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lines�拭�Far from Paris�察�far�察�far�察�they tell me�察�and perhaps you have already 

forgotten Marguerite。 Well�察�be happy�察�I owe you the only happy moments 

in my life。 

     I can not help wanting to explain all my conduct to you�察�and I have 

written you a letter�察�but�察�written by a girl like me�察�such a letter might seem 

to be a lie�察�unless death had sanctified it by its authority�察�and�察�instead of a 

letter�察�it were a confession。 

     To´day  I   am   ill�察  �I   may   die   of   this   illness�察  �for   I  have   always   had   the 

presentiment that I shall die young。 My mother died of consumption�察�and 

the way I have always lived could but increase the only heritage she ever 

left me。 But I do not want to die without clearing up for you everything 

about me�察�that is�察�if�察�when you come back�察�you will still trouble yourself 

about the poor girl whom you loved before you went away。 

     This is what the letter contained�察�I shall like writing it over again�察�so as 

to give myself another proof of my own justification。 

    You remember�察�Armand�察�how the arrival of your father surprised us at 

Bougival�察�you remember the involuntary fright that his arrival caused me�察�

and the scene which took place between you and him�察�which you told me 

of in the evening。 

    Next day�察�when you were at Paris�察�waiting for your father�察�and he did 

not return�察�a man came to the door and handed in a letter from M。 Duval。 

    His   letter�察  �which   I  inclose  with   this�察 �begged   me�察  �in   the   most   serious 

terms�察�to keep you away on the following day�察�on some excuse or other�察�



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and    to  see   your    father�察 �who    wished     to  speak    to  me�察  �and   asked    me 

particularly not to say anything to you about it。 

     You know how I insisted on your returning to Paris next day。 

     You had only been gone an hour when your father presented himself。 I 

won't say what impression his severe face made upon me。 Your father had 

the old theory that a courtesan is a being without heart or reason�察�a sort of 

machine   for   coining   gold�察  �always   ready�察  �like   the   machine�察  �to   bruise   the 

hand   that   gives   her   everything�察  �and   to   tear   in   pieces�察  �without   pity   or 

discernment�察�those who set her in motion。 

     Your father   had written   me a   very polite letter�察�in order that   I   might 

consent to see him�察�he did not present himself quite as he had written。 His 

manner at first was so stiff�察�insolent�察�and even threatening�察�that I had to 

make him understand that I was in my own house�察�and that I had no need 

to   render    him   an   account    of   my   life�察 �except    because    of  the   sincere 

affection which I had for his son。 

     M。 Duval calmed down a little�察�but still went on to say that he could 

not any longer allow his son to ruin himself over me�察�that I was beautiful�察�

it was true�察�but�察�however beautiful I might be�察�I ought not to make use of 

my beauty to spoil the future of a young man by such expenditure as I was 

causing。 

     At   that   there   was   only   one   thing   to   do�察  �to   show   him   the   proof   that 

since I was   your mistress I  had spared no   sacrifice to be   faithful to  you 

without asking for more money than you had to give me。 I showed him the 

pawn tickets�察�the receipts of the people to whom I had sold what I could 

not pawn�察�I told him of my resolve to part with my furniture in order to 

pay my debts�察�and live with you without being a too heavy expense。 I told 

him   of   our   happiness�察  �of   how   you   had   shown   me   the   possibility   of   a 

quieter    and   happier    life�察 �and   he  ended    by   giving    in  to  the  evidence�察�

offering me his hand�察�and asking pardon for the way in which he had at 

first approached me。 

     Then he said to me�此�

     ;So�察   �madame�察     �it  is  not   by   remonstrances       or  by   threats�察  �but   by 

entreaties�察  �that   I   must   endeavour   to   obtain   from   you   a   greater   sacrifice 

than you have yet made for my son。; 



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     I trembled at this beginning。 

     Your father came over to me�察�took both my hands�察�and continued in an 

affectionate voice�此�

     ;My child�察�do not take what I have to say to you amiss�察�only remember 

that there are sometimes in life cruel necessities for the heart�察�but that they 

must be submitted to。 You are good�察�your soul has generosity unknown to 

many women who perhaps despise you�察�and are less worthy than you。 But 

remember that there is not only the mistress�察�but the family�察�that besides 

love there are duties�察�that to the age of passion succeeds the age when man�察�

if he is to be respected�察�must plant himself solidly in a serious position。 

My son has no fortune�察�and yet he is ready to abandon to you the legacy of 

his   mother。   If   he   accepted   from   you   the   sacrifice   which   you   are   on   the 

point of making�察�his honour and dignity would require him to give you�察�in 

exchange for it�察�this income�察�which would always put you out of danger of 

adversity。 But he can not accept this sacrifice�察�because the world�察�which 

does not know you�察�would give a wrong interpretation to this acceptance�察�

and such an interpretation must not tarnish the name which we bear。 No 

one   would   consider   whether Armand   loves   you�察  �whether   you   love   him�察�

whether this mutual love means happiness to him and redemption to you�察�

they would see only one thing�察�that Armand Duval allowed a kept woman 

��forgive me�察�my child�察�for what I am forced to say to you�� to sell all she 

had for him。 Then the day of reproaches and regrets would arrive�察�be sure�察�

for you or for others�察�and you would both bear a chain that you could not 

sever。 What would you do then�拭�Your youth would be lost�察�my son's future 

destroyed�察�and I�察�his father�察�should receive from only one of my children 

the recompense that I look for from both。 

     ;You are young�察�beautiful�察�life will console you�察�you are noble�察�and the 

memory of a good deed will redeem you from many past deeds。 During 

the six months that he has known you Armand has forgotten me。 I wrote to 

him four times�察�and he has never once replied。 I might have died and he 

not known it� �

     ;Whatever   may   be   your   resolution   of   living   otherwise   than   as   you 

have lived�察�Armand�察�who loves you�察�will never consent to the seclusion to 

which his modest fortune would condemn you�察�and to which your beauty 



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does not entitle you。 Who knows what he would do then� �He has gambled�察�

I   know�察   �without    telling  you   of  it�察 �I  know   also�察 �but�察 �in  a  moment     of 

madness�察�he might have lost part of what I have saved�察�during many years�察�

for my daughter's portion�察�for him�察�and for the repose of my old age。 What 

might have happened may yet happen。 

     ;Are you sure�察�besides�察�that the life which you are giving up for him 

will never again come to attract you�拭�Are you sure�察�you who have loved 

him�察�that you will never love another�拭�Would you not´suffer on seeing the 

hindrances set by your love to your lover's life�察�hindrances for which you 

would   be   powerless   to   console   him�察  �if�察  �with   age�察  �thoughts   of   ambition 

should succeed to dreams of love�拭�Think over all that�察�madame。 You love 

Armand�察�prove it to him by the sole means which remains to you of yet 

proving it to him�察�by sacrificing your love to his future。 No misfortune has 

yet arrived�察�but one will arrive�察�and perhaps a greater one than those which 

I foresee。 Armand might become jealous of a man who has loved you�察�he 

might provoke him�察�fight�察�be killed。 Think�察�then�察�what you would suffer in 

the presence of a father who should call on you to render an account for 

the life of his son� �

     ;Finally�察�my dear child�察�let me tell you all�察�for I have not yet told you 

all�察�let me tell you what has brought me to Paris。 I have a daughter�察�as I 

have told you�察�young�察�beautiful�察�pure as an angel。 She loves�察�and she�察�too�察�

has made this love the dream of her life。 I wrote all that to Armand�察�but�察�

absorbed in you�察�he made no reply。 Well�察�my daughter is about to marry。 

She is to marry the man whom she loves�察�she enters an honourable family�察�

which requires that mine has to be no less honourable。 The family of the 

man   who   is   to   become   my   son´in´law   has   learned   what   manner   of   life 

Armand is leading in Paris�察�and has declared to me that the marriage must 

be broken off if Armand continues this life。 The future of a child who has 

done nothing against you�察�and who has the right of looking forward to a 

happy future�察�is in your hands。 Have you the right�察�have you the strength�察�

to shatter it�拭�In the name of your love and of your repentance�察�Marguerite�察�

grant me the happiness of my child。; 

     I wept silently�察�my friend�察�at all these reflections which I had so often 

made�察  �and   which�察  �in   the   mouth   of   your   father�察  �took   a   yet   more   serious 



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reality。 I said to myself all that your father dared not say to me�察�though it 

had come to his lips twenty times�此�that I was�察�after all�察�only a kept woman�察�

and that whatever excuse I gave for our liaison�察�it would always look like 

calculation on my part�察�that my past life left me no right to dream of such 

a future�察�and that I was accepting responsibilities for which my habits and 

reputation   were   far   from   giving   any   guarantee。   In   shor

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