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youth。 Leave Paris。 Come and stay for a month or two with your sister and
me。 Rest in our quiet family affection will soon heal you of this fever�察�for
it is nothing else。 Meanwhile�察�your mistress will console herself�察�she will
take another lover�察�and when you see what it is for which you have all but
broken with your father�察�and all but lost his love�察�you will tell me that I
have done well to come and seek you out�察�and you will thank me for it。
Come�察�you will go with me�察�Armand�察�will you not�拭─�I felt that my father
would be right if it had been any other woman�察�but I was convinced that he
was wrong with regard to Marguerite。 Nevertheless�察�the tone in which he
said these last words was so kind�察�so appealing�察�that I dared not answer。
;Well�拭─�said he in a trembling voice。
;Well�察�father�察�I can promise nothing�察─�I said at last�察 �what you ask of
me is beyond my power。 Believe me�察─�I continued�察 �seeing him make an
impatient movement�察 �you exaggerate the effects of this liaison。
Marguerite is a different kind of a woman from what you think。 This love�察�
far from leading me astray�察�is capable�察�on the contrary�察�of setting me in the
right direction。 Love always makes a man better�察�no matter what woman
inspires it。 If you knew Marguerite�察�you would understand that I am in no
danger。 She is as noble as the noblest of women。 There is as much
disinterestedness in her as there is cupidity in others。;
;All of which does not prevent her from accepting the whole of your
fortune�察 �for the sixty thousand francs which come to you from your
mother�察 �and which you are giving her�察 �are�察 �understand me well�察 �your
whole fortune。;
My father had probably kept this peroration and this threat for the last
stroke。 I was firmer before these threats than before his entreaties。
;Who told you that I was handing this sum to her�拭─�I asked。
;My solicitor。 Could an honest man carry out such a procedure without
warning me�拭 �Well�察 �it is to prevent you from ruining yourself for a
prostitute that I am now in Paris。 Your mother�察 �when she died�察 �left you
enough to live on respectably�察�and not to squander on your mistresses。;
;I swear to you�察�father�察�that Marguerite knew nothing of this transfer。;
;Why�察�then�察�do you make it�拭─�
;Because Marguerite�察�the woman you calumniate�察�and whom you wish
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me to abandon�察 �is sacrificing all that she possesses in order to live with
me。;
;And you accept this sacrifice�拭 �What sort of a man are you�察 �sir�察 �to
allow Mlle。 Gautier to sacrifice anything for you�拭�Come�察�enough of this。
You will leave this woman。 Just now I begged you�察�now I command you。 I
will have no such scandalous doings in my family。 Pack up your things
and get ready to come with me。;
;Pardon me�察�father�察─�I said�察 �but I shall not come。;
;And why�拭─�
;Because I am at an age when no one any longer obeys a command。;
My father turned pale at my answer。
;Very well�察�sir�察─�he said�察 �I know what remains to be done。;
He rang and Joseph appeared。
;Have my things taken to the Hotel de Paris�察─�he said to my servant。
And thereupon he went to his room and finished dressing。 When he
returned�察�I went up to him。
;Promise me�察 �father�察─ �I said�察 �that you will do nothing to give
Marguerite pain�拭─�
My father stopped�察 �looked at me disdainfully�察 �and contented himself
with saying�察 �I believe you are mad。; After this he went out�察�shutting the
door violently after him。
I went downstairs�察�took a cab�察�and returned to Bougival。
Marguerite was waiting for me at the window。
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CHAPTER 21
;At last you have come�察─�she said�察�throwing her arms round my neck。
;But how pale you are� ─�
I told her of the scene with my father。
;My God� �I was afraid of it�察─�she said。 ;When Joseph came to tell you
of your father's arrival I trembled as if he had brought news of some
misfortune。 My poor friend�察�I am the cause of all your distress。 You will be
better off�察�perhaps�察�if you leave me and do not quarrel with your father on
my account。 He knows that you are sure to have a mistress�察�and he ought
to be thankful that it is I�察�since I love you and do not want more of you
than your position allows。 Did you tell him how we had arranged our
future�拭─�
;Yes�察 �that is what annoyed him the most�察 �for he saw how much we
really love one another。;
;What are we to do�察�then�拭─�
;Hold together�察�my good Marguerite�察�and let the storm pass over。;
;Will it pass�拭─�
;It will have to。;
;But your father will not stop there。;
;What do you suppose he can do�拭─�
;How do I know�拭�Everything that a father can do to make his son obey
him。 He will remind you of my past life�察 �and will perhaps do me the
honour of inventing some new story�察�so that you may give me up。;
;You know that I love you。;
;Yes�察�but what I know�察�too�察 �is that�察�sooner or later�察 �you will have to
obey your father�察�and perhaps you will end by believing him。;
;No�察�Marguerite。 It is I who will make him believe me。 Some of his
friends have been telling him tales which have made him angry�察�but he is
good and just�察�he will change his first impression�察�and then�察�after all�察�what
does it matter to me�拭─�
;Do not say that�察�Armand。 I would rather anything should happen than
that you should quarrel with your family�察 �wait till after to´day�察 �and to´
morrow go back to Paris。 Your father�察�too�察�will have thought it over on his
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side�察�and perhaps you will both come to a better understanding。 Do not go
against his principles�察�pretend to make some concessions to what he wants�察�
seem not to care so very much about me�察�and he will let things remain as
they are。 Hope�察�my friend�察�and be sure of one thing�察�that whatever happens�察�
Marguerite will always be yours。;
;You swear it�拭─�
;Do I need to swear it�拭─�
How sweet it is to let oneself be persuaded by the voice that one loves� �
Marguerite and I spent the whole day in talking over our projects for the
future�察�as if we felt the need of realizing them as quickly as possible。 At
every moment we awaited some event�察 �but the day passed without
bringing us any new tidings。
Next day I left at ten o'clock�察�and reached the hotel about twelve。 My
father had gone out。
I went to my own rooms�察�hoping that he had perhaps gone there。 No
one had called。 I went to the solicitor's。 No one was there。 I went back to
the hotel�察�and waited till six。 M。 Duval did not return�察�and I went back to
Bougival。
I found Marguerite not waiting for me�察�as she had been the day before�察�
but sitting by the fire�察�which the weather still made necessary。 She was so
absorbed in her thoughts that I came close to her chair without her hearing
me。 When I put my lips to her forehead she started as if the kiss had
suddenly awakened her。
;You frightened me�察─�she said。 ;And your father�拭─�
;I have not seen him。 I do not know what it means。 He was not at his
hotel�察�nor anywhere where there was a chance of my finding him。;
;Well�察�you must try again to´morrow。;
;I am very much inclined to wait till he sends for me。 I think I have
done all that can be expected of me。;
;No�察�my friend�察�it is not enough�察�you must call on your father again�察�
and you must call to´morrow。;
;Why to´morrow rather than any other day�拭─�
;Because�察─ �said Marguerite�察 �and it seemed to me that she blushed
slightly at this question�察 �because it will show that you are the more keen
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about it�察�and he will forgive us the sooner。;
For the remainder of the day Marguerite was sad and preoccupied。 I
had to repeat twice over everything I said to her to obtain an answer。 She
ascribed this preoccupation to her anxiety in regard to the events which
had happened during the last two days。 I spent the night in reassuring her�察�
and she sent me away in the morning with an insistent disquietude that I
could not explain to myself。
Again my father was absent�察�but he had left this letter for me�此�
;If you call again to´day�察�wait for me till four。 If I am not in by four�察�
come and dine with me to´morrow。 I must see you。;
I waited till the hour he had named�察�but he did not appear。 I returned to
Bougival。
The night before I had found Marguerite sad�察 �that night I found her
feverish and agitated。 On seeing me�察�she flung her arms around my neck�察�
but she cried for a long time in my arms。 I questioned her as to this sudden
distress�察 �which alarmed me by its violence。 She gave me no positive
reason�察�but put me off with those evasions which a woman resorts to when
she will not tell the truth。
When she was a little calmed down�察�I told her the result of my visit�察�
and I showed her my father's letter�察 �from which�察�I said�察�we might augur
well。 At the sight of the letter and on hearing my comment�察�her tears began
to flow so copiously that I feared an attack of nerves�察�and�察�calling Nanine�察�
I put her to bed�察�where she wept without a word�察�but held my hands and
kissed them every moment。
I asked Nanine if�察�during my absence�察�her mistress had received any
letter or visit which could account for the state in which I found her�察�but
Nanine replied that no one had called and nothing had been sent。
Something�察 �however�察 �had occurred since the day before�察 �something
which troubled me the more because Marguerite concealed it from me。
In the evening she seemed a little calmer�察 �and�察 �making me sit at the
fo