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time   I   raised   my   eyes   to   the   box   I   had   quitted   so   abruptly�察  �and   that   the 

faces of fresh visitors succeeded one another all the time。 

     I   was   far   from   having   given   up   thinking   about   Marguerite。 Another 

feeling had taken possession of me。 It seemed to me that I had her insult 

and my absurdity to wipe out�察�I said to myself that if I spent every penny I 

had�察�I would win her and win my right to the place I had abandoned so 

quickly。 

     Before   the   performance   was   over   Marguerite   and   her   friend   left   the 

box。 I rose from my seat。 

     ;Are you going�拭─�said Ernest。 

     ;Yes。; 

     ;Why�拭─�

     At that moment he saw that the box was empty。 

     ;Go�察�go�察─�he said�察 �and good luck�察�or rather better luck。; 

     I went out。 

     I   heard   the   rustle   of dresses�察  �the   sound   of voices�察 �on   the   staircase。   I 

stood    aside�察  �and�察  �without    being    seen�察  �saw   the   two   women      pass  me�察�

accompanied by two young men。 At the entrance to the theatre they were 

met by a footman。 

     ;Tell   the   coachman   to   wait   at   the   door   of   the   Cafe'   Anglais�察─  �said 

Marguerite。 ;We will walk there。; 

     A few minutes afterward I saw Marguerite from the street at a window 

of   one  of   the  large   rooms   of   the  restaurant�察  �pulling   the  camellias   of  her 

bouquet to pieces�察�one by one。 One of the two men was leaning over her 

shoulder and whispering in her ear。 I took up my position at the Maison´ 



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d'or�察�in one of the first´floor rooms�察�and did not lose sight of the window 

for an instant。 At one in the morning Marguerite got into her carriage with 

her three friends。 I took a cab and followed them。 The carriage stopped at 

No。 9�察�Rue d'Antin。 Marguerite got out and went in alone。 It was no doubt 

a mere chance�察�but the chance filled me with delight。 

     From that time forward�察�I often met Marguerite at the theatre or in the 

Champs´Elysees。          Always     there   was    the  same     gaiety   in  her�察  �the  same 

emotion in me。 

     At last a fortnight passed without my meeting her。 I met Gaston and 

asked after her。 

     ;Poor girl�察�she is very ill�察─�he answered。 

     ;What is the matter�拭─�

     ;She   is   consumptive�察  �and   the   sort   of   life   she   leads   isn't   exactly   the 

thing to cure her。 She has taken to her bed�察�she is dying。; 

     The heart is a strange thing�察�I was almost glad at hearing it。 

     Every day I went to ask after her�察�without leaving my name or my card。 

I heard she was convalescent and had gone to Bagneres。 

     Time went by�察�the impression�察�if not the memory�察�faded gradually from 

my   mind。   I   travelled�察  �love   affairs�察  �habits�察  �work�察  �took   the   place   of   other 

thoughts�察  �and   when   I   recalled   this   adventure   I  looked   upon   it   as   one   of 

those passions which one has when one is very young�察�and laughs at soon 

afterward。 

     For   the   rest�察  �it   was   no   credit   to   me   to   have   got   the   better   of   this 

recollection�察�for I had completely lost sight of Marguerite�察�and�察�as I told 

you�察   �when     she   passed    me    in  the   corridor    of  the   Varietes�察   �I  did   not 

recognise her。 She was veiled�察�it is true�察�but�察�veiled though she might have 

been   two   years   earlier�察  �I   should   not   have   needed   to   see   her   in   order   to 

recognise her�此�I should have known her intuitively。 All the same�察�my heart 

began   to   beat   when   I   knew   that   it   was   she�察  �and   the   two   years   that   had 

passed   since   I   saw   her�察  �and   what   had   seemed   to   be   the   results   of   that 

separation�察�vanished in smoke at the mere touch of her dress。 



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                               CHAPTER 8 



    However ��continued Armand after a pause���察�while I knew myself to be 

still in love with her�察�I felt more sure of myself�察�and part of my desire to 

speak to Marguerite again was a wish to make her see that I was stronger 

than she。 

    How many ways does the heart take�察�how many reasons does it invent 

for itself�察�in order to arrive at what it wants� �

     I could not remain in the corridor�察�and I returned to my place in the 

stalls�察  �looking   hastily  around   to   see   what   box   she   was   in。   She   was   in   a 

ground´floor box�察�quite alone。 She had changed�察�as I have told you�察�and no 

longer wore an indifferent smile on her lips。 She had suffered�察�she was still 

suffering。 Though it was April�察�she was still wearing a winter costume�察�all 

wrapped up in furs。 

     I gazed at her so fixedly that my eyes attracted hers。 She looked at me 

for a few seconds�察�put up her opera´glass to see me better�察�and seemed to 

think she recognised me�察�without being quite sure who I was�察�for when she 

put down her glasses�察�a smile�察�that charming�察�feminine salutation�察�flitted 

across her lips�察�as if to answer the bow which she seemed to expect�察�but I 

did not respond�察�so as to have an advantage over her�察�as if I had forgotten�察�

while she remembered。 Supposing herself mistaken�撮察�she looked away。 

     The   curtain   went   up。   I   have   often   seen   Marguerite   at   the   theatre。   I 

never saw her pay the slightest attention to what was being acted。 As for 

me�察�the performance interested me equally little�察�and I paid no attention to 

anything but her�察�though doing my utmost to keep her from noticing it。 

    Presently   I   saw   her   glancing   across   at   the   person   who   was   in   the 

opposite box�察�on looking�察�I saw a woman with whom I was quite familiar。 

She had once been a kept woman�察�and had tried to go on the stage�察�had 

failed�察�and�察�relying on her acquaintance with fashionable people in Paris�察�

had gone into business and taken a milliner's shop。 I saw in her a means of 

meeting with Marguerite�察�and profited by a moment in which she looked 

my  way to wave my hand to her。 As I expected�察�she beckoned to me   to 

come to her box。 

    Prudence Duvernoy ��that was the milliner's auspicious name�� was one 



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of those fat women of forty with whom one requires very little diplomacy 

to make them understand what one wants to know�察�especially when what 

one wants to know is as simple as what I had to ask of her。 

    I   took  advantage   of  a  moment    when   she  was   smiling   across  at 

Marguerite to ask her�察 �Whom are you looking at�拭─�

    ;Marguerite Gautier。; 

    ;You know her�拭─�

    ;Yes�察�I am her milliner�察�and she is a neighbour of mine。; 

    ;Do you live in the Rue d'Antin�拭─�

    ;No。 7。 The window of her dressing´room looks on to the window of 

mine。; 

    ;They say she is a charming girl。; 

    ;Don't you know her�拭─�

    ;No�察�but I should like to。; 

    ;Shall I ask her to come over to our box�拭─�

    ;No�察�I would rather for you to introduce me to her。; 

    ;At her own house�拭─�

    ;Yes。 

    ;That is more difficult。; 

    ;Why�拭─�

    ;Because she is under the protection of a jealous old duke。; 

    ;'Protection' is charming。; 

    ;Yes�察  �protection�察─ �replied  Prudence。   ;Poor   old  man�察 �he  would   be 

greatly embarrassed to offer her anything else。; 

    Prudence then told me how Marguerite had made the acquaintance of 

the duke at Bagneres。 

    ;That�察�then�察─�I continued�察 �is why she is alone here�拭─�

    ;Precisely。; 

    ;But who will see her home�拭─�

    ;He will。; 

    ;He will come for her�拭─�

    ;In a moment。; 

    ;And you�察�who is seeing you home�拭─�

    ;No one。; 



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     ;May I offer myself�拭─�

     ;But you are with a friend�察�are you not�拭─�

     ;May we offer�察�then�拭─�

     ;Who is your friend�拭─�

     ;A charming fellow�察�very amusing。 He will be delighted to make your 

acquaintance。; 

     ;Well�察�all right�察�we will go after this piece is over�察�for I know the last 

piece。; 

     ;With pleasure�察�I will go and tell my friend。; 

     ;Go�察�then。 Ah�察─�added Prudence�察�as I was going�察 �there is the duke just 

coming into Marguerite's box。; 

     I looked at him。 A man of about seventy had sat down behind her�察�and 

was giving her a bag of sweets�察�into which she dipped at once�察�smiling。 

Then she held it out toward Prudence�察�with a gesture which seemed to say�察�

;Will you have some�拭─�

     ;No�察─   �signalled    Prudence。     Marguerite      drew   back    the  bag�察  �and�察�

turning�察�began to talk with the duke。 

     It   may   sound   childish  to  tell   you  all   these  details�察  �but  everything 

relating   to  Marguerite   is   so  fresh   in  my   memory   that    I   can  not  help 

recalling them now。 

     I went back to Gaston and told him of the arrangement I had made for 

him  and   for   me。   He   agreed�察 �and   we   left   our   stalls to go   round   to   Mme。 

Duvernoy's box。 We had scarcely opened the door leading into the stalls 

when we had to stand aside to allow Marguerite and the duke to pass。 I 

would have given ten years of my life to have been in the old man's place。 

    When they were on the street he handed her into a phaeton�察�which he 

drove himself�察�and they were whirled away by two superb horses。 

    We returned to Prudence's box�察�and when the play was over we took a 

cab and drove to 7�察�Rue d'Antin。 At the door�察�Prudence asked us to come 

up and see her showrooms�察�which we had never seen�察�and of which she 

seemed very proud。 You can imagine how eagerly I accepted。 It seemed to 

me as if I was coming nearer and nearer to Marguerite。 I soon turned the 

conversation in her direction。 

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     ;Oh�察�no�察�she is probably alone。; 

     ;But she must be dreadfully bored�察─�said Gaston。 

     ;We spend most of our evening together�察�or she calls to me when she 

comes in。 She never goes to bed before two in the morning。 She can't sleep 

before that。; 

     ;Why�拭─�

     ;Because she suffers in the chest�察�and is almost always feverish。; 

     ;Hasn't she any lovers�拭─�I asked。 

     ;I   never   see   any   one   remain   after   I   leave�察  �I   don't   say   no   one   ever 

comes when I am gone。 Often in the evening I meet there a certain Comte 

de N。�察�who thinks he is making some headway by calling on her at eleven 

in the eve

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