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;/Peste��/ you are severe on the world�察�I always fancied that you were
fond of it。;
;I do not know whether I am fond of it or not�察 �it is certain that I
scarcely should know how to live without it�察�but I surely may be permitted
to pass an opinion on it�察 �and I often tell myself that if Christ should
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reappear among us with his train of publicans and fishermanare you
listening��that if the meek and the lowly Jesus should come to preach his
Sermon on the Mount in the Boulevard des Italiens;
;To make a show of probability�察─�he interrupted�察 �suppose you were to
place the scene at Montmartre。 Frankly�察 �I cannot see what possible
connection there can be between the Christ and your Count Larinski�察�and�察�
pray�察 �do not let us enter into a theological discussion�察 �you know it is
wholly out of my line。 Religion seems to me an excellent thing�察 �a most
useful thing�察�and I freely accept Christianity�察�minus the romantic side�察�with
which I have no time to occupy myself。 You will at least grant me that�察�if
there are true miracles�察�there are also false ones。 How distinguish them�拭─�
;It is the heart that must decide�察─�said she。
;Oh� �the infallibility of the heart� ─ �exclaimed he。 ;There never was
council yet that voted that。;
There was a pause�察�after which M。 Moriaz resumed�此 �And so�察�my dear�察�
you are persuaded that M。 Larinski is still free�察�and that Mme。 de Lorcy
lied�拭─�
;Not at all�察 �if she had lied�察 �she would not have betrayed herself so
naively just now。 I accuse her of deceiving herself�察 �or rather of having
wished to deceive herself。 Do you know what you are going to doI mean
this eveningafter dinner�拭�You are going to order up the carriage�察�and you
are going;
;To Paris�察�Rue Mont´Thabor� ─�he exclaimed�察�bounding up in his seat。
;Very good�察�I will put on a dress´coat�察�and I will say to Count Larinski�此�
'My dear monsieur�察 �I come to demand your hand for my daughter�察 �who
adores you。 Certain malicious tongues assert that you are no longer free�察�I
do not believe them�察 �besides�察 �this would be a mere bagatelle。' On the
whole�察�I believe you would do better to put it down in writing for me�察�left
to myself I never will get through with it�察 �out of my professor's chair I
have considerable difficulty in finding words� ─�
;Dear me�察 �how hasty you are� �Who suggests such a thing�拭 �Abbe
Miollens is our friend�察 �he is a worthy man�察 �whose testimony would be
reliable。;
;Now this is something like� �I see what you mean。 At this rate you will
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not need to prepare my harangue。 Here we have an acceptable idea�察 �a
possible interview。 This evening�察 �after my dinner�察 �I shall go see Abbe
Miollens�察�but it is clearly understood�察�I presume�察�that if he confirms the
sentence;
;I shall not ask for its repeal�察 �and I promise you that I will be
courageous beyond anything that you can imagine�察�you shall not so much
as suspect that I even regret my chimera。 But�察�as a fair exchange�察�you on
your side must make me a promise。 If Abbe Miollens;
;You know as well as I that you are of age。;
;I know as well as you that I never will be content without your
consent。 Here once more as in the Engadine�察�I say�察�'Either he or no one。' ;
;Did I not warn you that when once a formula has been pronounced�察�
one is apt to keep on repeating it forever�拭─�
;Either he or no one�此�that is my last word。 Would you not rather that it
should be he�拭�Are you willing to accept him�拭─�
;I will submit。;
;With a good grace�拭─�
;With resignation。;
;With cheerful resignation�拭─�
;I shall certainly do my best to acquire it�察�or�察�rather�察�if he makes you
happy�察�I shall welcome him all the days of my life�察�in the contrary case�察�I
will repeat�察 �morning and evening�察 �like Mme。 de Lorcy�此 �'You would not
listen to me�察�you ought to have believed me。' ;
;It is agreed�察 �you are a good father�察 �and now we are in perfect
harmony�察─ �she replied�察 �impulsively seizing his two hands�察 �and pressing
them in her own。
He watched her a moment between his half´closed eyes�察�and then he
cried�察�half resentfully�此�
;But�察�/mon Dieu/ why do you love this man�拭─�
She replied�察�in a low voice�此 �Because I love him�察�this is my sole reason�察�
but I find it good。;
;Certainly most decisive。 But�察 �come�察 �let us go quickly�察─ �he replied�察�
rising。 ;I fear that my retorts and crucibles�察 �if they listen to you much
longer�察�will fall into a syncope as prolonged as that of M。 Larinski。 Was
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ever such a debate heard of in a chemical laboratory�拭─�
As soon as dinner was over�察 �M。 Moriaz made ready to repair to
Maisons�察�where Abbe Miollens passed the summer in the vicinity of Mme。
de Lorcy。 Mlle。 Moiseney followed him to the carriage�察�and said�此�
;You have a remarkable daughter�察 �monsieur� �With what courage she
has assumed her role� �With what resolution she has renounced an
impossible happiness� �Did you observe her during dinner�拭�How tranquil
she was� �how attentive� �Is she not astonishing�拭─�
;As astonishing as you are sagacious�察─�he replied。
;Ah� �undoubtedly�察�I never thought that she loved him so much as you
imagine I did�此�but he pleased her�察�she admired him。 Did she ever utter a
word of complaint�察�or a sigh�察�on learning the cruel truth�拭�what strength of
mind� �what equability of temperament� �what nobility of sentiment� �You do
not admire her enough�察 �monsieur�察 �you are not proud enough of having
such a daughter。 As to me�察 �I glory in having been of some value in her
education。 I always made a point of developing her judgment�察�and putting
her on her guard against all erratic tendencies。 Yes�察�I can safely say that I
took great pains to cultivate and fortify her reason。;
;I thank you with all my heart�察─�rejoined M。 Moriaz�察�leaning back in
one corner of the carriage�察 �you can most assuredly boast of having
accomplished a marvellous work�察�but I beg of you�察�mademoiselle�察�when
you have finished your discourse�察�will you kindly say to the coachman that
I am ready to start�拭─�
During the drive�察�M。 Moriaz gave himself up to the most melancholy
reflections�察�he even tormented himself with sundry reproaches。 ;We have
acted contrary to good sense�察─ �he thought。 ;Her imagination has been
taken by storm�察�in time it would have calmed down。 We should have left
her to herself�察�to her natural defenceher own good judgment�察�for she has
a large stock of it。 I fell on the unlucky idea of calling Mme。 de Lorcy to
my aid�察�and she has spoiled everything by her boasted /finesse/。 As soon as
Antoinette had reason to suspect that her choice was condemned by us�察�
and that we were plotting the enemy's destruction�察�the sympathy�察�mingled
with admiration�察�which she accorded to M。 Larinski�察�became transformed
into love�察 �the fire smouldering beneath ashes leaped up into flames。 We
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neglected to count on that passion which is innate in women�察�and which
phrenologists call combativeness。 With her there is now a cause to be
gained�察 �and�察 �when love unites its interests with cards or with war�察 �it
becomes irresistible。 Truly our campaign is greatly jeopardized�察 �unless
Heaven or M。 Larinski interfere。;
Thus reasoned M。 Moriaz�察 �whom paternal misadventures and recent
experiences had rendered a better psychologist than he ever had been。
While busied with his reflections the carriage drove rapidly onward�察�and
thirty´five minutes sufficed to reach the little /maison de campagne/
occupied by Abbe Miollens。 He found him in his cabinet�察 �installed in a
cushioned arm´chair embroidered by Mme。 de Lorcy�察�slowly sipping a cup
of excellent tea brought him by the missionaries from China。 On his left
was his violin´box�察 �on his right his beloved Horace�察 �Orelli's edition�察�
Zurich�察�1844。
Conversation began。 As soon as M。 Moriaz had pronounced the name
of Count Larinski�察 �the abbe assumed the charmed and contented
countenance of a dog lying in wait for its favourite game。
He exclaimed�察 �A most truly admirable man� ─�
;Mercy upon us� ─ �thought M。 Moriaz。 ;Here we have an exordium
strangely similar to that of Mlle。 Moiseney。 Do they think to condemn me
to a state of perpetual admiration of their prodigy�拭 �I fear there must be
some kinship of spirit between our friend the abbe and that crack´brained
woman�察�that he is cousin´german to her at least。;
;How grateful I am to you�察 �my dear monsieur�察─ �continued Abbe