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I will see to arranging this affair for you。; And she added�察�musingly�察 �How
amusing it must be to marry other people� ─�
The next morning Mlle。 Moiseney made the acquaintance of her
unknown charmer。 Before leaving Bergun Mlle。 Moriaz wished to make a
sketch�察 �and she had gone out early with her father。 Mlle。 Moiseney
descended to the hotel /salon/�察 �and�察 �espying a piano�察 �she opened it and
played a /fantasia/ by Schumann�察 �she was a tolerably good musician。
When she had finished�察 �Count Abel Larinski�察 �the man with green eyes�察�
who had entered the /salon/ without her hearing him�察�approached to thank
her for the pleasure he had had in listening to her�察�but he begged to take
the liberty to tell her that she failed to properly observe the movement�察�and
had taken an /andantino/ for an /andante/。 At her solicitation he took her
place at the instrument�察 �and executed the /andantino/ as few but
professional artists could do。 Mlle。 Moiseney�察 �ever ready with her
enthusiasm�察 �declared that he must be a Liszt or a Chopin�察 �and implored
him to play her something else�察�to which he consented with good grace。
After this they talked about music and many other things。 The man with
the green eyes possessed one quality in common with Socrates�察 �he was
master in the art of interrogating�察�and Mlle。 Moiseney loved to talk。 The
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subject on which she discoursed most willingly was Mlle。 Antoinette
Moriaz�察�when she was started under this heading she became eloquent。 At
the end of half an hour Count Abel was thoroughly /au fait/ on the
character and position of Mlle。 Moriaz。 He knew that she had a heart of
gold�察�a mind free from all narrow prejudices�察�a generous soul�察�and a love
for all that was chivalrous and heroic�察 �he knew that two days of every
week were devoted by her to visiting the poor�察�and that she looked upon
these as natural creditors to whom it was her duty to make restitution。 He
knew also that Mlle。 Moriaz could all the better satisfy her charitable
inclinations�察�as her mother had left her an income of one hundred thousand
livres。 He learned that she danced to perfection�察 �that she drew like an
angel�察 �and that she read Italian and spoke English。 This last seemed of
mediocre importance to Count Abel。 St。 Paul said�此 �Though I speak with
the tongues of men and of angels�察�and have not charity�察�I am become as
sounding brass�察�or a tinkling cymbal。; The count was of St。 Paul's opinion�察�
and had Mlle。 Moriaz known neither how to speak English�察�nor to draw�察�
nor yet to dance�察�it would not in the least have diminished the esteem with
which he honoured her。 The main essential in his eyes was that she was
benevolent to the poor�察 �and that she cherished a little tenderness for
heroes。
When he had learned�察�with an air of indifference�察�all that he cared to
learn�察�he respectfully bowed himself away from Mlle。 Moiseney�察�to whom
he had not mentioned his name�察�and�察�buckling his haversack�察�he put it on
his back�察�paid his bill�察�and set out on foot to make a hasty ascent of the
culminating point of the Albula Pass�察�which leads into the Engadine Valley。
One would have difficulty in finding throughout the Alps a more
completely barren�察 �rugged�察�desolate spot�察�than this portion of the Albula
Pass。 The highway lies among masses of rocks�察 �heaped up in terrible
disorder。 Arrived at the culminating point�察�Count Abel felt the necessity of
taking breath。 He clambered up a little hillock�察�where he seated himself。 At
his feet were wide open the yawning jaws of a cavern�察�obstructed by great
tufts of aconite ��wolf's´bane���察�with sombre foliage�察�one would have said
that they kept guard over some crime in which they had been accomplices。
Count Abel contemplated the awful silence that surrounded him�察�
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everywhere enormous boulders�察 �heaped together�察 �or scattered about in
isolated grandeur�察�some pitched on their sides�察�others standing erect�察�still
others suspended�察 �as it were�察 �in mid´air。 It seemed to him that these
boulders had formerly served for the games of bacchanalian Titans�察�who�察�
after having used them as skittles or jack´stones�察 �had ended by hurling
them at one another's heads。 It is most probable that He who constructed
the Albula Pass�察�alarmed and confused by the hideous aspect of his work�察�
did justice to it by breaking it into fragments with his gigantic hammer。
Count Abel heard a tinkling of bells�察 �and�察 �looking up�察 �he saw
approaching a post´chaise�察 �making its way from Engadine to Bergun。 It
was a large�察�uncovered berlin�察�and in it sat a woman of about sixty years of
age�察 �accompanied by her attendants and her pug´dog。 This woman had
rather a bulky head�察�a long face�察�a snub´nose�察�high cheek´ bones�察�a keen�察�
bright eye�察�a large mouth�察�about which played a smile�察�at the same time
/spirituel/�察�imperious�察�and contemptuous。 Abel grew pale�察�and became at
once convulsed with terror�察 �he could not withdraw his eyes from this
markedly Mongolian physiognomy�察 �which from afar he had recognised。
;Ah�察�yes�察─�he said�察 �it is she� ─�He drew over his face the cape of his mantle�察�
and disappeared as completely as it is possible to disappear when one is
perched upon a hillock。 It was six years since he had seen this woman�察�and
he had promised himself never to see her again�察�but man is the plaything
of circumstances�察�and his happiness as well as his pride is at the mercy of
a chance encounter。 Count Abel was no longer proud�察�for some moments
he had humbled himself�察�he had ceased to exist。
Happily he discovered that he had not been recognised�察 �that the
woman of sixty years of age was not looking his way。 She had good taste�察�
discovering the hideous aspect of the country�察�which is usually known as
the Vallee du Diable�察�she had opened a volume�察�bound in morocco�察�which
her waiting´woman had placed in her hands。 This volume was not a new
novel�察�it was a German book�察�entitled ;The History of Civilization�察�viewed
in Accordance with the Doctrines of Evolution�察 �from the most Remote
Period to the Present Day。; She neither had made much progress in the
pages of the book nor in the history of civilization�察�she had not got beyond
the age of stone or of bronze�察�she was still among primitive animal life�察�
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among the protozoa�察�the monads�察�the infusoria�察�the vibratilesin the age of
albumen�察 �or gelatinous civilization�察 �as it was called by the author�察 �the
sagacity of whose views charmed her。 She only interrupted her reading at
intervals to lightly stroke the nose of her pug�察�who lay snoring in her lap�察�
and she was a thousand leagues from suspecting that Count Abel Larinski
was at hand�察�watching her。
The berlin passed by him without stopping�察�and soon it had begun the
descent towards Bergun。 Then he felt a great weight roll from his heart�察�
which beat freely once more。 The berlin moved rapidly away�察�the count
followed it with his prayers�察�smoothing its course�察�removing every stone
or other obstacle that might retard its progress。 It was just disappearing
round one of the curves of the road�察�when it crossed another post´chaise�察�
making the ascent in a walk�察�and in it Count Abel perceived something red�此�
it was the hood of Mlle。 Antoinette Moriaz。 A moment more and the berlin
was gone�察 �it seemed to him that the shadow of his sorrowful youth�察�
emerged suddenly from the realm of shades�察�had been plunged back there
forever�察�and that the fay of hopeshe who holds in her keeping the secrets
of the futurewas ascending toward him�察�red´hooded�察�flowers in her hands�察�
sunshine in her eyes。 The clouds parted�察 �the deep shadow covering the
Vallee du Diable cleared away�察 �and the dismal solitude began to smile。
Count Abel arose�察 �picked up his staff�察 �and shook himself。 As he passed
before the cavern�察 �he discovered�察 �among the tufts of aconite which
covered it�察 �a mossy hollow�察 �and he perceived that this hollow was
ornamented with beautiful blue campanulas�察�whose little bells gracefully
waved in the gentle breeze which was stirring。 He gathered one of these
campanulas�察�carried it to his lips�察�and found its taste most agreeable。 Half
an hour later he turned from the highway into a foot´path which led
through green pastures and forests of larch´trees。
By the time he had reached the heart of the valley it was nightfall。 He
traversed the hamlet of Cresta�察 �crossed a bridge�察 �found himself at the
entrance of the village of Cellarina�察�about twenty´five minutes' walk form
Saint Moritz。 After taking counsel with himself�察�he resolved to proceed no
farther�察�and so he put up at a neat�察�pretty inn�察�which had just been freshly
white´washed。