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

course of his travels he had met specimens of them who cheated at cards 

and pocketed affronts。 Mme。 de Lorcy�察�in return�察�accused him of being a 

simpleton。  She had   written   again to Vienna�察�in hopes   of   obtaining   some 

further   intelligence�察  �she  had   been   able   to   learn   nothing   satisfactory。   She 

did not lose courage�察�she well knew that�察�in the important affairs of life�察�M。 

Moriaz      found    it  difficult  to  dispense    with    her  approbation�察    �and    she 

promised herself to choose with discretion the moment to make a decisive 

assault    upon    him。   In  the  meanwhile      she   gave   herself   the  pleasure    of 

tormenting him by her silence�察�and of grieving him by her long´continued 

pouting。 One day M。 Moriaz said to his daughter�此�

     ;Mme。 de Lorcy is displeased with us�察�this grieves me。 I fear you have 

dropped some word that has wounded her。 I shall be greatly obliged to you 

if you will go and see her and coax her into good´humour。; 

     ;You gave me a far from agreeable commission�察─�she rejoined�察 �but I 

can refuse you nothing�察�I shall go to´morrow to Maisons。; 

     At the precise moment when this conversation was taking place�察�Mme。 

de Lorcy�察�who was passing the day in Paris�察�entered the Ecole des Beaux´ 

Arts。 The exhibition of the work of a celebrated painter�察�recently deceased�察�

had attracted   thither a great throng   of   people。 Mme。  de Lorcy  moved   to 

and fro�察�when suddenly she descried a little old woman�察�sixty years of age�察�

with    a  snub    nose�察  �whose     little  gray   eyes   gleamed     with   malice    and 



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impertinence。   Her   chin   in   the   air�察  �holding   up   her   eye´   glasses   with   her 

hand�察�she scrutinized all the pictures with a critical�察�disdainful air。 

     ;Ah� �truly it is the Princess Gulof�察─�said Mme。 de Lorcy to herself�察�and 

turned away to avoid an encounter。 It was at Ostend�察�three years previous�察�

during the season of the baths�察�that she had made the acquaintance of the 

princess�察�she  did not   care  to   renew  it。 This   haughty�察 �capricious   Russian�察�

with whom a chance occurrence at the /table d'hote/ had thrown her into 

intercourse�察�had not taken a place among her pleasantest reminiscences。 

     Princess   Gulof   was   the   wife   of   a   governor´general   whom   she   had 

wedded in second   marriage after a   long widowhood。 He   did not see   her 

often�察�two or three times a year�察�that was all。 Floating about from one end 

of Europe to another�察�they kept up a regular exchange of letters�察�the prince 

never   took   any   step   without   consulting   his   wife�察  �who   usually   gave   him 

sound advice。 During the first years of their marriage�察�he had committed 

the   error   of   being   seriously   in   love   with   her�此  �there   are   some   species   of 

ugliness that inspire   actually insane passions。 The princess   found   this in 

the most wretched taste�察�and soon brought Dimitri Paulovitch to his senses。 

From that moment perfect concord reigned between this wedded couple�察�

who   were   parted   by   the   entire   continent   of   Europe�察  �united   by   the   mail´ 

bags。 The princess did not bear a very irreproachable record。 She looked 

upon morality as pure matter of conventionality�察�and she made no secret of 

her    thoughts。    She    was   always     on   the   alert  for  new    discoveries�察    �fresh 

experiences�察�she never waited to read a book to the end before flinging it 

into the waste´paper basket�察�most frequently the first chapter sufficed�察�she 

had met with many disappointments�察�she had wearied of many  caprices�察�

and she had arrived at the conclusion that man is�察�after all�察�of but small 

account。 Nevertheless�察�there had come to her late in life a comparatively 

lasting caprice�察�during nearly five years she had flattered herself that she 

had     found    what    she    sought。    Alas�    �for   the   first  time    she   had    been 

abandoned�察 �forsaken�察  �and   that   before   she   had   herself   grown tired   of   her 

fancy。 This   desertion   had   inflicted   a   sharp   wound   on   her   pride�察  �she   had 

conceived   an   implacable   hatred   for   the   faithless   one�察  �and   then   she   had 

forgotten   him。   She   had   plunged   into   the   natural   sciences�察  �she  had   made 

dissectionsit   was   her   way   of   being   avenged。   She   held   very   advanced 



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ideas�察�she believed in the most radical of the doctrines of evolution�察�she 

deemed   it   a   clearly   demonstrated   fact   that   man   is   a   development   of   the 

monkey�察�the monkey of the monad。 She profoundly despised any one who 

permitted himself to doubt this。 She did not count melancholy�察�to analyze 

or dissect everything�察�that was her way of being happy。 

     During their common sojourn at Ostend�察�Mme。 de Lorcy had gained 

the good graces of the Princess Gulof through the dexterity with which she 

had   dressed   the   wounds   of   Moufflard�察 �her   lapdog�察  �whose   paw   had   been 

injured   by   some   awkward   individual。   She   had   been   quite   pleased   with 

Mme。      de  Lorcy�察   �her  sympathy      and   her  kindly    services�察  �and   she  had 

bestowed her most amiable attentions upon her。 Mme。 de Lorcy had done 

her best to respond to her advances�察�but she found herself revolted by this 

old magpie whose prattling never ceased�察�and whose chief delight was in 

the   recital   of   the   secret   chronicles   of   every   capital   of   Europe�察  �Mme。   de 

Lorcy�察�in fact�察�soon grew disgusted with her cosmopolitan gossip and her 

physiology�察�she found her cynical and evil´minded。 In meeting her at the 

Ecole des Beaux´Arts�察�her first impulse was to evade her�察�but suddenly she 

changed her mind。 For some weeks past she had been governed by a fixed 

idea�察�about which all else revolved�察�an inspiration came over her�察�which 

doubtless fell directly from the skies。 

     ;Princess Gulof�察─�said she to   herself�察  �has passed her life in   running 

around the world�察�her real home is a railroad´car�察�there is not a large city 

where she has failed to make a sojourn�察�she is acquainted with the whole 

world�此�is it not possible that she knows Count Larinski�拭─�

     Mme。   de   Lorcy   retraced   her   steps�察  �cut   her   way   through   the   crowd�察�

succeeded      in   approaching     the   princess�察  �and�察  �taking    her  by   the   arm�察�

exclaimed�此 �Ah� �is it you�察�princess� �How is Moufflard�拭─�

     The princess turned her head�察�regarded her fixedly a moment�察�and then 

pressing her hand between her thumb and forefinger she rejoined with as 

little ceremony as   though they had   met the day  before�此 �Moufflard does 

very poorly indeed�察�my dear。 He died two months ago of indigestion。; 

     ;How you must have mourned his loss� ─�

     ;I am still inconsolable。; 

     ;Ah� �well�察�princess�察�I shall undertake to console you。 I own a lapdog�察�



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not yet six months old�此�you never saw a more charming one or one with a 

shorter nose or whiter and more delicate hair。 I am a great utilitarian�察�as 

you know。 I only care for large dogs that are of some use。 Will you accept 

of   me   Moufflard   II�拭  �But   you   must   come   and   fetch   him   yourself�察  �which 

will procure me the pleasure of seeing you at Maisons。; 

     The princess replied that she was on her way to England�察�that she was 

merely   taking   Paris   in   passing�察  �that   her   hours   were   numbered�察  �and   two 

minutes later she announced to Mme。 de Lorcy that she would call on her 

the following day�察�in the afternoon。 

     True   to   her   appointment�察  �Princess   Gulof   entered   Mme。   de   Lorcy's 

/salon/ the following day。 The ladies occupied themselves first of all with 

the   lapdog�察  �which   was   found   charming   and   quite   worthy   to   succeed   to 

Moufflard       I。  Mme。     de   Lorcy    watched      all  the   time   for   a  suitable 

opportunity   of     introducing     the  subject   nearest    to  her  heart�察  �when    she 

thought it had come�察�she observed�此�

     ;Apropos�察  �princess�察  �you   who   know   everything�察  �you   who   are   a   true 

cosmopolitan�察�have   you ever   heard of a   mysterious personage   who calls 

himself Count Abel Larinski�拭─�

     ;Not   that   I   am   aware   of�察  �my   dear�察  �although   his   name   may   not   be 

absolutely unknown to me。; 

     ;Search   among   your   reminiscences�察  �you   must   have   encountered   him 

somewhere�察�you have visited all the countries of the world; 

     ;Of    the   habitable    world�察─   �she   interposed�察     �but   according     to  my 

especial point of view Siberia scarcely can be called so�察�and it is there�察�if I 

mistake not�察�that your Count Larinski must have been sent。; 

     ;Would to heaven� �Perhaps there was question of procuring this little 

pleasure     for  his   father�察 �but�察  �unfortunately�察   �he   took   the   precaution    to 

emigrate   to America。   The   inconvenience   of America   is�察  �that   people   can 

return from there�察�for my Larinski has returned�察�and it is that that grieves 

me。; 

     ;What has he done to you�拭─�inquired the princess pinching the ears of 

the dog who was slumbering in her lap。 

     ;I spoke to you at Ostend about my goddaughter Mlle。 Moriaz�察�who is 

an adorable creature。 I proposed to marry her to my nephew�察�M。 Langis�察�a 



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