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paralyzed�察  �and   it   was   with   great   difficulty   that   he   rose   up   in   a   sitting 

posture。 He remembered that the bolt was drawn�察�and this reassured him。 

What   was   not   his   stupefied   amazement   to   see   the   bolt   glide   back   in   its 

shaft�   �The   door   opened�察  �some   one   entered�察  �slowly   approached   Samuel�察�

drew back the curtains of his bed�察�and bent towards him�察�fixing upon him 

great   eager   eyes   that   he   recognised。   They   were   singular   eyes�察  �these�察  �at 

once full of sweetness and full of fire�察�of audacity and of candour�察�a child�察�

a grand soul�察�an unbalanced weakling all this in one was in this gaze。 

     Samuel   Brohl   quailed   with   horror。   He   tried   to   speak�察 �but   his   tongue 



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was powerless to move。 He made desperate efforts to unloose it�察�he finally 

succeeded in moving his lips�察�and he murmured�此�

     ;Is it you�察�Abel�拭�I believed you dead。; 

     Evidently Count Abel�察�the veritable Abel Larinski�察�was not dead。 He 

was on his feet�察�his eyes were terribly wide open�察�and his face never had 

worn more life´like colouring。 Nothing remained but to believe that he had 

been buried alive�察�and that he had been resuscitated。 In coming forth from 

the   tomb�察  �he   had   carried   with   him   a   portion   of   its   dust�察  �his   hair   was 

covered with a singular powder of an earthy hue�察�and at intervals he shook 

himself as though to make it fall from him。 

     With     the   exception    of   this  there    was   nothing     alarming     in  his 

appearance�察�but a mocking�察�half´crafty smile played about his lips。 After a 

long pause�察�he said to Samuel�此�

     ;Yes�察�it is indeed I。 You did not expect me�拭─�

     ;Are you sure that you are not dead�拭─�rejoined Samuel。 

     ;Perfectly sure�察─�he replied�察�once more shaking a mass of dust from his 

head。 ;Does my return incommode you�察�Samuel Brohl�拭─�he added。 ;Your 

name is Samuel�察�I believe�察�it is a pretty name。 Why have you taken mine�拭�

You must give it back to me。; 

     ;Not to´day�察─�pleaded Samuel�察�in a stifled voice�察 �nor to´morrow�察�nor 

the   day   after   to´morrow�察  �but   after   the   marriage。;   Count   Abel   burst   out 

laughing�察�which was by no means his habit�察�and which therefore greatly 

surprised Samuel。 Then he cried�此�

     ;It is I she will marryshe will be the Countess Larinski。; 

     Suddenly      the   door    opened     again�察  �and    Mlle。   Antoinette     Moriaz 

appeared�察�robed in white like a bride�察�a crown on her head�察�a bouquet in 

her hand。 She bent her steps towards Samuel�察�but the apparition arrested 

her progress�察�saying�此�

     ;It is not he whom you love�察�it is my history。 Do you not see that this 

is a false Pole�拭�His father was a German Jew�察�who kept a tavern。 Here it 

was that this hero grew up。 I will relate to you how。; 

     Here   Samuel   put   his   hand   over   his   mouth�察 �and   stammered�此   �Oh�察  �for 

mercy's sake�察�say nothing� ─�

     Heeding   him   not�察  �the   apparition   continued�此   �Yes�察  �Samuel   Brohl   is   a 



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hero。  For   five   years   he   was the   pledged lover of   an   old   woman�察 �and   he 

fulfilled   all   the   duties   of   his   post。   This   cherished   hero   well   earned   his 

money。 Are you not eager to be called Mme。 Brohl�拭─�

     With these words�察�he opened wide his arms to Mlle。 Moriaz�察�who fixed 

upon him a gaze at the same time astonishing and tender�察�and straining her 

to his bosom�察�kissed her hair and her crown。 

     Then Samuel Brohl recovered strength�察�life�察�movement�察�clinching his 

hands�察�he sprang forward to dispute with Abel Larinski his prey。 Suddenly�察�

with   a   shiver   of   terror   and   dismay�察  �he   paused�察  �he   had   heard   proceeding 

from a distant corner of the chamber a shrill�察�malignant laugh。 He turned�察�

and distinctly perceived his fathera greasy cap on his head�察�wrapped in a 

forlorn�察�threadbare�察�dirty caftan。 This was unquestionably Jeremiah Brohl�察�

and   this   night   it   seemed   truly   that   the   whole   world   had   arisen   from   the 

dead。   The   little   old   man   continued   to   laugh   jeeringly�察  �then   in   a   sharp�察�

peevish voice�察 �he   cried�此 �/Schandbube� �vermaledeiter  Schlingel�  �ich   will 

dich zu Brei schlagen��/; which signifies�此 �Scoundrel� �accursed blackguard� �

I will beat you to a jelly� ─�It was a mode of address that Samuel had heard 

often    in  his   infancy�察   �but  familiar    though    he   might    be   with   paternal 

amenities�察�when he saw his father uplift a withered�察�claw´like hand�察�a cry 

escaped his lips�察�he started back to evade the blow�察�entangled his feet in 

the legs of a chair�察�stumbled�察�and flung himself violently against a table。 

     He opened his eyes and saw no one。 He ran to the window and threw 

open the shutter�察�the growing dawn illumined the chamber with its grayish 

light。 Thank God� �there was no one there。 The vision had been so real that 

it was some time before Samuel Brohl could fully regain his senses�察�and 

persuade himself that his nightmare was forever dissipated�察�that phantoms 

were phantoms�察�that cemeteries do not surrender their prey。 When he had 

once acquired this rejoicing conviction�察�he spoke to the dead man who had 

appeared to him�察�and whose provoking visit had indiscreetly troubled his 

sleep�察�and with considerable hauteur he said�察�in a tone of superb defiance�此�

;We must be resigned�察�my poor Abel�察�we shall see each other again only in 

the valley of Jehosaphat�察�I have seen twenty shovelfuls of earth cast upon 

youyou are dead�察�I live�察�and she is mine� ─�

     Thereupon   he   hastened   to   settle   his   account�察  �and   to   quit   the   Coeur´ 



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Volant�察�within whose walls he promised himself never again to set foot。 

     At   the   very   same    moment�察     �M。   Moriaz�察   �who    had   risen   early�察 �was 

engaged in writing the following letter�此�

       ;It is done�察�my dear friendI have yielded。 Pray�察�do not reproach me 

with my weakness�察�what else could I do�拭�When one has been for twenty 

years the most submissive of fathers�察�one does not emancipate one's self in 

a day�察�I never have been in the habit of erecting barriers�察�and it is scarcely 

likely that I could learn to do so at my age。 Ah� �/mon Dieu��/ who knows if�察�

after   all�察  �her   heart   has   not   counselled   her   well�察  �if   one   day   she   will   not 

satisfy   us   all   that   she   was   in   the   right/   It   must   be   confessed   that   this 

/diable/ of a man has an indescribable charm about him。 I can detect only 

one fault in him�此�he has committed the error of existing at all�察�it is a grave 

error�察�I admit�察�but thus far I have nothing else with which to reproach him。 

       ;When   one   loses   a   battle�察  �nothing   remains   but   to   plan   an   orderly 

retreat。 Count Larinski�察�I regret to inform you�察�is armed with all needful 

weapons�察�he carries with him his certificate of birth�察�and certificate of the 

registry of death of both his parents。 No pretext can be made on this score�察�

and my future son´in´law will not aid me to gain time。 The sole point upon 

which we must henceforth direct our attention is the contract。 We scarcely 

can   take   too   many   precautions�察  �we   must   see   that   this   Pole's   hands   are 

absolutely  tied。   If   you   will   permit   me�察  �I   will   one   day  ask   you   to   confer 

with me and my notary�察�who is also yours。 I venture to hope that upon this 

point Antoinette will consent to be guided by our counsels。 

       ;I am not gay�察�my friend�察�but�察�having been born a philosopher�察�I bear 

my misfortunes patiently�察�and I will forthwith reread /Le Monde comme il 

va�察�ou la Vision de Babouc/�察�in order to endeavour to persuade myself that�察�

if all is not well�察�all is at least supportable。; 

     The    evening     of  the   same    day�察  �M。   Moriaz     received    the  following 

response�此�

       ;I never will pardon you。 You are a great chemist�察�I grant�察�but a pitiful�察�

a most deplorable father。 Your weakness�察�which well merits another name�察�

is without excuse。 You should have resisted�察�you should have stood your 

ground firmly。 Antoinette�察�although she is of age�察�never in the world would 

have decided to address to you a formal request of consent to this marriage。 



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She   would   have   made   some   scenes�察  �she   would   have   pouted�察  �she   would 

have endeavoured to soften you by assuming the airs of a tearful�察�heart´ 

broken   widow�察  �she   would   have   draped herself   in   black   crape。 And   after 

that�拭�Desperate case� �These Artemisias are very tiresome�察�I admit�察�but one 

can accustom one's self to anything。 Should philosophers�察�who plead such 

sublime   indifference   about   the   affairs   of   this   mundane   sphere�察  �be   at   the 

mercy of a fit of the sulks�察�or a dress of black crape�拭�Besides�察�black is all 

the fashion just now�察�even for those who are not in mourning。 

       ;You speak of contracts� �You are surely jesting� �What� �distrustful of a 

Pole�拭    �take   precautions      against   an   antique    man��I     quote    from    Abbe 

Miollensagainst a soul as noble as great�拭�Think what you are doing� �At 

the   mere   thought   of   his   disinterestedness   being   called   into   question�察  �M。 

Larinski would swoon away as he did in my /salon/。 It is a little way he 

has�察�which is most   excellent�察�since it proves successful。 Do not think of 


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