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longerit is almost over now。 He expects to leave here in two days�察�and he 

has   announced   to   me   that   he   will   come   to   make   his   adieus�察  �to´morrow 

afternoon。 

       ;You will come soon�察�won't you�察�/ma chere demoiselle/�拭�I burn with 

impatience to embrace you�察�since you permit me to embrace you。 You are 

my   angel   and   my   sunshine�察  �and   I   am   your   very   humble   and   devoted 

servant�察�

     ;LOUISE GALET。; 

     This letter of Mlle。 Louise Galet continued nothing definite�察�beyond�察�

perhaps�察  �the   passage   relative   to   the   early   vegetables�察  �and   the   supposed 

scenes     with    her   /chambriere/。      Whatever      may     have    been    the   good 

demoiselle's past record�察�she certainly was not void of principles�察�and she 

prided     herself   on   her   truthfulness�察   �only   she   did   not   always    see   the 

necessity of telling everything she knew�察�in her narratives she frequently 

omitted certain details。 She had written at the instigation of Samuel Brohl�察�

who   had   not   explained   to   her   his   motives。 To   be   sure�察  �she   had   partially 

divined   these�察  �being   shrewd   and   sly。   He   had   commended   himself   to   her 

discretion�察�for which he had paid liberally。 Mlle。 Galet had at first refused 

the   round   sum   he   had   offered   her�察  �she   had   ended   by   accepting   it   with 

tender gratitude。 These little pampering attentions make good friends。 

     An audacious idea suddenly came to Mlle。 Moriaz�察�there was no time 

to recoil from it。 She ordered up her coupe。 M。 Moriaz had just gone out to 

make a call in the neighbourhood。 She determined to profit by his absence�察�

and besought Mlle。 Moiseney to make ready in haste to accompany her to 

Paris�察�where she had to confer with her dressmaker。 Ten minutes later she 

stepped into her carriage�察�having ordered her coachman to drive like the 



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wind。 

     Her dressmaker did not detain her long�察�from the Rue de la Paix she 

ordered to be driven to No。 27 Rue Mouffetard。 She never was in the habit 

of permitting Mlle。 Moiseney�察�who was very short of breath�察�to climb with 

her   to   the   fifth   story�察  �where   Mlle。   Galet   lodged�察  �upon   this   occasion   she 

indicated to her an express order to remain peaceably below in the coupe 

to await her return。 

     She   slowly   mounted       the   stairs�察 �on  her   way   up   she   encountered      a 

servant�察�who informed her that Mlle。 Galet was lying down taking a nap�察�

being     somewhat      indisposed�察    �but   that  the   key   was    in  the   door。   The 

apartment   of   which   Mlle。   Moriaz   was   in   quest   was   composed   of   three 

rooms�察�a vestibule serving as a kitchen�察�a tiny /salon/�察�and a bed´ chamber。 

She paused a few moments in the vestibule to regain her breath�察�to gather 

together   all   her   courage�察  �to   compose   her   mind�察  �she   had   at   once   divined 

that there was some one in the /salon/。 She entered�察�Mlle。 Galet was not 

there�察�but he was there�察�the man whom she had come to seek。 Apparently�察�

he awaited the awakening of the mistress of the place。 In perceiving the 

woman whom he had sworn never to see again�察�he trembled violently�察�and 

his eyes sought some loophole of escape�察�there was none。 Standing upon 

the   threshold�察�Antoinette   barred   the   passage。   She   looked   fixedly   at   him 

and felt certain of her victory�察�he had the air of one vanquished�察�and his 

defeat resembled a complete routing。 

     She crossed her arms�察�she smiled�察�and�察�in a firm�察�half´mocking tone�察�

said�此�

     ;So this is the way you rob me of my poor people� �They flourish under 

it�察  �I   am  well   aware。   Confess now   that   there   is   a   little   hypocrisy  in   your 

virtue。    Mlle。    Galet   never    for   a  moment      doubted     that  these    famous 

camellias were given for my sake。 Bouquets costing sixty francs� �absolute 

folly� �How you despise money� �Why�察�then�察�do you not despise mine�拭�You 

are afraid of it�察�you fear to burn your fingers by touching it。 You will not 

aid   me   to   throw  it out of   the   windows�拭�Your   poor   and   mine   will   surely 

pick it up。 Say�察�will you not�拭�My fortune is not such a great affair�察�but it is 

certain that I alone do not suffice to spend it properly�察�there is plenty for 

twofor two would really only be one。 You cannot consent to share it with 



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me�拭  �You   are   too   proudthat   is   it。   The   day   before   yesterday   you   were 

playing comedy�察�you do not love me。 It costs little to owe something to 

those we love。; 

     He made a gesture of despair and cried�此�

     ;I implore you�察�let me go� ─�

     ;Presently�察�I propose telling you first all that is in my mind。 I do not 

place    much     reliance    on   your   boasted    nobility    of  spirit�察 �it  is  pride�察�

egotistical pride。 Yes�察�your pride is your goda pitiful sort of a god� �And 

as    to  Poland;    He    winced     at  this  word。    After   a  pause�察   �Antoinette 

continued�此   �It   is   she   herself   who   will   give�察  �or   rather   lend�察  �you   to   me。   I 

solemnly promise that if ever she has need of you I will say to her�察�'Here 

he is�察�take him'�察�and to you�察�yourself�察�I will say�察�'She calls yougo。' But 

speak to me and look at me�察�you will not die of so doing。 Are you so very 

much afraid of me�拭�Come�察�have courage to repeat to me what you have 

said to others�拭─�

     He    fell  back   into   a  chair�察 �where     he  remained�察    �his  arms    hanging 

helplessly at his sides�察�his head drooping on his breast�察�and he murmured�此�

     ;I knew well that if I saw you again I should be lost。; 

     ;Say�察  �rather�察  �saved。   Your   mind   was   sick�察  �I   have   cured   you。   I   work 

miracles�察�you once took the pains to write me so。 Will you touch my hand�拭�

That will not bind you to anything�察�you can return it to me if you choose。; 

     He took the hand she extended to him�察�he did not carry it to his lips�察�

but he held it within his own。 

     ;Listen to me�察─�she resumed。 ;To´day�察�this very hour�察�you will set out 

for Cormeilles�察�and you will say to my father�此�'She has given me her hand�察�

it has seemed good to me to keep it�察�allow me to do so��' Is it agreed upon�拭�

Will you obey me�拭─�

     He    exclaimed�此     �You     are  here�察  �you    speak   to   me�察  �the   world    has 

disappeared�察�henceforth I believe only in you� ─�

     ;Well   done�   �You   see   when   two   people   frankly   discuss   matters   they 

soon come to an understanding�察�but the main essential is to see each other。 

Since you are so wise when you see me�察�I naturally desire to have you see 

me always。 Theretake that� ─�And she handed him a medallion containing 

her portrait�察�then she moved towards the door。 On the threshold she turned。 



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;Please tell Mlle。 Galet�察─�said she�察 �that I respect her nap�察�and will return 

to´morrow。 Mlle。 Moiseney awaits me�察�and must be growing impatient。 I 

have your word of honour�拭�Adieu�察�then�察�until this evening。 I must hasten 

away。; 

     And she did hasten�察�or�察�rather�察�she flew away。 

     Returning   from   as   well   as   driving   into   Paris�察  �the   coachman   put   his 

horses to full speed�察�and Cormeilles was reached before the soup was cold。 

Nevertheless�察 �M。  Moriaz   had had   abundant   time   for   anxiety。   He   did   not 

take his seat at table without   first questioning   Mlle。 Moiseney�察  �knowing 

nothing�察�she could give him no information�察�but she responded indefinitely 

to his queries with that air of mystery beneath which it was her wont to 

disguise   her   ignorance。   He   resolved   to   question Antoinette   after   dinner。 

She   anticipated   him�察  �taking   him   aside   and   recounting   to   him   what   had 

occurred。 

     ;I   presume�察─  �said   she�察   �that   henceforth   you   will   believe   in   his   pride 

and his disinterestedness。 Did I not foretell you that I should have to put 

myself on my knees to compel him to marry me�拭─�

     He could not repress a movement of indignation。 

     ;Oh�察    �reassure    yourself� ─   �she    resumed�察     �that   is  only   my    way    of 

speaking。 He was at my feet and I was standing。; 

     M。 Moriaz opened his lips and closed them again three times without 

speaking。   He   finally   contented   himself   with   a   gesture�察  �which   signified�察�

;The die is cast�察�let come what must。; 

     Samuel   Brohl   religiously   kept   his   word。   After   having   made   a   most 

faultless toilet�察�he repaired by the railway to Argenteuil�察�where he took a 

carriage。 He reached Cormeilles as the clock struck nine。 He was ushered 

into   the   /salon/�察  �where   M。   Moriaz   was   reading   his   journal。   Samuel   was 

pale�察  �and   his   lips   trembled   with   emotion。   He   greeted   M。   Moriaz   with 

profound respect�察�saying�此�

     ;I feel�察�monsieur�察�like a criminal。 Be merciful�察�and refuse her to me。; 

     M。 Moriaz replied�此 �The fact is�察�you come�察�monsieur�察�in the words of 

the evangelist�察�'like a thief in the night'�察�but I have nothing to refuse you。 

You are not the son´in´law I frankly avow�察�whom I should have chosen。 

This   matters   not�察  �my  daughter   belongs   to   herself�察  �she   is   mistress   of   her 



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own actions�察�and I have no reason to believe that she errs in her choice。 

You are a man of taste and of honour�察�and you know the worth of what she 

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