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coldly rejoined�此�

     ;A negotiator�拭�What occasion would I have for a negotiator�拭�Do not 

delude me with a chimera�察�and above all do not tempt me to sacrifice my 

honour to it。 This height of felicity that you offer to me I must renounce 

forever�察�I have told you why。; 

     Abbe Miollens was at first inclined to be indignant�察�he even took the 

liberty to rebuke�察�to expostulate with his noble friend。 He endeavoured to 

prove   to   him   that   his   principles   were   too   rigorous�察  �that   such   a   thing   is 

possible   as   exaggeration   in   virtue�察  �too   great   refinement   in   delicacy   of 

conscience。   He      represented     to   him   that  noble   souls  should    beware    of 

exaltation   of   sentiment。   He   cited   the   Gospels�察  �he   cited   Bossuet�察  �he   also 

cited    his   well´beloved      Horace�察   �who    censored     all  that   was   ultra   or 

excessive�察�and recommended the sage to flee all extremities。 His reasoning 

was weak against the unwavering resolution of Samuel�察�who resisted�察�with 

the firmness of a rock�察�all his remonstrances�察�and finally ended these with 

the words�此�

     ;Peace�察  �I implore   you�   �Respect   my   folly�察  �which   is   surely  wisdom  in 

the eyes of God。 I repeat it to you�察�I am no longer free�察�and�察�even if I were�察�

do    you   not   know    that  there   is  between    Mlle。   Moriaz     and   myself    an 

insurmountable barrier�拭─�

     ;And pray�察�what is that�拭─�demanded the abbe。 

     ;Her fortune and my pride�察─�said Samuel。 ;She is rich�察�I am poor�察�this 

adorable being is not made for me。 I told Mme。 de Lorcy one day what I 

thought of this kind of alliances�察�or�察�to speak more clearly�察�of bargains。 Yes�察�

my   revered   friend�察  �I   love   Mlle。   Moriaz   with   an   ardour   of   passion   with 

which I reproach myself as though it were a crime。 Nothing remains to me 

but to avoid seeing her�察�and I never will see her again。 Let me follow to its 

end my solitary and rugged path。 One consolation will accompany me�此�I 

can say that happiness has not been denied to me�此�that it is my conscience�察�

admonished from on high�察�which has refused to accept it�察�and there is a 

divine sweetness in great trials religiously accepted。 Believe me�察�it is God 

who speaks to me�察�as he spoke to me of old in San Francisco�察�to enjoin me 

to forsake everything and give my blood for my country。 I recognise his 

voice�察�which to´day bids my heart be silent and immolate itself on the altar 



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of its chosen cause。 God and Poland� �Beyond this�察�my watch´word�察�I have 

no longer the right to yield to anything。; 

     And�察�turning towards the statuette�察�he exclaimed�此 �It is at her feet that I 

lay  down   my  dolorous   offering�察  �she   it   is   who   will   cure   my   bruised   and 

broken heart。; 

     Samuel Brohl spoke in a voice thrilling with emotion�察�the breath of the 

Divine   Spirit   seemed   to   play   through   his   hair�察  �and   make   his   eyes   grow 

humid。   The   eyes   of   the   good   abbe   also   grew   moist�此  �he   was   profoundly 

moved�察�he gazed with veneration upon this hero�察�he was filled with respect 

for this antique character�察�for this truly celestial soul。 He never had seen 

anything   like   it�察  �either   in   the   odes   or   in   the   epistles   of   Horace。   Lollius 

himself was surpassed。 Transported with admiration�察�he opened wide his 

arms   to   Samuel   Brohl�察  �spreading   them   out   their   full   length�察  �as   though 

otherwise they might fail to accomplish their object�察�and�察�clasping him to 

his bosom�察�he cried�此�

     ;Ah�   �my   dear   count�察  �how   grand   you   are�   �You   are   immense   as   the 

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                            CHAPTER VIII 



     Abbe   Miollens   hastened       to  repair   to   Cormeilles�察  �where   he   gave   a 

faithful circumstantial account of his conference with Count Larinski。 He 

was still warm from the interview�察�and he gave free vent to the effusions of 

his enthusiasm。 He struck up a Canticle of Zion in honour of the antique 

soul�察�the celestial soul�察�which had just been revealing to him all its hidden 

treasures。 M。 Moriaz�察�both astonished and scandalized�察�observed�察�dryly�此�

     ;You are right�察�this Pole is a prodigy�察�he should either be canonized or 

hanged�察�I do not know which。; 

     Antoinette   said   not   a   word�察  �she   kept   her   reflections   to   herself。   She 

retired    to  her  chamber�察    �where    she   paced    to  and   fro  for   some    time�察�

uncertain regarding what she was about to do�察�or�察�rather more restless than 

uncertain。     Several   times    she  approached      her   writing´table�察   �and   gazed 

earnestly  at   her inkstand�察  �then�察�seized   with   a   sudden scruple�察  �she   would 

move   away。 At   last   she   formed   a   resolute   decision�察  �seized   her   pen�察  �and 

wrote the following lines�此�

       ;MONSIEUR�此�Before setting out for Vienna�察�will you be so good as 

to   come    and   pass   some    moments      at  Cormeilles�拭    �I  desire   to  have    a 

conversation with you in the presence of my father。 

       ;Accept�察�monsieur�察�I beg of you�察�the expression of my most profound 

esteem。 

     ;ANTOINETTE MORIAZ。; 

     The   next   morning   she   received   by   the   first   mail   the   response   she 

awaited�察�and which was thus fashioned�此�

       ;This test would be more than my courage could endure。 I never shall 

see you again�察�for�察�should I do so�察�I would be a lost man。; 

     This    short  response    caused    Mlle。   Moriaz    a  disappointment       full  of 

bitterness�察�and blended with no little wrath。 She held in her hand a pencil�察�

which she deliberately snapped   in   two�察�apparently  to console herself   for 

not   having   broken   the   proud   and   obstinate   will   of   Count Abel   Larinski。 

And yet can one break iron or a diamond�拭�The carrier had brought her at 

the   same   time   another   letter�察  �which   she   opened   mechanically�察  �merely   to 

satisfy her conscience。 She ran through the first lines without succeeding 



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in   comprehending   a   single   word   that   she   read。   Suddenly   her   attention 

became      riveted�察  �her  face   brightened    up�察  �her  eyes   kindled。    This   letter�察�

which a kind Providence had sent her as a supreme resource in her distress�察�

was from the hand of Mlle。 Galet�察�and here was what this retired florist of 

the Rue Mouffetard wrote�此�

       ;MA CHERE DEMOISELLE�此�I learn that you have returned。 What 

happiness   for   me�   �and   how   I   long   to   see   you� �You   are   my   good   angel�察�

whom I should like to see every day of my life�察�and the time has seemed 

so long to me without you。 When you enter the garret of the poor�察�infirm 

old woman�察�it seems to her as though there were three suns in the heavens�察�

when you abandon her�察�the blackness of midnight surrounds her。 Mme。 de 

Lorcy has been very good to me。 As my angel requested her�察�she came a 

fortnight   since   to   pay   me   the   quarter   due   of   my   pension。   She   is   a   very 

charitable lady�察�and she dresses beautifully�察�but she is a little hard on poor 

people。 She asks a great many questions�察�she wants to know everything。 

She reproached me with spending too much�察�being too fond of luxury�察�and 

you know how that is。 She forgets that everything is higher priced than it 

used to be�察�that meat and vegetables are exorbitant�察�and that just now eggs 

cost    one   franc   and   fifty  centimes    a  dozen。    Besides�察   �a  poor   creature�察�

deprived of the use of her limbs�察�as I am�察�cannot go to market herself�察�and 

it   is   quite   possible   that   my   /femme   de   menage/   does   not   purchase   as 

wisely as she might。 I know I have great scenes with her sometimes for 

bringing me early vegetables�察�/le bon Dieu/ can�察�at least�察�bear me witness 

that I am no glutton。 

       ;The good Mme。 de Lorcy scolded me about a bouquet of camellias 

she saw on my table�察�just like those for which I have been grateful to my 

angel。 I don't know  what notions she   got into  her   head about   them。 Ah� �

well�察   �/ma   chere    demoiselle/�察   �I  have    learned    since   that  these   double 

camelliasthey are variegated�察�red and whitecame to me from a man�察�for�察�

at present�察�as it would appear�察�men have taken to give me bouquets   and 

making me visits�察�it is rather late in the day。 The particular man to whom I 

refer   presented   himself   one   fine   morning�察  �and�察  �telling   me   that   you   had 

spoken to him of me�察�said that he wished to assure himself that I was well 

and wanted nothing。 He returned several times�察�always pampering me with 



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some attention or other。 But the best of all was when he came to tell me 

that my angel had returned。 What a man he is� �he has surely dropped right 

down   from   the   skies�   �One   evening   when   I   was   sick       he   gave   me   my 

medicine himself�察�and would have sat up with me all night if I had been 

willing to let him。 You must tell me who he is�察�for it puzzles me greatly。 

He has the head of some grand lion�察�he is as generous as he is handsome�察�

but    very   sad。   He    must    have   some     great   sorrow     on   his  heart。   The 

misfortune�察  �so   far   as   I   am   concerned�察  �is   that   he   cannot   spoil   me   much 

longerit is almost over now。 H

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