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beg of you�察�my overcoat�察�and I will wrap myself up in my plaid�察�and then 

we will both be warm。; 

     With these words he took off his overcoat and handed it to M。 Moriaz�察�

who�察    �feeling   almost    frozen�察  �offered    feeble   objections     to  donning     the 

garment�察�although he had some difficulty in getting into the sleeves。 

     During this time Count Abel had thrown down on the rock the wallet 

he carried slung to a leathern strap over his shoulders。 He drew forth from 

it a loaf of light bread�察�some hard´boiled eggs�察�a /pate/ of venison�察�and a 



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bottle of excellent burgundy。 These provisions he spread out around him�察�

and   then   presented   to   M。   Moriaz   a   cup   cut   from   a   cocoanut´shell�察  �and 

filled it to the brim�察�saying�察 �Here is something that will entirely restore 

you。;   M。  Moriaz   drained   the   cup�察  �and   soon   felt   his   weakness   disappear。 

His   natural   good   spirits   returned   to   him�察  �and   he   gaily   narrated   to   his 

Amphitryon   his   deplorable   Odyssey。   In   return�察�Abel   recounted   to   him   a 

similar adventure he had had in the Carpathian Mountains。 It is very easy 

to take a liking to a man who helps you out of a scrape�察�who gives you 

drink when you are thirsty�察�and food when you are hungry�察�but�察�even had 

not M。 Moriaz   been under great obligations to Count   Larinski�察�he   could 

not   have   avoided   the   discovery  that   this   amiable   stranger   was   a   man   of 

good address and agreeable conversation。 

     Nevertheless�察  �so   soon   as   the   repast   was   finished�察  �he   said�此   �We   have 

forgotten     ourselves     in  our   talk。  I  am   the   happy   father     of  a  charming 

daughter   who   has   a   vivid   imagination。   She   will   believe   that   I   have   met 

with an untimely end if I do not hasten as speedily as possible to reassure 

her。; 

     Count     Abel    hereupon      gave   his   hand    to  M。   Moriaz     to  aid   him   in 

preserving his equilibrium as he crossed the plank�察�which was not wide。 

Throughout   the   descent   he   overwhelmed   him   with   attentions�察  �sustaining 

him  with   his   arm  when   the descent became   too   abrupt。  So   soon   as  they 

had made their way to a foot´path�察�they resumed their conversation。 Abel 

was   very   clear´sighted�察  �and�察  �like   Socrates�察  �as   we   said   before�察  �he       was 

master   in   the   art   of   interrogating。   He   turned   the   conversation   to   erratic 

glaciers     and   boulders。     M。   Moriaz     was    enchanted     with    his  manner     of 

asking     questions�察  �as   Professor   of   the    College   of   France�察  �he   was     well 

pleased to owe his life to an intelligent man。 

     As they traversed a pine´forest�察�they heard a voice hailing them�察�and 

they     were    shortly    joined    by   a  guide    whom      Mlle。    Moriaz�察    �mortally 

disquieted at the prolonged absence of her father�察�had sent in quest of him。 

Pale with emotion�察�trembling in every fibre�察�she had seated herself on the 

bank     of   a  stream。    She    was   completely      a   prey   to  terror�察  �and   in   her 

imagination plainly saw her father lying half dead at the bottom of some 

precipice   or   rocky  crevasse。   On   perceiving   him  she   uttered   a   cry  of   joy 



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and ran to meet him。 

     ;Ah� �truly�察�my love�察─�said he�察 �I have been more fortunate than wise。 

And I shall have to ask my deliverer his name in order to present him to 

you。; 

     Count     Abel    appeared      not   to  have    heard    these   last   words。    He 

stammered out something about M。 Moriaz having exaggerated the worth 

of the little service it had been his good fortune to render him�察�and then 

with   a   cold�察  �formal�察  �dignified   air�察  �he   bowed   to   Antoinette   and   moved 

hurriedly away�察�as a man who cares little to make new acquaintances�察�and 

who longs to get back to his solitude。 

     He   was   already   at   some   distance   when   M。   Moriaz�察  �who   had   been 

busily   recounting   his   adventures   to   his   daughter�察  �bethought   him   that   he 

had   kept   his   deliverer's   overcoat。   He   searched   in   the   pockets�察  �and   there 

found a memorandum´book and some visiting´cards bearing the name of 

Count Abel Larinski。 Before dinner he made the tour of all the hotels in 

Saint Moritz without discovering where M。 Larinski lodged。 He learned it 

in   the   evening   from   a   peasant   who   came   over   from   Cellarina   for   the 

overcoat。 

     The   good   Mlle。   Moiseney   was   quite   taken   with   Count   Abel�察  �first�察�

because      he   was   handsome�察      �and   then   because     he   played    the   piano 

bewitchingly。 There could be no doubt that Antoinette would feel grateful 

to this good´looking musician who had restored to her her father。 Certain 

of being no longer thwarted in her enthusiasm�察�she said to her that evening�察�

with a smile which was meant to be excessively ironical�此�

     ;Well�察�my dear�察�do you still think that Count Larinski has a stoop in his 

shoulders�察�and that his head is badly poised�拭─�

     ;It is a matter of small import�察�but I do not gainsay it。; 

     ;Ah�察�if you had only heard him play one of Schumann's romances� ─�

     ;A talent for music is a noble one。 Nevertheless�察�the man's chief merit�察�

in my eyes�察�is that he has a taste for saving life。; 

     ;Oh�察�I was sure from the first�察�perfectly sure�察�that this man had a large 

heart and a noble soul。 I read physiognomies very correctly�察�and I never 

need to see people twice to know how far they can be relied on。; After a 

pause she added�察 �I wonder if I dare tell you�察�my dear�察�of an idea that has 



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occurred to me�拭─�

     ;Tell me�察�by all means。 Your ideas sometimes amuse me。; 

     ;Might it not turn out that the author of a certain note�察�and sender of a 

certain thing�察�was M。 le Comte Abel Larinski�拭─ �Why he rather than any 

other�拭─�queried Antoinette。 ;I believe you do him wrong�此�he appears to be 

a gentleman�察�and gentlemen do not write anonymous letters。; 

     ;Oh� �that was a very innocent one�察�and you may be sure that he wrote 

it in perfect good faith。; 

     ;You believe�察  �then�察  �mademoiselle�察  �that   in   good   faith   a   man   about   to 

put   a   halter   about   his   neck   would   renounce   his   project   because   he   had 

encountered Mlle。 Antoinette Moriaz on a public highway�拭─�

     ;Why not�拭─�cried Mlle。 Moiseney�察�looking at her with eyes wide open 

with admiration。 ;Besides�察�you   know the Poles   are a hot´headed   people�察�

whose   hearts   are   open   to   all   noble   enthusiasms。   One   could   pardon   in 

Count Larinski what could not be overlooked in a Parisian。; 

     ;I   will   pardon   him   on   condition   that   he   will   keep   his   promise   and 

never make himself known to me�察�for this is unquestionably the first duty 

of a mysterious unknown。 Just now he refused to let my father present him 

to   me�察  �which   is   a   good   mark   in   his   favour。   If   he   alters   his   mind�察  �he 

becomes   at   once   a   condemned   man。   I   pity   you�察  �my   dear   Joan�察─  �added 

Antoinette�察�laughingly。 ;You are dying with longing to hear one of those 

romances without words�察�which M。 Larinski plays so divinely�察�and if M。 

Larinski   be   the   man   of   the   letter�察  �his   own   avowal   prohibits   him   from 

appearing   before   me   again。   How   can   you   extricate   yourself   from   this 

dilemma�拭�The case is embarrassing。; 

     It   was   M。   Moriaz   who   undertook   the   solution   of   this   embarrassing 

dilemma。 Three days later�察�some moments before dinner�察�he was walking 

in   the   hotel´grounds�察  �smoking   a   cigar。   He   saw   passing   along   the   road 

Count Abel�察�on his way back to Cellarina。 A storm was coming up�察�already 

great drops of rain were beginning to fall。 M。 Moriaz ran after the count 

and seized him by the button�察�saying�此 �You have saved my lifepermit me�察�

at least�察�to save you from the rain。 Do me the honour to share our dinner�察�

we will have it served in my apartment。; 

     Abel   strongly   resisted   this   proposition�察  �giving   reasons   that   sounded 



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like mere pretences。 A rumbling of thunder was heard。 M。 Moriaz took his 

man by the arm�察�and led him in by force。 He presented him to his daughter�察�

saying�此 �Antoinette�察�let me present to you M。 le Comte Larinski�察�a most 

excellent   man�察  �but   little   inclined   to   sociability。   I   was   compelled   to   use 

violence in bringing him here。; 

     The count acknowledged these remarks with a constrained smile。 He 

wore   the   manner   of   a   prisoner�察  �but�察  �as   he   prided   himself   on   his   good´ 

breeding   and on   his   philosophy�察  �he   seemed   to be   endeavouring   to   make 

the best of his prison。 During dinner he was grave。 He treated Antoinette 

with frigid politeness�察�paid some attention to Mlle。 Moiseney�察�but reserved 

his chief assiduities for Mr。 Moriaz。 He addressed his conversation more 

particularly to him�察�and listened to him with profound respect。 A professor 

is always sensible to this kind of courtesy。 

     After the coffee was served�察�the crusting of ice in which Count Abel 

had   incased   himself   began   to   thaw。   He   had   been   all   over   the   world�察  �he 

knew   the   United   States   and   Turkey��

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