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     ;How      grateful   I  am   to  you�察   �my   dear   monsieur�察─    �continued     Abbe 

Miollens�察�lying back in his chair�察 �for having given us the pleasure of the 

acquaintance of this rare man� �It is you who sent him to us�察�to you belongs 

the merit of having discovered him�察�or invented him�察�if you choose。; 

     ;Oh� �I beg of you not to exaggerate�察─�humbly rejoined M。 Moriaz。 ;He 

invented himself�察�I assure you。; 

     ;At all events it was you who patronized him�察�who made him known 

to us�察�without you the world never would have suspected the existence of 

this superb genius�察�this noble character�察 �who was hidden from sight like 

the violet in the grass。; 

     ;He is unquestionably her cousin´german�察─�thought M。 Moriaz。 



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     ;Only think�察─�continued the abbe�察 �I have found M。 Larinski all over 

again   in   Horace�   �Yes�察  �Horace   has   represented   him�察  �trait   for   trait�察  �in   the 

person of Lollius。 You know Marcus Lollius�察�to whom he addressed Ode 

ix。 of book iv。�察�and who was consul in the year 733 after the foundation of 

Rome。 The resemblance is striking�察�pay attention� ─�

     Depositing his cup on the table he took the book in his right hand�察�and 

placing   the   forefinger   of   his   left   by   turns   on   his   lips   or   complacently 

following   with   it   the   lines   of   especial   beauty   in   the   text�察  �he   exclaimed�此�

;Now what do you say to this�拭�'Thy soul is wise��' wrote Horace to Lollius�察�

'and resists with the same constancy the temptations of happiness as those 

of adversity/est animus tibi et secundis temporibus dubiisque rectus/。' Is 

not    this  Count     Larinski�拭   �Listen    further�此  �'Lollius    detested    fraud   and 

cupidity�察�he despised money which seduces most men/abstinens ducentis 

ad   se   cuncta   pecuniae/。'  This   trait   is   very   striking�察  �I   find   even�察  �between 

ourselves�察�that our dear count despises money entirely too much�察�he turns 

from it in horror�察�its very name is odious to him�察�he is an Epictetus�察�he is a 

Diogenes�察�he is an anchorite of ancient times who would live happily in a 

Thebaid。 He told us himself that it made little difference to him whether he 

dined on a piece of bread and a glass of water�察�or in luxury at the Caf* 

Anglais。   But   I   have   not   finished。   'Happy   be   those��'   exclaimed   Horace�察�

'who know how to suffer uncomplainingly the hardships of poverty/qui 

duram que callet pauperiem pati/��' Of whom does he speakof Lollius�察�or 

of our friend�察�who not only endures his poverty but who loves it�察�cherishes 

it as a lover adores his mistress�拭�And the final trait�察�what to you think of it�拭�

Lollius    was    always    ready   to  die   for  his  country'/non     ille  pro   patria 

timidus perire/。' In good faith�察�is it not curious�拭�Does it not seem as though 

Horace had known Count Larinski at Rome or at Tibur�拭─�

     ;I do not doubt it for an instant�察─�replied M。 Moriaz�察�taking the book 

from the hands of Abbe Miollens and placing it respectfully on the table。 

;Luckily�察�our friend Larinski�察�as you call him�察�fell upon the excellent idea 

of resuscitating himself some thirty years ago�察�which procured for us the 

great joy of meeting him at Saint Moritz�察�and while we are on the subject 

My dear abbe�察�have you a free�察�impartial mind�拭�Can you listen to me�拭�I 

have a question to propound�察�an elucidation to demand。 It is not only the 



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friend    to  whom      I  address   myself�察   �it  is  the  confessor�察   �the  director   of 

consciences�察  �the   man   of   the   whole   universe   in   whose   discretion   I   place 

most reliance。; 

     ;I am all ears�察─�responded the abbe�察�crossing the shapely legs in which 

he took no little pride。 

     M。 Moriaz  entered at   once into   the subject   that troubled   him。 It   was 

some moments before Abbe Miollens divined whither he was tending。 As 

soon as he had grasped a ray of light�察�his face contracted�察�and uncrossing 

his   limbs�察  �he   cried�此   �Ah�察  �what   a   misfortune� �You   will   have   to   renounce 

your delightful dream�察�my dear Monsieur�察�and�察�believe me�察�no one can be 

more   grieved than   I。  I   fully  comprehend   with  what   joy  you   would   have 

seen your charming daughter consecrate�察�I will not say her fortune�察�for you 

know   as   well   as   I   how   little   Count   Larinski   would   care   for   that�察  �but 

consecrate�察�I say�察�her graces�察�her beauty�察�and all the qualities of her angelic 

character   to   the   happiness   of   a   man   of   rare   merit   who   has   been   cruelly 

scourged   by   Providence。   She   loves   him�察  �she   is   loved   by   him�察  �Heaven 

would have blest their union。 Ah�察�what a misfortune� �I must repeat it�察�this 

marriage is impossible�察�our friend is already married。; 

     ;You are sure of it�拭─�cried M。 Moriaz�察�in a burst of enthusiasm that the 

good abbe mistook for an access of despair。 

     ;I scarcely can pardon myself for causing you this pain。 You ask if I 

am sure of it� �I have it from our friend himself。 One evening�察�apropos of I 

scarcely remember what�察�it occurred to me to ask if he were married�察�and 

he replied�察�briefly�此�'I thought I had told you so。' Ah� �my dear professor�察�it 

were needless to discuss whether such a marriage would be a happy one�察�

for it never can take place。; 

     ;Well�察   �now    we    have   something      positive�察─  �M。   Moriaz     hastened     to 

observe�察 �and there is nothing to do but yield to evidence。; 

     ;Alas� �yes�察─�rejoined the abbe�察�and�察�then�察�after a pause�察�during which 

he wore a reflective air�察�he added�察 �However; 

     ;There is no 'however��' M。 l'Abbe。 Believe me�察�your word suffices。; 

     ;But I might possibly have misunderstood。; 

     ;I have entire confidence in your earsthey are excellent。; 

     ;But pray allow me to observe that it is never worth while to despair 



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too   soon。   Do   you   know   what�拭  �Count   Larinski   came   recently   to   see   me 

without     finding    me    at  home。     I  owe   him    a  farewell    visit。  To´morrow 

morning�察�I promise you�察�I will call on him。; 

     ;For what purpose�拭─�interrupted M。 Moriaz。 ;I thank you a thousand 

times   for   your   kindly   intentions�察  �but   God   forbid   that   I   should   uselessly 

interfere   with   your   daily   pursuits�察  �your   time   is   too   precious�   �I   declare 

myself completely edified。 I consider the proof firmly established�察�there is 

no further doubt。; 

     As   Madame   de   Lorcy   had   remarked�察�Abbe   Miollens   was   not   one   to 

easily relax his hold upon an idea he had once deemed good。 In vain M。 

Moriaz   combated   his   proposition�察  �bestowing   secret   maledictions   on   his 

excess of zeal�察�the abbe would not give up�察�and M。 Moriaz was forced to 

be resigned。 It was agreed that the next day the worthy man should call on 

Count   Larinski�察  �and   that   from   Paris   he   should   repair   to   Cormeilles�察  �in 

order to   communicate to the proper  person   the result   of his   mission。  M。 

Moriaz perceived the advantage of having Antoinette learn from the abbe's 

own lips the fatal truth�察�and he did not leave without impressing upon him 

to   be   very   circumspect�察  �as   prudent   as   a   serpent�察  �as   discreet   as   a   father 

confessor。   He   started   for   home   with   quite   a   contented   mind�察  �seeing   the 

future lie smoothly and pleasantly before him�察�and it really seemed to him 

that the drive from Maisons to Cormeilles was a much shorter and more 

agreeable one than that from Cormeilles to Maisons。 

     Samuel      Brohl     was    seated   before    an   empty     trunk�察   �which    he   was 

apparently about to pack�察�when he heard some one knock at his door。 He 

went to open it and found himself face to face with Abbe Miollens。 From 

the   moment   of   their   first   meeting�察  �Samuel   Brohl   had   conceived   for   the 

abbe   that   warm  sympathy�察 �that strong   liking�察 �with   which   he   was   always 

inspired by people in whom he believed he recognised useful animals who 

might be of advantage to him�察�whom he considered destined to render him 

some      essential     service。    He    seldom      mistook�察    �he    was    a   admirable 

diagnostician�察       �he   recognised      at   first   sight    the   divine     impress     of 

predestination。 He gave the most cordial reception to his reverend friend�察�

and      ushered     him     into    his    modest      quarters     with     all   the   more 

/empressement/�察        �because     he   detected     at  once    the   mysterious�察     �rather 



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agitated air he wore。 ;Does he come in the quality of a diplomatic agent�察�

charged with some mission extraordinary�拭─�he asked himself。 On his side 

the abbe studied Samuel Brohl without seeming to do so。 He was struck 

with    his  physiognomy�察      �which    expressed    at  this  moment      a  manly    yet 

sorrowful pride。 His eyes betrayed at intervals the secret of some heroic 

grief that he had sworn to repress before men�察�and to confess to God alone。 

     He   sat   down   with   his   guest�察  �and   they   began   to   talk�察  �but   the   abbe 

directed the conversation into topics of the greatest indifference。 Samuel 

Brohl listened to him and replied with a melancholy grace。 Lively as was 

his curiosity he well knew how to hold it in check。 Samuel Brohl never 

had been in a hurry�察�during the month tha

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