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proceeded about twenty steps�察�he paused�察�and�察�turning towards Antoinette�察�

who   was   engaged   in   readjusting   her   hood   and   rebuttoning   her   twelve´ 

button gloves�察�he said�此�

     ;I have drawn an odd number in the great lottery of this world。 In our 

day there are no romantic girls�察�the last remaining one is mine。; 

     ;That is it�察�I am a romantic girl� ─�she cried�察�tossing her pretty�察�curly 

head with an air of defiance�察 �and if you are wise you will not urge me to 



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marry�察�for I never shall make any but an ineligible match。; 

     ;Ah�察�speak lower� ─�he exclaimed�察�casting a hurried glance around him�察�

and adding�此 �Thank Heaven� �there is no one here but the Albula to hear 

you。; 

     M。   Moriaz   mistook。   Had   he   raised   his   eyes   a   little   higher   he   would 

have   discovered�察  �above   the   rock   cornice   bordering   the   highway�察  �a   foot´ 

path�察�and in this foot´path a pedestrian tourist�察�who had paused beneath a 

fir´tree。 This tourist had set out from Chur in the diligence。 At the entrance 

of the defile�察�leaving his luggage to continue without him to Saint Moritz�察�

he   had   alighted�察  �and   with   his   haversack   on   his   back had   set   forward   on 

foot   for   Bergun�察  �where   he   proposed   passing   the   night�察  �as   did   also   M。 

Moriaz。   Of   the   conversation   between   Antoinette   and   her   father   he   had 

caught only one word。 This word�察�however�察�sped like an arrow into his ear�察�

and   from  his   ear   into   the   innermost   recesses  of   his   brain�察  �where   it   long 

quivered。   It   was   a   treasure�察  �this   word�察  �and   he   did   not   cease   to   meditate 

upon it�察�to comment on it�察�to extract from it all its essence�察�until he had 

reached the first houses of Bergun�察�like a mendicant who has picked up in 

a dusty road a well´filled purse�察�and who opens it�察�closes it�察�opens it again�察�

counts his prize piece by piece�察�and adds up its value twenty times over。 

Our tourist dined at the /table d'hote/�察�he was so preoccupied that he ate 

the   trout   caught   in   the Albula   without   suspecting   that   they   possessed   a 

marvellous       freshness�察    �an  exquisite     flavour    and   delicacy�察   �and    yet  it  is 

notorious that the trout of the Albula are the first trout of the universe。 

     Mlle。   Moiseney�察  �the   duties   of   whose   office   consisted   in   serving   as 

chaperon       to  Mlle。    Moriaz�察    �was   not   a   great   genius。    This   worthy     and 

excellent personage had�察�in fact�察�rather a circumscribed mind�察�and she had 

not   the   least   suspicion   of   it。   Her   physiognomy   was   not   pleasing   to   M。 

Moriaz�察�he had several times besought his daughter to part with her。 In the 

goodness   of   her   soul   Antoinette   always   refused�察  �she   was   not   one   who 

could countenance rebuffs to old domestics�察�old dogs�察�old horses�察�or worn´ 

out governesses。 Young Candide arrived at the conclusion�察�as the result of 

his observations�察�that the first degree of happiness would be to be Mlle。 

Gunegonde�察       �and    the  second     to  contemplate       her  throughout      life。  Mlle。 

Moiseney believed that it would be the first degree of superhuman felicity 



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to   be   Mlle。   Moriaz�察  �the   second   to   pass   one's   life   near   this   queen�察  �who�察�

arbitrary and capricious though she might be�察�was most thoughtful of the 

happiness of her subjects�察�and to be able to say�此 �It was I that hatched the 

egg whence arose this phoenix�察�I did something for this marvel�察�I taught 

her   English   and   music。;   She   had   boundless   admiration   for   her   queen�察�

amounting actually  to   idolatry。 The  English   profess that their  sovereigns 

can do nothing amiss�此 �The king can do no wrong。; Mlle。 Moiseney was 

convinced   that   Mlle。  Moriaz   could   neither   do   wrong   nor   make   mistakes 

about anything。 She saw everything with her eyes�察�espoused her likes and 

her dislikes�察�her sentiments�察�her opinions�察�her rights�察�and her wrongs�察�she 

lived�察�as it were�察�a reflected existence。 Every morning she said to her idol�察�

;How beautiful we are to´day� ─�precisely as the bell´ringer who�察�puffing 

out his cheeks�察�cried�此 �We are in voice�察�we have chanted vespers well to´ 

day� ─�M。 Moriaz excused her for finding his daughter charming�察�but could 

not so readily approve of her upholding Antoinette's ideas�察�her decisions�察�

her    prejudices。     ;This    woman       is  no   chaperon�察─     �said   he�察   �she    is  an 

admiration´point� ─�He would have been very glad to have routed her from 

the   field�察  �and   to   give   her   place   to   a   person   of   good   sound   sense   and 

judgment�察�one who might gain some influence over Antoinette。 It would 

have greatly surprised Mlle。 Moiseney had he represented to her that she 

lacked   good   sense。   This   good   creature   flattered   herself   that   she   had   an 

inexhaustible stock of this commodity�察�she placed the highest estimate on 

her   own   judgment�察  �she   believed   herself   to   be   well´   nigh   infallible。   She 

discoursed   in   the   tone   of   an   oracle   on   future   contingencies�察  �she   prided 

herself on being able to divine all things�察�to foresee all things�察�to predict all 

thingsin a word�察�to be in the secret of the gods。 As her Christian name 

was Joan�察�M。 Moriaz�察�who set little store by his calendar�察�sometimes called 

her Pope Joan�察�which wounded her deeply。 

     Mlle。   Moiseney   had   two   weaknesses�察  �she   was   a   gormand�察  �and   she 

admired   handsome   men。   Let   us   understand   the   case�此  �she   knew   perfectly 

well that they were not created for her�察�that she had no attractions to offer 

them�察  �that   they   had   nothing   to   give   her。   She   admired   them   naively   and 

innocently�察  �as   a   child   might   admire   a   beautiful   Epinal   engraving�察  �she 

would willingly have cut out their likenesses to hang on a nail on her wall�察�



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and contemplate while rereading ;Gonzalve de Cordue; and ;Le Dernier 

des Cavaliers�察─�her two favourite romances。 At Bergun�察�during the repast�察�

her brain had been working�察�and she had made two reflections。 The first 

was�察   �that  the   trout  of  Albula    were    incomparable�察     �the   second    that  the 

stranger   seated   opposite   her   had   a   remarkably   handsome   head�察  �and   was 

altogether a fine´looking man。 Several times�察�with fork halfway to mouth�察�

and nose in the air�察�she had forgotten herself in her scrutiny of him。 

     Antoinette�察    �rather   weary�察   �had   retired   early   to  her   chamber。     Mlle。 

Moiseney repaired thither to see if she needed anything�察�and�察�as she was 

about leaving her for the night�察�candle in hand�察�she suddenly inquired�察 �Do 

not you think�察�as I do�察�that this stranger is a remarkable´looking person�拭─�

     ;Of whom do you speak�拭─�rejoined Antoinette。 

     ;Why�察�of the traveller who sat opposite me。; 

     ;I confess that I scarcely looked at him。; 

     ;Indeed�      �He   has   superb     eyes�察  �nearly    green�察  �with    fawn´coloured 

tinting。; 

     ;Most astonishing� �And his hair�察�is it green also�拭─�

     ;Chestnut brown�察�almost hazel。; 

     ;Pray be more exact�察�is it hazel or not�拭─�

     ;You need not laugh at mehis whole appearance is striking�察�his figure 

singular�察  �but   full   of   character�察  �full   of   expression�察  �and   as   handsome   as 

singular。; 

     ;What enthusiasm� �It   seemed to me�察 �so far  as I noticed�察 �that he   was 

inclined to stoop�察�and that his head was very badly poised。; 

     ;What do you say�拭─�cried Mlle。 Moiseney�察�greatly scandalized。 ;How 

came you to think his head badly poised�拭─�

     ;Therethere�   �Don't   let   us   quarrel   about   it�察  �I   am   ready   to   retract。 

Good´night�察      �mademoiselle。       Apropos�察    �did   you   know     that   M。   Camille 

Langis had returned to Paris�拭─�

     ;I did not know it�察�but I am not surprised。 I had surmised it�察�in fact�察�I 

was quite sure that he would be back about this time�察�perfectly sure。 And�察�

of course�察�you think he has returned with the intention; 

     ;I   think�察─  �interrupted   Antoinette�察   �that   it   costs   me   more   to   pain   M。 

Langis than   any  other  man   in   the  world。   I  think�察 �also�察 �that he   possesses 



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most   tiresome   fidelity�察  �it   is   always   the   way�察  �one   never   loses   one's   dog 

when one wants to lose him�察�and I think�察�moreover�察�that a woman makes a 

poor bargain when she marries a man for whom she feels friendship�察�for�察�if 

she gains a husband�察�she is very sure to lose a friend。; 

     ;How true your words are� ─�exclaimed Mlle。 Moiseney。 ;But you are 

always right。 Has M。 Langis forgotten that you thought him too young 

only twenty´three�拭─�

     ;He has so little forgotten it that he has managed�察�I don't know how�察�to 

be at present twenty´five。 How resist such a mark of affection�拭�I shall be 

compelled to marry him。; 

     ;That   will   never   do。   People   do   not   marry   for   charity�察─  �replied   Mlle。 

Moiseney�察�deprecatingly。 

     ;Adieu�察�my dear�察─�said Antoinette�察�dismissing her。 ;Do not dream too 

much about your unknown charmer。 I assure you he had a decided stoop in 

his shoulders。 However�察�that makes small difference�察�if your heart speaks�察�

I will see to arranging this affair for you。; And she added�察�musingly�察 �How 


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