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upset to´night。;
;This dress worries me�察─�continued Marguerite�察�unhooking her bodice�察�
;give me a dressing´gown。 Well�察�and Prudence�拭─�
;She has not come yet�察 �but I will send her to you�察 �madame�察 �the
moment she comes。;
;There's one�察�now�察─�Marguerite went on�察�as she took off her dress and
put on a white dressing´gown�察 �there's one who knows very well how to
find me when she is in want of me�察 �and yet she can't do me a service
decently。 She knows I am waiting for an answer。 She knows how anxious I
am�察�and I am sure she is going about on her own account�察�without giving a
thought to me。;
;Perhaps she had to wait。;
;Let us have some punch。;
;It will do you no good�察�madame�察─�said Nanine。
;So much the better。 Bring some fruit�察 �too�察 �and a pate or a wing of
chicken�察�something or other�察�at once。 I am hungry。;
Need I tell you the impression which this scene made upon me�察�or can
you not imagine it�拭�
;You are going to have supper with me�察─�she said to me�察 �meanwhile�察�
take a book。 I am going into my dressing´room for a moment。;
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She lit the candles of a candelabra�察�opened a door at the foot of the bed�察�
and disappeared。
I began to think over this poor girl's life�察 �and my love for her was
mingled with a great pity。 I walked to and fro in the room�察�thinking over
things�察�when Prudence entered。
;Ah�察�you here�拭�' she said�察 �where is Marguerite�拭─�
;In her dressing´room。;
;I will wait。 By the way�察�do you know she thinks you charming�拭─�
;No。;
;She hasn't told you�拭─�
;Not at all。;
;How are you here�拭─�
;I have come to pay her a visit。;
;At midnight�拭─�
;Why not�拭─�
;Farceur� ─�
;She has received me�察�as a matter of fact�察�very badly。;
;She will receive you better by and bye。;
;Do you think so�拭─�
;I have some good news for her。;
;No harm in that。 So she has spoken to you about me�拭─�
;Last night�察�or rather to´night�察�when you and your friend went。 By the
way�察�what is your friend called�拭�Gaston R。�察�his name is�察�isn't it�拭─�
;Yes�察─ �said I�察 �not without smiling�察 �as I thought of what Gaston had
confided to me�察�and saw that Prudence scarcely even knew his name。
;He is quite nice�察�that fellow�察�what does he do�拭─�
;He has twenty´five thousand francs a year。;
;Ah�察�indeed� �Well�察�to return to you。 Marguerite asked me all about you�此�
who you were�察 �what you did�察 �what mistresses you had had�察 �in short�察�
everything that one could ask about a man of your age。 I told her all I
knew�察�and added that you were a charming young man。 That's all。;
;Thanks。 Now tell me what it was she wanted to say to you last night。;
;Nothing at all。 It was only to get rid of the count�察�but I have really
something to see her about to´day�察�and I am bringing her an answer now。;
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At this moment Marguerite reappeared from her dressing´room�察�
wearing a coquettish little nightcap with bunches of yellow ribbons�察�
technically known as ;cabbages。; She looked ravishing。 She had satin
slippers on her bare feet�察�and was in the act of polishing her nails。
;Well�察─�she said�察�seeing Prudence�察 �have you seen the duke�拭─�
;Yes�察�indeed。;
;And what did he say to you�拭─�
;He gave me;
;How much�拭─�
;Six thousand。;
;Have you got it�拭─�
;Yes。 ;Did he seem put out�拭─�
;No。;
;Poor man� ─�
This ;Poor man� ─�was said in a tone impossible to render。 Marguerite
took the six notes of a thousand francs。
;It was quite time�察─�she said。 ;My dear Prudence�察�are you in want of
any money�拭─�
;You know�察�my child�察�it is the 15th in a couple of days�察�so if you could
lend me three or four hundred francs�察�you would do me a real service。;
;Send over to´morrow�察�it is too late to get change now。;
;Don't forget。;
;No fear。 Will you have supper with us�拭─�
;No�察�Charles is waiting for me。;
;You are still devoted to him�拭─�
;Crazy�察�my dear� �I will see you to´morrow。 Good´bye�察�Armand。;
Mme。 Duvernoy went out。
Marguerite opened the drawer of a side´table and threw the bank´notes
into it。
;Will you permit me to get into bed�拭─ �she said with a smile�察 �as she
moved toward the bed。
;Not only permit�察�but I beg of you。;
She turned back the covering and got into bed。
;Now�察─�said she�察 �come and sit down by me�察�and let's have a talk。;
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Prudence was right�此�the answer that she had brought to Marguerite had
put her into a good humour。
;Will you forgive me for my bad temper tonight�拭─�she said�察�taking my
hand。
;I am ready to forgive you as often as you like。;
;And you love me�拭─�
;Madly。;
;In spite of my bad disposition�拭─�
;In spite of all。;
;You swear it�拭─�
;Yes�察─�I said in a whisper。
Nanine entered�察�carrying plates�察�a cold chicken�察�a bottle of claret�察�and
some strawberries。
;I haven't had any punch made�察─�said Nanine�察 �claret is better for you。
Isn't it�察�sir�拭─�
;Certainly�察─ �I replied�察 �still under the excitement of Marguerite's last
words�察�my eyes fixed ardently upon her。
;Good�察─�said she�察 �put it all on the little table�察�and draw it up to the bed�察�
we will help ourselves。 This is the third night you have sat up�察�and you
must be in want of sleep。 Go to bed。 I don't want anything more。;
;Shall I lock the door�拭─�
;I should think so� �And above all�察 �tell them not to admit anybody
before midday。;
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CHAPTER 12
At five o'clock in the morning�察�as the light began to appear through the
curtains�察 �Marguerite said to me�此 �Forgive me if I send you away�察 �but I
must。 The duke comes every morning�察�they will tell him�察�when he comes�察�
that I am asleep�察�and perhaps he will wait until I wake。;
I took Marguerite's head in my hands�察 �her loosened hair streamed
about her�察�I gave her a last kiss�察�saying�此 �When shall I see you again�拭─�
;Listen�察─�she said�察 �take the little gilt key on the mantelpiece�察�open that
door�察 �bring me back the key and go。 In the course of the day you shall
have a letter�察�and my orders�察�for you know you are to obey blindly。;
;Yes�察�but if I should already ask for something�拭─�
;What�拭─�
;Let me have that key。;
;What you ask is a thing I have never done for any one。;
;Well�察 �do it for me�察 �for I swear to you that I don't love you as the
others have loved you。;
;Well�察�keep it�察 �but it only depends on me to make it useless to you�察�
after all。;
;How�拭─�
;There are bolts on the door。;
;Wretch� ─�
;I will have them taken off。;
;You love�察�then�察�a little�拭─�
;I don't know how it is�察�but it seems to me as if I do� �Now�察�go�察�I can't
keep my eyes open。;
I held her in my arms for a few seconds and then went。
The streets were empty�察 �the great city was still asleep�察 �a sweet
freshness circulated in the streets that a few hours later would be filled
with the noise of men。 It seemed to me as if this sleeping city belonged to
me�察�I searched my memory for the names of those whose happiness I had
once envied�察�and I could not recall one without finding myself the happier。
To be loved by a pure young girl�察�to be the first to reveal to her the
strange mystery of love�察�is indeed a great happiness�察�but it is the simplest
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thing in the world。 To take captive a heart which has had no experience of
attack�察�is to enter an unfortified and ungarrisoned city。 Education�察�family
feeling�察�the sense of duty�察�the family�察�are strong sentinels�察�but there are no
sentinels so vigilant as not to be deceived by a girl of sixteen to whom
nature�察�by the voice of the man she loves�察�gives the first counsels of love�察�
all the more ardent because they seem so pure。
The more a girl believes in goodness�察 �the more easily will she give
way�察�if not to her lover�察�at least to love�察�for being without mistrust she is
without force�察�and to win her love is a triumph that can be gained by any
young man of five´and´twenty。 See how young girls are watched and
guarded� �The walls of convents are not high enough�察 �mothers have no
locks strong enough�察�religion has no duties constant enough�察�to shut these
charming birds in their cages�察�cages not even strewn with flowers。 Then
how surely must they desire the world which is hidden from them�察 �how
surely must they find it tempting�察�how surely must they listen to the first
voice which comes to tell its secrets through their bars�察�and bless the hand
which is the first to raise a corner of the mysterious veil� �
But to be really loved by a courtesan�此 �that is a victory of infinitely
greater difficulty。 With them the body has worn out the soul�察 �the senses
have burned up the heart�察�dissipation has blunted the feelings。 They have
long known the words that we say to them�察�the means we use�察�they have
sold the love that they inspire。 They love by profession�察�and not by instinct。
They are guarded better by their calculations than a virgin by her mother
and her convent�察 �and they have invented the word caprice for that
unbartered love which they allow themselves from time to time�察�for a rest�察�
for an excuse�察�for a consolation�察�like usurers�察�who cheat a thousand�察�and
think they have bought their own redemption by once lending a sovereign
to a poor devil who is dying of hunger without asking for interest or a
receipt。
Then�察�when God allows love to a courtesan�察�that love��