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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