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

had been in a hurry�察�during the month that had elapsed he had proved that 

he knew how to waita faculty lacking in more diplomates than one。 

     Abbe   Miollens's   call   had   lasted   during   the   usual   time   allotted   to   a 

polite visit�察�and the worthy man seemed about to depart�察�when�察�pointing 

with     his  forefinger    to   the   open    valise�察  �he   remarked�此     �I  see   here 

preparations that grieve me。 I did dream�察�my dear count�察�of inviting you to 

Maisons。 I have a spare chamber there which I might offer to you。 /Hoc 

erat in votis/�察�I should indeed have been happy to have had you for a guest。 

We should have chatted and made music to our hearts' content�察�close by a 

window      opening     on   a  garden。   'Hae   latebrae    dulces�察  �etiam�察  �si  credis�察�

amoenae。'   But�察  �alas�   �you   are   going   to   leave   us�察  �you   do   not   care   for   the 

friendship accorded you here。 Has Vienna such superior attractions for you�拭�

But I remember�察�you will doubtless be restored there to a pleasant home�察�a 

charming wife�察�children perhaps who; 

     Samuel   looked   at   him   with   an   astonished�察  �confused   air�察  �as   he   had 

viewed     Mme。     de   Lorcy   when     she  undertook     to  speak    to  him   of  the 

Countess Larinski。 ;What do you mean�拭─�he finally asked。 

     ;Why�察�did you not confide to me yourself that you were married�拭─�

     Samuel opened wide his eyes�察�during some moments he seemed to be 

in a dream�察�then�察�suddenly putting his hand to his brow and beginning to 

smile�察�he said�此 �Ah� �I seeI see。 Did you take me literally�拭�I thought you 

understood what I said。 No�察�my dear abbe�察�I am not married�察�and I never 

shall    marry�察  �but   there   are   free  unions    as  sacred�察   �as  indissoluble    as 

marriage。; 



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     The   abbe   knit   his   brows�察  �his   countenance   assumed   an   expression   of 

chagrin   and   disapproval。   He   was   about   delivering   to   his   dear   count   a 

sermon on the immorality and positive danger of free unions�察�but Samuel 

Brohl gave him no time。 ;I am not going to Vienna to rejoin my mistress�察─�

he interposed。 ;She never leaves me�察�she accompanies me everywhere�察�she 

is here。; 

     Abbe Miollens cast about him a startled�察�bewildered gaze�察�expecting to 

see a woman start out of some closet or come forward from behind some 

curtain。 

     ;I   tell   you   that   she   is   here�察─  �repeated   Samuel   Brohl�察  �pointing   to   an 

alabaster   statuette�察  �posed   on   a   /piedouche/。   The   statuette   represented   a 

woman bound tightly�察�on whom two Cossacks were inflicting the knout�察�

the socle bore the inscription�察 �Polonia vincta et flagellata。; 

     The abbe's countenance became transformed in the twinkling of an eye�察�

the wrinkles smoothed away from his brow�察�his mouth relaxed�察�a joyous 

light   shone   in   his   eyes。   ;How   well   it   is   that   I   came� ─  �thought   he。   ;And 

under what obligations M。 Moriaz will be to me� ─�

     Turning towards Samuel he exclaimed�此�

     ;I am simply a fool�察�I imagined Ah� �I comprehend�察�your mistress is 

Poland�察  �this   is   delightful�察  �and   it   is   truly   a   union  that   is   as   sacred  as 

marriage。   It   has�察  �besides�察  �this   advantagethat   it   interferes   with   nothing 

else。 Poland is not jealous�察�and if�察�peradventure�察�you should meet a woman 

worthy of you whom you would like to marry�察�your mistress would have 

nothing   to   say   against   it。   To   speak   accurately�察  �however�察  �she   is   not   your 

mistress�察  �one's   country   is   one's   mother�察  �and   reasonable   mothers   never 

prevent their sons from marrying。; 

     It was now Samuel's turn to assume a stern and sombre countenance。 

His eye fixed upon the statuette�察�he replied�此�

     ;You deceive yourself�察�M。 l'Abbe�察�I belong to her�察�I have no longer the 

right to dispose of either my heart�察�or my soul�察�or my life�察�she will have 

my  every   thought   and   my  last   drop   of blood。   I   am  bound   to   her   by   my 

vows quite as much�察�I think�察�as is the monk by his。; 

     ;Excuse   me�察  �my   dear   count�察─  �said   the   abbe�察   �this   is   fanaticism�察  �or   I 

greatly     mistake。    Since    when     have   patriots    come    to   take   the   vow    of 



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celibacy�拭  �Their   first   duty   is   to   become   the   fathers   of   children   who   will 

become   good   citizens。 The   day  when   there   will   cease   to be   Poles�察  �there 

will cease also to be a Poland。; 

     Samuel Brohl interrupted him�察�pressing his arm earnestly�察�and saying�此�

     ;Look at me well�察�have I not the appearance of an adventurer�拭─�The 

abbe recoiled。 ;This word shocks you�拭─�continued Samuel。 ;Yes�察�I am a 

man of adventures�察�born to be always on my feet�察�and ready to start off at a 

moment's warning。 Marriage was not instituted for those whose lives are 

liable at any time to be in jeopardy。; With a tragic accent�察�he added�此 �You 

know what occurred in Bosnia。 How do we know that war may not very 

shortly be proclaimed�察�and who can foresee the consequences�拭�I must hold 

myself in   readiness   for the great   day。 Perhaps   an   inscrutable   Providence 

may   ere   long   offer   me   a   new   occasion   to   risk   my   life   for   my   country�察�

perhaps   Poland   will   call   me�察  �crying�察  �'Come�察  �I   have   need   of   thee��'   If   I 

should respond�此�'I belong no more to myself�察�I have given my heart to a 

woman   who   holds   me   in   chains�察  �I   have   henceforth   a   roof�察  �a   family�察  �a 

hearthstone�察�dear ties that I dare not break��' I ask you�察�M。 l'Abbe�察�would 

not Poland have a right to say to me�察�'Thou hast violated thy vow�察�thou 

hast denied me�察�upon thy head rest forever my maledictions��' ; 

     Abbe   Miollens   had   just   taken   a   pinch   of   snuff�察  �and   he   hearkened   to 

this harangue�察�tapping his fingers impatiently on the lid of his handsome 

gold snuff´box�察�which had been presented to him by the most amiable of 

his penitents。 

     ;If this be the way you view it�察─�replied he�察 �is your conscience quite 

tranquil�察�my dear friend�拭�for you will permit me�察�I trust�察�to call you so。 Ay�察�

is it sure that from your standpoint your conscience has no accusations to 

make   you�拭  �Is   it   certain   that   your   heart   has   not   been   unfaithful   to   its 

mistress�拭�If I may believe a certain rumour that has reached my ear�察�there 

took   place   a   most   singular   scene     yesterday   at   the   house   of   Mme。     de 

Lorcy。; 

     Samuel   Brohl   trembled   violently�察  �he   changed   colour�察  �he   buried   his 

face in his hands�察�doubtless to hide from the abbe the blushes remorse had 

caused to mantle his cheeks。 In a faint voice he murmured�此�

     ;Not     a  word    more�    �you   know     not   how    deep   a   wound     you   have 



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probed。; 

     ;It   is�察  �then�察  �true   that   you   love   Mlle。  Antoinette   Moriaz�拭─  �asked   the 

abbe。 

     ;I have sworn that she never shall know it�察─�replied Samuel�察�in accents 

of the most humble contrition。 ;Yesterday I had the unworthy weakness to 

betray myself。 /Mon Dieu��/ what must she have thought of me�拭─�

     As he spoke thus�察�his face buried in his hands�察�he slightly moved apart 

his fingers�察�and fixed upon the abbe two glittering eyes that�察�like cats' eyes�察�

were capable of seeing clearly in the dark。 

     ;What   she   thinks   of   you� ─  �echoed   the   abbe�察  �taking   a   fresh   pinch   of 

snuff。 ;Bah� �my dear count�察�women never are angry when a man swoons 

away   because   of   their   bright   eyes�察  �especially   when   this   man   is   a   noble 

chevalier�察�a true knight of the Round Table。 I have reason to believe that 

Mlle。   Moriaz   did   not   take   your   accident   unkindly。   Shall   I   tell   you   my 

whole thought�拭�I should not be surprised if you had touched her heart�察�and 

that�察�if you take the pains�察�you may flatter yourself with the hope of one 

day being loved by her。; 

     At   this   moment   the   voice   of   his   worthy   friend   appeared   to   Samuel 

Brohl the most harmonious of all music。 He felt a delicious thrill quiver 

through his   frame。 The   abbe   was   telling   him  nothing he   had not   known 

before�察�but there are things of which we are certain�察�things that we have 

told ourselves a hundred times�察�and yet that seem new when told us for the 

first time by another。 

     ;You are not misleading me�拭─�ejaculated Samuel Brohl�察�overwhelmed 

with   joy�察  �transported   beyond   himself。   ;Can   it   really  be   true��One   day   I 

may   flatter    myselfone     day   she   may    judge    me   worthy    Ah�    �what   a 

glorious   vision   you   cause   to   pass   before   my   eyes�   �How   good   and   cruel 

together you are to me� �What bitterness is intermingled with the ineffable 

sweetness of your words� �No�察�I never could have believed that there could 

be so much joy in anguish�察�so much anguish in joy。; 

     ;What would you imply�察�my dear count�拭─�interposed Abbe Miollens。 

;Have      you   need    of   a  negotiator�拭    �I  can   boast   of   having    had   some 

experience in that line。 I am wholly at your service。; 

     These   words   calmed   Samuel   Brohl。   Quickly   recovering   himself�察  �he 



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coldly rejoined�此�

     ;A negotiator�拭�What 

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