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Countess   LarinskiI       arrived   in  time   to  save   you。   Be   silent   about   the 

discovery you have just made�察�by no means mention it to Samuel Brohl�察�

and seek a proper pretext to break with him。 You would not be a woman if 

you could not find ten for one。; 

     Mlle。    Moriaz     could    no   longer   refrain    her  anger。    ;Madame�察─      �she 

exclaimed excitedly�察 �will you declare to M。 Larinski�察�in my presence�察�that 

his name is Samuel Brohl�拭─�

     ;I made that declaration to him yesterdayit is useless to repeat it。 He 

was nearer dead than alive�察�and I was truly sorry for the state into which I 

had thrown him。 I cannot disguise from myself that I am the cause of all 

this�察�why  did I   take the boy  from  his father's tavern   and his   natal   mud�拭�

Perhaps there he would have remained honest。 It was I who launched him 

into the world and gave him the desire to advance�察�I put the trump´cards 

into his hand�察�but he found that he could not win fast enough by fair play�察�

so he ended by cheating。 It is not my place to overwhelm the poor devil 

we owe some consideration to those who are under obligations to us�察�and�察�

once more�察�I desire not to appear further in this business。 Promise me that 

Samuel Brohl never will be informed of the measures I have taken。; 

     She replied�察�in a haughty tone�此 �I promise you�察�madame�察�that I never 

will do   Count   Larinski the   wrong   to   repeat   to   him  a   single   word   of   the 

very likely story you have related to me。; 

     The princess rose hastily�察�remained standing before Mlle。 Moriaz�察�and 

contemplated her in silence�察�finally she said�察�in tones of the most cutting 

sarcasm�此   �Ah�   �you   do   not   believe   me�察  �my   dear。   Decidedly   you   do   not 

believe   me。   You   are   right�察  �you   should   not   put   faith   in   an   old   woman's 

childish     chatter。  No�察   �my   darling�察   �there   is  no  Samuel      Brohl�此  �I  dined 

yesterday   at   Maisons   with   the   most   authentic   of   Counts   Larinski�察  �and 

nothing remains for me to say but to present my best wishes for the certain 

happiness of the  Countess Larinski�察�/et   cetera/of the Countess   Larinski 

and company。; 



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     With these words she bowed�察�turned on her heels�察�and disappeared。 

     Mlle。    Moriaz     remained     an   instant   as  if  stunned    by   a  blow。   She 

questioned herself as to whether she had not seen a vision�察�or had had the 

nightmare。 Was it�察�indeed�察�a Russian princess of flesh and blood who had 

just been there�察�who had been seated close beside her�察�and had conversed 

so    strangely   with    her  that  the   belfry  of   Cormeilles     could   not  hear   it 

without   falling   into   a   profound   stupor�拭  �In   fact�察  �the   belfry  of   Cormeilles 

had become   silent�察 �its bells   no   longer  rang�察�an   appalling   silence  reigned 

for two leagues round。 

     Antoinette soon controlled her emotions。 ;The day before yesterday�察─�

she thought�察 �this woman appeared to me to be deranged�此�she is a lunatic�察�I 

wish     that   Abel  were   here�察  �he   could   tell   me  what   happened     at  dinner 

between      him    and   this  dotard�察  �and   we   should    laugh    over   it  together。 

Perhaps nothing happened at all。 The Princess Gulof should be confined。 

They do very wrong to let maniacs like that go at large。 It is dangerous�察�

the bells of Cormeilles have ceased ringing。 Ah� �/bon Dieu/�察�who knows�拭�

Mme。 de Lorcy surely has a hand in this business�察�it is the result of some 

grand plot。 How many acts are there in the play�拭�Here we are at the second 

or third�察�but there are some jokes that are very provoking。 I shall end by 

being seriously angry。; 

     Princess Gulof appeared to have entirely failed in her object。 It seemed 

to Mlle。 Moriaz that for the last twenty minutes she loved Count Larinski 

more than ever before。 

     The    hour   drew    near�察  �he  was    on  the  way�察   �she   had  never   been    so 

impatient to see him。 She saw some one at the end of the terrace。 It was M。 

Camille Langis�察�who was going towards the laboratory。 

     He turned his head�察�retraced his steps�察�and came to her。 M。 Moriaz had 

asked him to translate two pages of a German memoir which he had not 

been able to understand。 Camille was bringing the translation�察�perhaps that 

was the reason of his coming back to Cormeilles after two days�察�perhaps�察�

too�察�it was only a pretext。 

     Mlle。  Moriaz   could   not   help   thinking   that   his visit   was   inopportune�察�

that he had chose an unfortunate time for it。 ;If the count finds him still 

here�察─�thought she�察 �I am not afraid that he will make a scene�察�but all his 



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pleasure will be spoiled。; There was a tinge of coldness in her welcome to 

M。 Langis�察�of which he was sensible。 

     ;I am in the way�察─�he said�察�making a movement to retire。 

     She kept him�察�and altered her tone�此 �You are never in the way�察�Camille。 

Sit there。; 

     He   seated   himself�察  �and   talked   of   the   races   at   Chantilly�察  �that   he   had 

attended the day before。 

     She listened to him�察�bowed her head in sign of approval�察�but she heard 

his voice through a mist that veiled her senses。 She lifted her hand to brush 

away   a   wasp   that   annoyed   her   by   its   buzzing。   The   lace   of   her   cuff�察  �in 

falling back�察�left her wrist exposed。 

     ;What a curious bracelet you have� ─�said M。 Langis。 

     ;Have you not seen it before�拭─�she replied。 ;It is some time since; 

     She interrupted herself�察�a sudden idea occurring to her。 She looked at 

her wrist。 This bracelet from which she never was partedthis bracelet that 

Count Larinski had given to herthis bracelet that he loved because it had 

belonged to his mother�察�and that the late Countess Larinski had worn as 

long as she livedresembled none other�察�but Mlle。 Moriaz observed that it 

had a strong   resemblance to   the Persian bracelet that   the Princess   Gulof 

had described to her�察�and which she had exchanged for Samuel Brohl。 The 

three gold plates�察�the grotesque animals�察�the filigree networknothing was 

wanting。 She took it from her arm and handed it to M。 Langis�察�saying to 

him�此 �There is�察�it seems�察�something written on the interior of one of these 

plates�察�but you must know the secret to be able to open it。 Can you guess 

secrets�拭─�

     He carefully examined the bracelet。 ;Two of these plates�察─�said he�察 �are 

solid�察�and of heavy gold�察�the third is hollow�察�and might serve as a case。 I 

see a little hinge that is almost invisible�察�but I seek in vain for the secretI 

cannot find it。; 

     ;Is the hinge strong�拭─�

     ;Not very�察�and the lid easily could be forced open。; 

     ;That is what I want you to do�察─�she rejoined。 

     ;What are you thinking of�拭�I would not spoil a trinket that you value。; 

     She replied�此 �I have made the acquaintance of a Russian princess who 



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has a mania for physiology and dissection。 I have caught the disease�察�and I 

want to begin to dissect。 I am fond of this trinket�察�but I want to know what 

is inside。 Do as I tell you�察─�she continued。 ;You will find in the laboratory 

the necessary instruments。 Go�察�the key is in the door。; He consulted her 

look�察�her eye was burning�察�her voice broken�察�and she repeated�此 �Gogo� �

Do you not understand me�拭─�

     He obeyed�察�went to the laboratory�察�taking the bracelet with him。 After 

five minutes he returned saying�此 �I am very unskilful�察�I crushed the lid in 

raising it�察�but you wished it�察�and your curiosity will be satisfied。; 

     She    could�察   �in  truth�察 �satisfy   her   curiosity。   She   eagerly    seized    the 

bracelet�察�and on the back of the plate�察�now left bare�察�she saw engraved in 

the   gold�察  �characters    almost    microscopic      in  size。  Through     the   greatest 

attention   she   succeeded   in   deciphering   them。   She   distinguished   several 

dates�察  �marking   the   year�察  �the   month�察  �and   the   day�察  �when   some   important 

event had occurred to the Princess Gulof。 These dates�察�accompanied by no 

indication      of   any    kind�察  �formerly      sufficed    to   recall   the   principal 

experiments that she had practised on mankind before having discovered 

Samuel Brohl。 The result had not been very cheerful�察�for beneath this form 

of calendar stood a confession of faith�察�thus expressed�察 �Vanity of vanities�察�

all is vanity� ─�This melancholy declaration was signed�察�and the signature 

was perfectly legible。 Mlle。 Moriaz spelled it out readily�察�although at that 

moment her sight was dim�察�and she was convinced that the trinket�察�which 

Count   Larinski   had   presented   to   her   as   a   family   relic�察  �had   belonged   to 

Anna Petrovna�察�Princess Gulof。 

     She   grew   mortally   pale�察  �and   lost   consciousness�察  �she   seemed   on   the 

verge of an attack of delirium。 In the agitation of her mind�察�she imagined 

that she saw herself at a great distance�察�at the end of the world�察�and very 

small�察�she was climbing a mountain�察�on the other side of which there was 

a man awaiting her。 She questioned herself�察 �Am I�察�or is this traveller�察�Mlle。 

Moriaz�拭─�She closed her eyes�察�and saw a blank abyss open before her�察�in 

which   her   life   was   ingulfed�察  �whirled   about�察  �like   the   leaf   of   a   tree   in   a 

whirlpool。 

     M。 Langis drew near her�察�and�察�lightly slapping the palms of her hands�察�

said�察 �What is the matter�拭─�



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