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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 

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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

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