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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��

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