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;At last�察─�cried Marguerite�察�coming back�察 �he has gone� �That man gets
frightfully on my nerves� ─�
;My dear child�察─�said Prudence�察 �you really treat him too badly�察�and he
is so good and kind to you。 Look at this watch on the mantel´piece�察�that he
gave you�此�it must have cost him at least three thousand francs�察�I am sure。;
And Mme。 Duvernoy began to turn it over�察 �as it lay on the mantel´
piece�察�looking at it with covetous eyes。
;My dear�察─�said Marguerite�察�sitting down to the piano�察 �when I put on
one side what he gives me and on the other what he says to me�察�it seems to
me that he buys his visits very cheap。;
;The poor fellow is in love with you。;
;If I had to listen to everybody who was in love with me�察�I shouldn't
have time for my dinner。;
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And she began to run her fingers over the piano�察�and then�察�turning to
us�察�she said�此�
;What will you take�拭�I think I should like a little punch。;
;And I could eat a little chicken�察─�said Prudence。 ;Suppose we have
supper�拭─�
;That's it�察�let's go and have supper�察─�said Gaston。
;No�察�we will have supper here。;
She rang�察�and Nanine appeared。
;Send for some supper。;
;What must I get�拭─�
;Whatever you like�察�but at once�察�at once。;
Nanine went out。
;That's it�察─�said Marguerite�察�jumping like a child�察 �we'll have supper。
How tiresome that idiot of a count is� ─�
The more I saw her�察�the more she enchanted me。 She was exquisitely
beautiful。 Her slenderness was a charm。 I was lost in contemplation。
What was passing in my mind I should have some difficulty in
explaining。 I was full of indulgence for her life�察�full of admiration for her
beauty。 The proof of disinterestedness that she gave in not accepting a rich
and fashionable young man�察 �ready to waste all his money upon her�察�
excused her in my eyes for all her faults in the past。
There was a kind of candour in this woman。 You could see she was
still in the virginity of vice。 Her firm walk�察 �her supple figure�察 �her rosy�察�
open nostrils�察 �her large eyes�察 �slightly tinged with blue�察 �indicated one of
those ardent natures which sbed around them a sort of voluptuous perfume�察�
like Eastern vials�察�which�察�close them as tightly as you will�察�still let some of
their perfume escape。 Finally�察�whether it was simple nature or a breath of
fever�察�there passed from time to time in the eyes of this woman a glimmer
of desire�察�giving promise of a very heaven for one whom she should love。
But those who had loved Marguerite were not to be counted�察 �nor those
whom she had loved。
In this girl there was at once the virgin whom a mere nothing had
turned into a courtesan�察 �and the courtesan whom a mere nothing would
have turned into the most loving and the purest of virgins。 Marguerite had
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still pride and independence�察�two sentiments which�察�if they are wounded�察�
can be the equivalent of a sense of shame。 I did not speak a word�察�my soul
seemed to have passed into my heart and my heart into my eyes。
;So�察─�said she all at once�察 �it was you who came to inquire after me
when I was ill�拭─�
;Yes。;
;Do you know�察�it was quite splendid of you� �How can I thank you for
it�拭─�
;By allowing me to come and see you from time to time。;
;As often as you like�察 �from five to six�察 �and from eleven to twelve。
Now�察�Gaston�察�play the Invitation A la Valse。;
;Why�拭─�
;To please me�察 �first of all�察 �and then because I never can manage to
play it myself。;
;What part do you find difficult�拭─�
;The third part�察 �the part in sharps。; Gaston rose and went to the
piano�察 �and began to play the wonderful melody of Weber�察 �the music of
which stood open before him。
Marguerite�察�resting one hand on the piano�察�followed every note on the
music�察�accompanying it in a low voice�察�and when Gaston had come to the
passage which she had mentioned to him�察�she sang out�察�running her fingers
along the top of the piano�此�
;Do�察�re�察�mi�察�do�察�re�察�fa�察�mi�察�re�察�that is what I can not do。 Over again。;
Gaston began over again�察�after which Marguerite said�此�
;Now�察�let me try。;
She took her place and began to play�察�but her rebellious fingers always
came to grief over one of the notes。
;Isn't it incredible�察─ �she said�察 �exactly like a child�察 �that I can not
succeed in playing that passage�拭 �Would you believe that I sometimes
spend two hours of the morning over it�拭�And when I think that that idiot of
a count plays it without his music�察�and beautifully�察�I really believe it is that
that makes me so furious with him。; And she began again�察�always with the
same result。
;The devil take Weber�察 �music�察 �and pianos� ─ �she cried�察 �throwing the
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music to the other end of the room。 ;How can I play eight sharps one after
another�拭─�She folded her arms and looked at us�察 �stamping her foot。 The
blood flew to her cheeks�察�and her lips half opened in a slight cough。
;Come�察 �come�察─ �said Prudence�察 �who had taken off her hat and was
smoothing her hair before the glass�察 �you will work yourself into a rage
and do yourself harm。 Better come and have supper�察 �for my part�察 �I am
dying of hunger。;
Marguerite rang the bell�察 �sat down to the piano again�察 �and began to
hum over a very risky song�察 �which she accompanied without difficulty。
Gaston knew the song�察�and they gave a sort of duet。
;Don't sing those beastly things�察─�I said to Marguerite�察�imploringly。
;Oh�察�how proper you are� ─�she said�察�smiling and giving me her hand。
;It is not for myself�察�but for you。;
Marguerite made a gesture as if to say�察 �Oh�察�it is long since that I have
done with propriety� ─�At that moment Nanine appeared。
;Is supper ready�拭─�asked Marguerite。 ;Yes�察�madame�察�in one moment。;
;Apropos�察─�said Prudence to me�察 �you have not looked round�察�come�察�
and I will show you。; As you know�察�the drawing´room was a marvel。
Marguerite went with us for a moment�察 �then she called Gaston and
went into the dining´room with him to see if supper was ready。
;Ah�察─�said Prudence�察�catching sight of a little Saxe figure on a side´
table�察 �I never knew you had this little gentleman。;
;Which�拭─�
;A little shepherd holding a bird´cage。;
;Take it�察�if you like it。;
;I won't deprive you of it。;
;I was going to give it to my maid。 I think it hideous�察�but if you like it�察�
take it。;
Prudence only saw the present�察�not the way in which it was given。 She
put the little figure on one side�察�and took me into the dressing´room�察�where
she showed me two miniatures hanging side by side�察�and said�此�
;That is the Comte de G。�察�who was very much in love with Marguerite�察�
it was he who brought her out。 Do you know him�拭─�
;No。 And this one�拭─�I inquired�察�pointing to the other miniature。
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;That is the little Vicomte de L。 He was obliged to disappear。;
;Why�拭─�
;Because he was all but ruined。 That's one�察 �if you like�察 �who loved
Marguerite。;
;And she loved him�察�too�察�no doubt�拭─�
;She is such a queer girl�察�one never knows。 The night he went away
she went to the theatre as usual�察�and yet she had cried when he said good´
bye to her。;
Just then Nanine appeared�察�to tell us that supper was served。
When we entered the dining´room�察�Marguerite was leaning against the
wall�察�and Gaston�察�holding her hands�察�was speaking to her in a low voice。
;You are mad�察─�replied Marguerite。 ;You know quite well that I don't
want you。 It is no good at the end of two years to make love to a woman
like me。 With us�察�it is at once�察�or never。 Come�察�gentlemen�察�supper� ─�
And�察�slipping away from Gaston�察�Marguerite made him sit on her right
at table�察�me on her left�察�then called to Nanine�此�
;Before you sit down�察�tell them in the kitchen not to open to anybody
if there is a ring。;
This order was given at one o'clock in the morning。
We laughed�察�drank�察�and ate freely at this supper。 In a short while mirth
had reached its last limit�察�and the words that seem funny to a certain class
of people�察�words that degrade the mouth that utters them�察�were heard from
time to time�察 �amidst the applause of Nanine�察 �of Prudence�察 �and of
Marguerite。 Gaston was thoroughly amused�察�he was a very good sort of
fellow�察�but somewhat spoiled by the habits of his youth。 For a moment I
tried to forget myself�察 �to force my heart and my thoughts to become
indifferent to the sight before me�察 �and to take my share of that gaiety
which seemed like one of the courses of the meal。 But little by little I
withdrew from the noise�察�my glass remained full�察�and I felt almost sad as I
saw this beautiful creature of twenty drinking�察 �talking like a porter�察 �and
laughing the more loudly the more scandalous was the joke。
Nevertheless�察 �this hilarity�察 �this way of talking and drinking�察 �which
seemed to me in the others the mere results of bad company or of bad
habits�察�seemed in Marguerite a necessity of forgetting�察�a fever�察�a nervous
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irritability。 At every glass of champagne her cheeks would flush with a
feverish colour�察�and a cough�察�hardly perceptible at the beginning of supper�察�
became at last so violent that she was obliged to lean her head on the back
of her chair and hold her chest in her hands every time that she coughed。 I
suffered at the thought of the injury to so frail a constitution which must
come from daily excesses like this。 At length�察 �something which I had