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seriously。
;The last time I saw you�察─�said she�察 �you dropped a remark that pained
me�察�but I am pleased to think that you did not mean to do so。;
;I am a terrible culprit�察─ �he rejoined�察 �and I smite myself upon the
breast therefore。 I was wanting in respect to your idol。;
;Fortunately�察�my idol knew nothing about it�察�and�察�if he had known�察�I
would have appeased him by saying�此�'Pardon this young man�察�he does not
always know what he is saying。' ;
;He even seldom knows it�察�but what help is there for it�拭�A man given
to fainting always did seem a curiosity to me。 I know we should endeavour
to conquer our prejudices�察 �every country has its customs�察 �and�察 �since
Poland is a country that pleases you�察�I will make an effort to see only its
good sides。;
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;Now that is the right way to talk。 I hope this very day to reconcile you
with Count Larinski�察�stay and dine with ushe will be here very soon�察�the
first duty of the people whom I love is to love one another。;
M。 Langis at first energetically declined accepting this invitation�察�
Antoinette insisted�此�he ended by bowing in sign of obedience。 Youth has a
taste for suffering。
Tracing figures in the gravel with a stick he had picked up�察�M。 Langis
said�察 �in a wholly unconstrained voice�此 �I do not wish M。 Larinski any
harm�察 �and yet you must admit that I would have the right to detest him
cordially�察�for I had the honour two years ago�察�if I mistake not�察�of asking
your hand in marriage。 Do you remember it�拭─�
;Perfectly�察─ �she replied�察 �fixing upon him her pure�察 �clear eyes�察 �but I
ought to avow to you that this fancy of yours never seemed to me either
very reasonable or very serious。;
;You are wrong�察�I can certify to you that your refusal plunged me for
as much as forty´eight hours into the depths of despairI mean one of
those genuine despairs that neither eat�察 �drink�察 �nor sleep�察 �and that speak
openly of suicide� ─�
;And at the end of forty´eight hours were you consoled�拭─�
;/Eh� �bon Dieu/�察�it surely was time to come to reason。 I had hesitated a
long time before asking your hand�察�because I thought�察�'If she refuses me�察�I
cannot see her any more。' But I still do see you�察�so all is well� ─�
;And how soon do you mean to marry�拭─�
;I�拭 �Never� �I shall die a bachelor。 An aspirant to the hand of Mlle。
Moriaz�察 �being unable to win her�察 �could not care for another woman。
Nothing remains but to strike the attitude of the inconsolable lover。;
;And when this ceases to hinder one from eating�察�drinking�察�or sleeping
what then�拭─�
;One becomes interesting without being inconvenienced by the
consequences�察─ �he gaily interposed。 Then�察 �letting his eyes wander idly
around for a moment�察 �he added�此 �It seems to me that you have in some
way changed the order of this terrace�察�put to the right what was at the left�察�
thinned out the shrubbery�察�cut the trees�察�I feel completely lost here。;
;You mistake greatly�察 �nothing is changed here�察 �it is you who have
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become forgetful。 How� �you now longer recognise this terrace�察�scene of so
many exploits�拭�I was a thorough tyrant�察�I did with you what I pleased。 You
revolted sometimes�察�but in his heart the slave adored his chains。 Open your
eyes。 See� �here is the sycamore you climbed one day to escape me when I
wanted you to make believe that you were a girl�察�as you said�察�and you had
little fancy for such a silly role。 There is the alley where we played ball�察�
and yonder the hedge and the grove where we played hide´and´seek。;
;Say rather�察�/cligne´musette/�察�it is more poetical�察─�he rejoined。 ;When I
was down in Transylvania I made a /chanson/ about it all�察�and set it myself
to music。;
;Sing me your /chanson/。;
;You are mocking at me�察 �my voice is false�察�as you well know�察�but I
will consent to recite it to you。 The rhymes are not richI am no son of
Parnassus。;
With these words�察�lowering his voice�察�not daring to look her in the face�察�
he recited the couplets。
;Your /chanson/ is very pretty�察─�said she�察 �but it does not tell the truth�察�
for here we are sitting together on this bench�察�we have not lost each other
at all。;
She was so innocent that she had no idea of the torture she was
inflicting�察�and he saw this so plainly that he could not so much as have the
satisfaction of finding fault with her�察�yet he asked himself whether in the
best woman's heart there was not a foundation of cruelty�察�of unconscious
ferocity。 He felt the tears start to his eyes�察�he scarcely could restrain them�察�
he abruptly bowed his head�察 �and began to examine a beautiful horned
beetle�察�which was just crossing the gravel´path at a quick pace�察�apparently
having some very important affairs to regulate。 When M。 Langis raised his
head his eyes were dry�察�his face serene�察�his lips smiling。
;It is very certain�察─ �he observed�察 �that two years ago I must have
appeared supremely ridiculous to you。 This little playmate of old�察 �this
foolish little Camille�察�to attempt to transform himself into a husband� �The
pretension was absurd indeed。;
;Not at all�察─�she replied�察 �but I thought at once that it was a mistake。
Little Camilles are apt to be hot´headed and fanciful�察�they are subject to
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self´deceptions regarding their sentiments。 Friendship and love�察�however�察�
are two entirely different things� �I once said to Mlle。 Moiseney that a
woman never should marry an intimate friend�察�because it would be a sure
way of losing him as such�察�and friends are good to keep。;
;Bah� �How much do you care now for yours�拭 �I find my role very
modest�察 �very insignificant。 Open the trap´doorit is time for me to
disappear。;
;Bad counsel� �I shall not open the trap´door。 One always has need of
friends。 I can readily imagine the possibility of the very happiest married
woman needing some advice or assistance that she could not ask of her
husband�察�for husbands do not understand everything。 If ever such a thing
happens to me�察�Camille�察�I shall turn to you。;
;Agreed� ─�he cried�察 �to help you out of embarrassment�察�I would run�察�if
necessary�察�all the way from Transylvania。;
He held out his right hand�察�which she shook warmly。
At this moment they heard a step that Mlle。 Moriaz at once recognised�察�
and Count Larinski appeared from the walk bordering the house。
Antoinette hastened to meet him�察�and led him forward by laying hold of
the tip of his glove�察�which he was in the act of drawing off。
;Gentlemen�察─�said she�察 �I do not need to present you to each other�察�you
are already acquainted。;
It is a very difficult thing to lead two men who do not like each other
into conversation�此�the present effort proved a total failure。 Fortunately for
all parties�察�M。 Moriaz shortly made his appearance at the end of the terrace�察�
and M。 Langis arose to join him。 Antoinette remained alone with Samuel
Brohl�察�who at once rather brusquely asked�此�
;Has M。 Langis the intention of remaining here forever�拭─�
;He has only just arrived�察─�she replied。
;And you will send him away soon�拭─�
;I thought so little of sending him away that I asked him to dinner�察�in
order to give you an opportunity of becoming more fully acquainted with
him。;
;I thank you for your amiable intentions�察 �but M。 Langis pleases me
little。;
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;What have you against him�拭─�
;I have met him sometimes at Mme。 de Lorcy's�察 �and he always has
shown me a most dubious politeness。 I scent in him an enemy。;
;Pure imagination� �M。 Langis has been my friend from childhood up�察�
and I have forewarned him that it is his duty to love the people whom I
love。;
;I mistrust these childhood's friends�察─ �said he�察 �growing excited。 ;I
should not wonder if this youth was in love with you。;
;Ah�察�indeed� �then you should have heard him but now。 He has been
reminding me�察�this youth�察�that two years ago he sought my hand�察�and he
assured me that forty´eight hours sufficed to console him for my refusal。;
;I did not know that the case was so grave�察 �or the personage so
dangerous。 Truly�察�do you mean to keep him to dinner�拭─�
;I invited him�察�can I retract�拭─�
;Very well�察�I will leave the place�察─�he cried�察�rising。
She uplifted her eyes to his face and remained transfixed with
astonishment�察 �so completely was his face transformed。 His contracted
brows formed an acute angle�察�and he had a sharp�察�hard�察�evil air。 This was a
Larinski with whom she was not yet acquainted�察�or rather it was Samuel
Brohl who had just appeared to herSamuel Brohl�察�who had entered upon
the scene as suddenly as though he had emerged from a magic surprise´
box。 She could not remove her eyes from him�察�and he at once perceived
the impression he wa