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

such   trifles   as   contracts�察  �marry   them   with   equal   rights�察  �and   leave   the 

consequences to Providence� �Follies have neither beauty nor merit�察�unless 

they   are   complete。   Ah�察  �my   good   friend�察  �Poland   has   its   charm�察  �has   it�拭�

Admirable�   �But   you   must   swallow   the   whole   thing。   I   am   your   obedient 

servant。; 



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     The    pitiless   sentence    pronounced      by   Mme。     de   Lorcy    grieved    M。 

Moriaz�察  �but   did   not   discourage   him。   It   was   his   opinion   that�察  �let   her   say 

what she might�察�precautions were good�察�that�察�well though it might be to 

bear our misfortunes patiently�察�there was no law forbidding us to assuage 

them�察�that it was quite permissible to prefer to complete follies those of a 

modified   character�察  �and   that   a   bad   cold   or   an   influenza   was   decidedly 

preferable   to   inflammation   of   the   lungs�察  �which   is   so   apt   to   prove   fatal。 

;Time   and   myself   will   suffice   for   all   things�察─  �proudly  said   Philip   II。   M。 

Moriaz   said�察  �with   perhaps   less   pride�此   �To   postpone   a   thing   so   long   as 

possible�察  �and   to   hold   deliberate   counsel   with   one's   notary�察  �are   the   best 

correctives of a dangerous marriage that cannot be prevented。; His notary�察�

M。 Noirot�察�in whom he reposed entire confidence�察�was absent�察�a case of 

importance   had   carried   him   to   Italy。   Nothing   remained   but   to   await   his 

return�察�until which everything stood in suspense。 

     In the first conversation he had with his daughter on the subject�察�M。 

Moriaz   found   her   very   reasonable�察  �very   well   disposed   to   enter   into   his 

views�察�to accede to his desires。 She was too thoroughly pleased with his 

resignation not to be willing to reward him for it with a little complaisancy�察�

besides�察�she was too happy to be impatient�察�she had gained the main points 

of her caseit cost her little to yield in matters of secondary detail。 

     ;You will be accused of having taken a most inconsiderate step�察─�said 

her father to her。 ;You are little sensible to the judgment of the world�察�to 

what people say�察�I am much more so。 Humour my weakness or cowardice。 

Let us endeavour to keep up appearances�察�do not let us appear to be in a 

hurry�察�or to have something to hide�察�let us act with due deliberation。 Just at 

present no one is in Paris�察�let us give our friends time to return there。 We 

will present Count Larinski to them。 Great happiness does not fear being 

discussed。 Your choice will be regarded unfavourably by some�察�approved 

by others。 M。 Larinski has the gift of pleasing�察�he will please�察�and all the 

world     will  pardon     my   resignation�察    �which    Mme。     de  Lorcy     esteems    a 

crime。; 

     ;You     promised     me    that  your    resignation    would     be  mingled     with 



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cheerfulness�此�I find it somewhat melancholy。; 

     ;You scarcely could expect me to be intoxicated with joy。; 

     ;Will you at least assure me that you have taken your part bravely�察�and 

that you will think of no further appeal�拭─�

     ;I swear it to you� ─�

     ;Very good�察�then we will honour your weakness�察─�she replied�察�and she 

said Amen to all that he proposed。 

     It   was   agreed   that   the   marriage   should   take   place   during   the   winter�察�

and that two months should be allowed to elapse before proceeding to the 

preliminary      formalities。     M。   Moriaz     undertook      to  explain    matters    to 

Samuel Brohl�察�who found the arrangement little to his taste。 He took pains�察�

however�察�to give no signs of this。 He told M。 Moriaz that he was still in the 

first bewildering surprise of his happiness�察�that he was not sorry to have 

time to recover from it�察�but he secretly promised himself to devise some 

artifice    for  abridging     delays�察  �for  hastening     the   /denoument/。      He   was 

apprehensive        of   accidents�察   �unforeseen      occurrences�察     �squalls�察   �storms�察�

tornadoes�察     �sudden    blights�察  �in  short   everything     that   might    damage     or 

destroy  a   harvest�察  �he   impatiently  longed   to   gather   in   his�察  �and   to   have   it 

carefully  stowed   away  in   his granary。  In   the   interim  he   wrote   to   his old 

friend   M。   Guldenthal   a   letter   at   once   majestic   and   confidential�察  �which 

produced   a   most   striking   effect。   M。   Guldenthal   concluded   that   a   good 

marriage was much better security than a poor gun。 Besides�察�he had had 

the agreeable surprise of being completely reimbursed for his loan�察�capital 

and interest。 He was charmed to have so excellent a debtor return to him�察�

and he hastened to advance to him all that he could possibly want�察�even 

more。 

     A    month    passed    peaceably      by�察 �during    which    time    Samuel     Brohl 

repaired   two   or   three   times   each   week   to   Cormeilles。   He   made   himself 

adored by the entire household�察�including the gardener�察�the porter and his 

family�察�and the Angora cat that had welcomed him at the time of his first 

visit。 This pretty�察�soft white puss had conceived for Samuel Brohl a most 

deplorable   sympathy�察  �perhaps   she   had   recognised   that   he   possessed   the 

soul of a cat�察�together with all the feline graces。 She lavished on him the 

most     flattering   attentions�察  �she   loved   to  rub   coaxingly   against     him�察  �to 



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spring   on   his   knee�察  �to   repose   in   his   lap。   In   retaliation�察  �the   great�察  �tawny 

spaniel belonging to Mlle。 Moriaz treated the newcomer with the utmost 

severity     and    was    continually     looking     askance     at  him�察  �when     Samuel 

attempted a caress�察�he would growl ominously and show his teeth�察�which 

called forth numerous stern corrections from his mistress。 Dogs are born 

gendarmes   or   police   agents�察  �they   have   marvellous   powers   of   divination 

and instinctive hatred of people whose social status is not orthodox�察�whose 

credentials are irregular�察�or who have borrowed the credentials of others。 

As to Mlle。 Moiseney�察�who had not the scent of a spaniel�察�she had gone 

distracted over this noble�察�this heroic�察�this incomparable Count Larinski。 

In a /tete´a´tete/ he had contrived to have with her�察�he had evinced much 

respect for her character�察�so much admiration for her natural and acquired 

enlightenment�察�that she had been moved to tears�察�for the first time she felt 

herself   understood。   What   moved   her�察  �however�察  �still   more   was   that   he 

asked her   as a   favour never   to quit Mlle。  Moriaz and   to consider   as her 

own the house he hoped one day to possess。 ;What a man� ─�she ejaculated�察�

with as much conviction as Mlle。 Galet。 

     The principal study of Samuel Brohl was to insinuate himself into the 

good   graces   of   M。   Moriaz�察  �whose   mental   reservations   he   dreaded。   He 

succeeded       in   some     measure�察    �or   at  least   he   disarmed      any   lingering 

suspicions by the irreproachable adjustment of his manners�察�by the reserve 

of   his   language�察    �by   his  great   show    of   lack   of  curiosity   regarding      all 

questions   that     might   have     a  proximate   or     remote   connection       with   his 

interests。 How�察�then�察�had Mme。 de Lorcy come to take it into her head that 

there   was   something   of   the   appraiser   about   Samuel   Brohl�察  �and   that   his 

eyes   took   an   inventory   of   her   furniture�拭  �If   he   had   forgotten   himself   at 

Maisons�察  �he   never   forgot   himself   at   Cormeilles。   What   cared   he   for   the 

sordid   affairs   of   the   sublunary   sphere�拭  �He   floated   in   ether�察  �heaven   had 

opened to him its portals�察�the blessed are too absorbed in their ecstasy to 

pay   heed   to   details   or   to   take   an   inventory   of   paradise。   Nevertheless�察�

Samuel's ecstasies did not prevent him from embracing every opportunity 

to render himself useful or agreeable to M。 Moriaz。 He frequently asked 

permission   to   accompany   him   into   his   laboratory。   M。   Moriaz   flattered 

himself   that   he   had   discovered   a   new   body   to   which   he   attributed   most 



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curious properties。 Since his return he had been occupied with some very 

delicate experiments�察�which he did not always carry out to his satisfaction�察�

his movements were brusque�察�his hands all thumbs�察�very often he chanced 

to ruin everything by breaking his vessels。 Samuel proposed to assist him 

in   a   manipulation   requiring   considerable   dexterity�察  �he   had   very   flexible 

fingers�察�was as expert as a juggler�察�and the manipulation succeeded beyond 

all hopes。 

     Mme。      de  Lorcy    was    furious   at  having    been    outwitted    by   Count 

Larinski�察�she retracted all the concessions she had made concerning him�察�

her   rancour   had   decided   that   the   man   of   fainting´fits   could not   be   other 

than an   imposter。  She had disputes on this   subject with   M。  Langis�察 �who 

persisted in maintaining that M。 Larinski was a great comedian�察�but that 

this�察  �strictly   considered�察  �did   not   prevent   his   being   a   true   count�察  �in   the 

course of his travels

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