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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 

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