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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
world� ─�
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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