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effect of a stool of repentance。 Mme。 de Lorcy moved away�察�and he was 

left /tete´a´tete/ with Princess Gulof�察�who said to him�察 �I have been told 

that   congratulations   are   due   to   you�察  �and   I   must   make   them   at   once    

although we are enemies。; 

     ;By   what   right   are   we   enemies�察  �princess�拭─  �he   asked   with   a   slightly 

troubled feeling�察�which quickly passed away as she answered�此�

     ;I   am   a   Russian   and   you   are   a   Pole�察  �but   we   shall   have   no   time   for 

fighting�察�I leave for London to´morrow morning at seven o'clock。; 

     He was on the point of casting himself at her feet and tenderly kissing 

her    two    hands�察   �in   testimony     of   his   gratitude。    ;To´morrow        at  seven 

o'clock�察─�he mentally ejaculated。 ;I have slandered her�察�she has some good 

in her。; 



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     ;When I say that I am a Russian�察─�resumed the princess�察 �it is merely a 

formal speech。 Love of country is a prejudice�察�an idea that has had its day�察�

that had sense in the times of Epaminondas or of Theseus�察�but that has it 

no longer。 We live in the age of the telegraph�察�the locomotive�察�and I know 

of   nothing   more   absurd   now   than   a   frontier�察  �or   more   ridiculous   than   a 

patriot。   Rumour   says   that   you   fought   like   a   hero   in   the   insurrection   of 

1863�察�that   you   gave proof   of incomparable   prowess�察�and   that   you   killed 

with your own hand ten Cossacks�拭�What harm had they done you�察�those 

poor Cossacks�拭�Do they not sometimes haunt your dreams�拭�Can you think 

of your victims without disquietude and without remorse�拭─�

     He replied�察�in a dry�察�haughty tone�此 �I really do not know�察�princess�察�how 

many Cossacks I have killed�察�but I do know that there are some subjects 

on which I do not love to expatiate。; 

     ;You are rightI should not comprehend you。 Don Quixote did not do 

Sancho the honour to explain himself to him every day。; 

     ;Ah�察�I beg of you�察�let us talk a little of the man´monkey�察─�he observed�察�

in   a   rather   more   pliant   tone   than   he   had   at   first   assumed。   ;That   is   a 

question that has the advantage of being neither Russian nor Polish。; 

     ;You will not succeed that way in throwing me off the track。 I mean to 

tell you all the evil I think of you�察�no matter how it may incense you。 You 

uttered�察  �at   table�察  �theories   that   displeased   me。 You   are   not   only   a   Polish 

patriot�察�you are an idealist�察�a true disciple of Plato�察�and you do not know 

how I always have detested this man。 In all these sixty years that I have 

been in this world�察�I have seen nothing but selfishness�察�and grasping after 

self´gratification。 Twice during dinner you spoke of an ideal world。 What 

is   an   ideal   world�拭  �Where   is   it   situated�拭  �You   speak   of   it   as   of   a   house 

whose   inhabitants   you   are   well   acquainted   with�察  �whose   key   is   in   your 

pocket。 Can you show me the key�拭�I promise not to steal it from you。 O 

poet��for you are quite as much of a poet as of a Pole�察�which is not saying 

much; 

     ;Nothing remains but to hang me�察─�he interposed�察�smilingly。 

     ;No�察�I shall not hang you。 Opinions are free�察�and there is room enough 

in the world for all�察�even idealists。 Besides�察�if you were to be hanged�察�it 

would bring to the verge of despair a charming girl who adores you�察�who 



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was created   expressly  for   you�察 �and whom  you   will   shortly  marry。 When 

will the ceremony take place�拭─�

     ;If  I  dared hope that   you   would do   me   the  honour of   being   present�察�

princess�察�I should postpone it until your return from England。; 

     ;You are too amiable�察�but I could not on any consideration retard the 

happiness      of   Mlle。   Moriaz。     There�察   �my   dear   count�察   �I  congratulate     you 

sincerely。 I had the pleasure to meet here the future Countess Larinski。 She 

is   adorable�   �It   is   an   exquisite   nature�察  �hersa   true   poet's   wife。   She   must 

have brains�察�discernment�察�she has chosen you that says everything。 As to 

her fortune�察�I dare not ask you if she has any�察�you would turn away from 

me in disgust。 Do idealists trouble their heads with such vile questions�拭─�

     She leaned towards him�察�and�察�fanning herself excitedly�察�added�此 �These 

poor idealists� �they have one misfortune。; 

     ;And what is that�察�princess�拭─�

     ;They      dream     with    open    eyes�察   �and   the   awakening       is  sometimes 

disagreeable。   Ah�察  �my   dear   Count   Larinski�察  �this�察  �that�察  �and   the   other�察  �/et 

cetera/。 Thus endeth the adventure。; 

     Then�察�stretching out her neck until her face was close to his�察�she darted 

at him a venomous�察�viper´like look�察�and�察�in a voice that seemed to cut into 

his   tympanum   like   a   sharp´toothed   saw�察  �she   hissed�察   �Samuel   Brohl�察  �the 

man with the green eyes�察�sooner or later the mountains must meet� ─�

     It   seemed   to   him   that   the   candelabra   on   the   mantel´piece   darted   out 

jets of  flame�察�whose  green�察 �blue�察�and   rose´coloured tongues   ascended   to 

the   ceiling�察  �and   it   appeared   to   him   as   though   his   heart   was   beating   as 

noisily   as   a   clock´pendulum�察  �and   that   every   one   would   turn   to   inquire 

whence came the noise。 But every one was occupied�察�no one turned round�察�

no one suspected that there was a man present on whom a thunderbolt had 

just fallen。 

     The   man   passed   his   hand   over   his   brow�察  �which   was   covered   with   a 

cold sweat�察�then dispelling�察�by an effort of will�察�the cloud that veiled his 

eyes�察�he�察�in turn�察�leaned towards the princess�察�and with quivering lip and 

evil�察�sardonic glance�察�said to her�察�in a low voice�此�

     ;Princess�察  �I    have   a   slight   acquaintance   with      this   Samuel    Brohl    of 

whom you speak。 He is not a man who will allow himself to be strangled 



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without a great deal of outcry。 You are not much in the habit of writing�察�

nevertheless he   received   from   you   two   letters�察  �which   he   copied�察 �placing 

the originals in safety。 If ever he sees the necessity of appearing in a court 

of justice�察�these two letters can be made to create quite a sensation�察�and 

unquestionably they will be the delight of all the petty journals of Paris。; 

     Thereupon he made a profound bow�察�respectfully took leave of Mme。 

de   Lorcy�察  �and   retired�察  �followed   by  Abbe   Miollens�察  �who   inflicted   a   real 

torture by insisting on accompanying him to the station。 

     No   longer   restrained   by   Mme。   de   Lorcy's   presence�察  �the   abbe   spoke 

freely of the happy event in which he prided himself to have been a co´ 

operator�察    �he   overwhelmed       him    with   congratulation�察    �and   all  the   good 

wishes he could possibly think of for his happiness。 During a quarter of an 

hour he lavished on him his myrrh and honey。 Samuel would gladly have 

wrung his neck。 He could not breathe until the abbe had freed him from 

his obtrusive society。 

     A storm muttered in the almost cloudless sky。 It was a dry storm�察�the 

rain    fell  elsewhere。     The   incessant     lightning�察   �accompanied       by   distant 

thunder�察�gleamed from all quarters of the horizon�察�and darted its luminous 

flashes over the whole extent of the plain。 At intervals the hills seemed to 

be on fire。 Several times Samuel�察�who stood with his nose against the glass 

of   the   car´door�察  �thought   that   he   saw   in   the   direction   of   Cormeilles   the 

flaring light of a conflagration�察�in which were blazing his dream and two 

millions�察�to say nothing of his great expectations。 

     He bitterly reproached himself for his folly of the previous day。 ;If I 

had   passed   yesterday   evening   with   her�察─  �he   thought�察   �surely   she   would 

have     spoken     of  the   Princess     Gulof。    I  would     have    taken   measures 

accordingly�察  �and   nothing   would   have   happened。;   It   was   all   M。   Langis's 

fault�察�it was to him that he imputed the disaster�察�and he hated him all the 

more。 

     However�察�as he approached Paris�察�he felt his courage returning。 

     ;Those two letters frightened the old fairy�察─�he thought。 ;She will think 

twice before she declares war with me。 No�察�she will not dare。; He added�此�

;And   if   she   dared�察  �Antoinette   loves   me   so   much   that   I   can   make   her 

believe what I please。; 



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     And   he   prepared   in   his   mind   what   he   should   say�察  �in   case   the   event 

occurred。 

     At   that   very   moment   Mme。   de   Lorcy�察  �who   was   alone   with   Princess 

Gulof�察�was saying�此 �Well�察�my dear�察�you have talked with my man。 What 

do you think of him�拭─�

     The     princess    distressed     her  by   her   reply。   ;I  think�察  �my    dear�察─   �she 

rejoined�察 �that Count Larinski is the last of the heroes of romance or�察�if 

you like better�察�the last of the troubadours�察�but I have no reason to believe 

him to be an adventurer。; 

     Mme。 de Lorcy could get nothing further from Princess Gulof�察�she had 

invited   her   to   remain   overnight�察  �she   got   no   pay   for   her   hospitality。   The 

princess   spent   part   of   the   night   in   reflecting   and   deliberating。   Samuel 

Brohl's     insolent     menace      had    produced      some     effect。   She     sought    to 

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