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of those enterprises which I have conceived and carried out myself。;
;What does that mean�拭─�
;It means that I have a strong suspicion that M。 de G。 is to be your
associate in this pretty plan�察�of which I can accept neither the cost nor the
benefits
;What a child you are� �I thought you loved me。 I was mistaken�察 �all
right。;
She rose�察�opened the piano and began to play the Invitation a la Valse�察�
as far as the famous passage in the major which always stopped her。 Was it
through force of habit�察�or was it to remind me of the day when we first met�拭�
All I know is that the melody brought back that recollection�察�and�察�coming
up to her�察�I took her head between my hands and kissed her。 ;You forgive
me�拭─�I said。
;You see I do�察─ �she answered�察 �but observe that we are only at our
second day�察�and already I have had to forgive you something。 Is this how
you keep your promise of blind obedience�拭─�
;What can I do�察�Marguerite�拭�I love you too much and I am jealous of
the least of your thoughts。 What you proposed to me just now made me
frantic with delight�察 �but the mystery in its carrying out hurts me
dreadfully。;
;Come�察 �let us reason it out�察─ �she said�察 �taking both my hands and
looking at me with a charming smile which it was impossible to resist�察�
;You love me�察 �do you not�拭 �and you would gladly spend two or three
months alone with me in the country�拭�I too should be glad of this solitude
a deux�察�and not only glad of it�察�but my health requires it。 I can not leave
Paris for such a length of time without putting my affairs in order�察�and the
affairs of a woman like me are always in great confusion�察 �well�察 �I have
found a way to reconcile everything�察 �my money affairs and my love for
you�察�yes�察�for you�察�don't laugh�察�I am silly enough to love you� �And here you
are taking lordly airs and talking big words。 Child�察 �thrice child�察 �only
remember that I love you�察�and don't let anything disturb you。 Now�察�is it
agreed�拭─�
;I agree to all you wish�察�as you know。;
;Then�察�in less than a month's time we shall be in some village�察�walking
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by the river side�察�and drinking milk。 Does it seem strange that Marguerite
Gautier should speak to you like that�拭�The fact is�察�my friend�察�that when
this Paris life�察 �which seems to make me so happy�察 �doesn't burn me�察 �it
wearies me�察�and then I have sudden aspirations toward a calmer existence
which might recall my childhood。 One has always had a childhood�察�
whatever one becomes。 Don't be alarmed�察�I am not going to tell you that I
am the daughter of a colonel on half´pay�察 �and that I was brought up at
Saint´Denis。 I am a poor country girl�察�and six years ago I could not write
my own name。 You are relieved�察 �aren't you�拭�Why is it you are the first
whom I have ever asked to share the joy of this desire of mine�拭�I suppose
because I feel that you love me for myself and not for yourself�察�while all
the others have only loved me for themselves。
;I have often been in the country�察�but never as I should like to go there。
I count on you for this easy happiness�察�do not be unkind�察�let me have it。
Say this to yourself�此�'She will never live to be old�察�and I should some day
be sorry for not having done for her the first thing she asked of me�察�such
an easy thing to do��';
What could I reply to such words�察 �especially with the memory of a
first night of love�察�and in the expectation of a second�拭�
An hour later I held Marguerite in my arms�察�and�察�if she had asked me
to commit a crime�察�I would have obeyed her。
At six in the morning I left her�察�and before leaving her I said�此 �Till to´
night� ─�She kissed me more warmly than ever�察�but said nothing。
During the day I received a note containing these words�此�
;DEAR CHILD�此�I am not very well�察�and the doctor has ordered quiet。
I shall go to bed early to´night and shall not see you。 But�察�to make up�察�I
shall expect you to´morrow at twelve。 I love you。;
My first thought was�此�She is deceiving me� �
A cold sweat broke out on my forehead�察 �for I already loved this
woman too much not to be overwhelmed by the suspicion。 And yet�察�I was
bound to expect such a thing almost any day with Marguerite�察�and it had
happened to me often enough with my other mistresses�察�without my taking
much notice of it。 What was the meaning of the hold which this woman
had taken upon my life�拭�
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Then it occurred to me�察�since I had the key�察�to go and see her as usual。
In this way I should soon know the truth�察 �and if I found a man there I
would strike him in the face。
Meanwhile I went to the Champs´Elysees。 I waited there four hours。
She did not appear。 At night I went into all the theatres where she was
accustomed to go。 She was in none of them。
At eleven o'clock I went to the Rue d'Antin。 There was no light in
Marguerite's windows。 All the same�察�I rang。 The porter asked me where I
was going。
;To Mlle。 Gautier's�察─�I said。
;She has not come in。;
;I will go up and wait for her。;
;There is no one there。;
Evidently I could get in�察 �since I had the key�察 �but�察 �fearing foolish
scandal�察�I went away。 Only I did not return home�察 �I could not leave the
street�察�and I never took my eyes off Marguerite's house。 It seemed to me
that there was still something to be found out�察 �or at least that my
suspicions were about to be confirmed。
About midnight a carriage that I knew well stopped before No。 9。 The
Comte de G。 got down and entered the house�察 �after sending away the
carriage。 For a moment I hoped that the same answer would be given to
him as to me�察�and that I should see him come out�察�but at four o'clock in the
morning I was still awaiting him。
I have suffered deeply during these last three weeks�察�but that is nothing�察�
I think�察�in comparison with what I suffered that night。
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CHAPTER 14
When I reached home I began to cry like a child。 There is no man to
whom a woman has not been unfaithful�察�once at least�察�and who will not
know what I suffered。
I said to myself�察�under the weight of these feverish resolutions which
one always feels as if one had the force to carry out�察�that I must break with
my amour at once�察�and I waited impatiently for daylight in order to set out
forthwith to rejoin my father and my sister�察�of whose love at least I was
certain�察�and certain that that love would never be betrayed。
However�察�I did not wish to go away without letting Marguerite know
why I went。 Only a man who really cares no more for his mistress leaves
her without writing to her。 I made and remade twenty letters in my head。 I
had had to do with a woman like all other women of the kind。 I had been
poetizing too much。 She had treated me like a school´boy�察�she had used in
deceiving me a trick which was insultingly simple。 My self´esteem got the
upper hand。 I must leave this woman without giving her the satisfaction of
knowing that she had made me suffer�察�and this is what I wrote to her in my
most elegant handwriting and with tears of rage and sorrow in my eyes�此�
;MY DEAR MARGUERITE�此�I hope that your indisposition yesterday
was not serious。 I came�察�at eleven at night�察�to ask after you�察�and was told
that you had not come in。 M。 de G。 was more fortunate�察�for he presented
himself shortly afterward�察�and at four in the morning he had not left。
;Forgive me for the few tedious hours that I have given you�察�and be
assured that I shall never forget the happy moments which I owe to you。
;I should have called to´day to ask after you�察�but I intend going back
to my father's。
;Good´bye�察�my dear Marguerite。 I am not rich enough to love you as I
would nor poor enough to love you as you would。 Let us then forget�察�you a
name which must be indifferent enough to you�察�I a happiness which has
become impossible。
;I send back your key�察�which I have never used�察�and which might be
useful to you�察�if you are often ill as you were yesterday。;
As you will see�察 �I was unable to end my letter without a touch of
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impertinent irony�察�which proved how much in love I still was。
I read and reread this letter ten times over�察�then the thought of the pain
it would give to Marguerite calmed me a little。 I tried to persuade myself
of the feelings which it professed�察�and when my servant came to my room
at eight o'clock�察�I gave it to him and told him to take it at once。
;Shall I wait for an answer�拭─ �asked Joseph ��my servant�察 �like all
servants�察�was called Joseph��。
;If they ask whether there is a reply�察�you will say that you don't know�察�
and wait。;
I buoyed myself up with the hope that she would reply。 Poor�察�feeble
creatures that we are� �All the time that my servant was away I was in