察�or 

that he would try to sell it。 

     He remained some time seated at the foot of his bed�察�dangling his legs 

to and fro�察�his eyes closed。 He had closed them�察�in order to better call up a 

vision of Mlle。 Moriaz�察�and he repeated the words�此 �It seems absurd�察�but 

who can tell�拭�The fact is�察�we can know nothing of a surety�察�and anything 

may happen。; Then he recalled one of Goethe's poems�察�entitled ;Vanitas� �

vanitatum vanitas� ─�and he recited several time in German these two lines�此�

       ;Nun   hab'   ich   mein'   Sach'   auf   nichts   gestellt�察  �Und   mein   gehort   die 

ganze Welt� ─�

     This literally signifies�察 �Now that I no longer count on anything�察�the 

whole   world is   mine。; Abel   Larinski   recited these lines   with   a   purity  of 

accent that would have astonished M。 Moses Guldenthal。 

     M。   Moriaz�察  �after   wishing   his   daughter   good´night�察  �and   imprinting   a 

kiss upon her brow�察�as was his custom�察�had retired to his chamber。 He was 

preparing for bed�察�when there came a knock at his door。 Opening this�察�he 

saw   before   him   a   fair´haired   youth�察  �who   rushed   eagerly   towards   him�察�

seized     both   his   hands�察   �and   pressed    them    with   effusion。    M。    Moriaz 

disengaged his hands�察�and regarded the intruder with a bewildered air。 

     ;How�拭─�cried the latter。 ;You do not know me�拭�So sure as you are one 

of the   most   illustrious   chemists of the   day�察 �I am  Camille   Langis�察�son   of 

your   best   friend�察  �a   young   man   of   great   expectations�察  �who   admires   you 

truly�察�who has followed you here�察�and who is now ready to begin all over 

again。 There�察�my dear master�察�do you recognise me�拭─�

     ;Ay�察�to be sure I recognise you�察�my boy�察─�replied M。 Moriaz�察 �although�察�

to tell the truth�察�you have greatly changed。 When you left us you were a 

mere youth。; 



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     ;And now�拭─�

     ;And now you have the air of a young man�察�but�察�I beg of you�察�where 

have you come from�拭�I thought you were in the heart of Transylvania。; 

     ;It is possible to return from there�察�as you see。 Three days ago I arrived 

in   Paris   and   flew   to   Maisons´Lafitte。   Mme。   De   Lorcy�察  �who   bears   the 

double     insignia    of  honour     of  being    my    aunt   and   the   godmother      of 

AntoinetteI beg your pardon�察�I mean Mlle。 Antoinette Moriaz informed 

me   that   you   were   in   ill´health�察  �and   that   your   physician   had   sent   you   to 

Switzerland�察�to Saint Moritz�察�to recruit。 I hastened after you�察�this morning 

I   missed   you   by   one   hour   at   Zurich�察  �but   I   have   you   now�察  �and   you   will 

listen to me。; 

     ;I warn you�察�my dear child�察�that I am at this moment a most detestable 

auditor。 We   have   done   to´day  one   /hotel   de   ville/�察  �one   episcopal   palace�察�

one    cathedral�察   �and   some    relics  of   St。  Lucius。   To   speak    plainly�察 �I  am 

overpowered with sleep。 Is there any great haste for what you have to say 

to me�拭─�

     ;Is   there   any   great   haste�拭  �Why�察  �I   arrive   breathless   from   Hungary   to 

demand your daughter in marriage。; 

     M。 Moriaz threw up his arms�察�then�察�seating himself on the edge of his 

bed�察�he piteously gasped�此�

     ;You could   not   wait until to´morrow�拭  �If a  judge is desired   to take  a 

favourable view of   a   case�察  �he surely  should   not   be disturbed   in   his   first 

sleep to consider it。; 

     ;My     dear    master�察   �I  am   truly   distressed    to   be   compelled      to  be 

disagreeable to you�察�but it is absolutely necessary that you should listen to 

me。 Two years ago�察�for the first time�察�I asked of you your daughter's hand。 

After     having    consulted     Antoinetteyou       will   permit    me    to  call   her 

Antoinette�察�will you not��after having consulted her�察�you   told me that   I 

was too young�察�that she would not listen seriously to my proposal�察�and you 

gave me your permission to try again in two years。 I have employed these 

two mortal years in constructing a railroad and a wire bridge in Hungary�察�

and�察�believe me�察�I took infinite pains to forget Antoinette。 In vain� �She is 

the romance of my youth�察�I never can have another。 On July 5�察�1873�察�did 

you not tell me to return in two years�拭�We are now at July 5�察�1875�察�and I 



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return。 Am I a punctual man�拭─�

     ;As     punctual    as   insupportable�察─     �rejoined    M。    Moriaz�察    �casting    a 

melancholy look at his pillow。 ;Now�察�candidly�察�is it the thing to seek the 

presence   of   the   President   of   the   Academy   of   Sciences   between   eleven 

o'clock and midnight�察�to pour such silly stuff into his ear�拭�You are wanting 

in   respect   for   the   Institute。   Besides�察  �my   dear   boy�察  �people   change   in   two 

years�察�you are a proof of it。 You have developed from boyhood almost into 

manhood�察�and you have done well to let your imperial grow�察�it gives you 

quite a dashing military airone would divine at first sight that you were 

fresh from Hungary。 But�察�while you have changed for the better�察�are you 

sure that Antoinette has not changed for the worse�拭�Are you sure that she 

is still the Antoinette of your romance�拭─�

     ;I   beg   your   pardon�察  �I   saw   her   just   now�察  �without   her  seeing   me。   She 

was promenading on your arm in the hotel´garden�察�which was lit up in her 

honour。   Formerly   she   was   enchanting�察  �she   has   become   adorable。   If   you 

would have the immense goodness to give her to me�察�I would be capable 

of doing anything agreeable to you。 I would relieve you of all your little 

troublesome jobs�察�I would clean your retorts�察�I would put labels on your 

bottles and jars�察�I would sweep out your laboratory。 I know German very 

wellI   would   read   all   the   large   German   books   it   might   please   you   to 

consult�察�I would read them�察�pen in hand�察�I would make extractswritten 

extractsand such extracts� �/Grand Dieu��/ they would be like copperplate。 

My dear master�察�will you give her to me�拭─�

     ;The   absurd   creature�   �He   imagines   that   it   only   depends   upon   me   to 

give him my daughter。 I could as easily dispose of the moon。 Since she has 

had teeth�察�she had made me desire everythi

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