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up my resentment against her�察 �and insulted her whenever she found an
opportunity�察 �with the cowardly persistence of a woman licensed by the
authority of a man。
At last Marguerite gave up going to balls or theatres�察 �for fear of
meeting Olympe and me。 Then direct impertinences gave way to
anonymous letters�察 �and there was not a shameful thing which I did not
encourage my mistress to relate and which I did not myself relate in
reference to Marguerite。
To reach such a point I must have been literally mad。 I was like a man
drunk upon bad wine�察�who falls into one of those nervous exaltations in
which the hand is capable of committing a crime without the head
knowing anything about it。 In the midst of it all I endured a martyrdom。
The not disdainful calm�察 �the not contemptuous dignity with which
Marguerite responded to all my attacks�察�and which raised her above me in
my own eyes�察�enraged me still more against her。
One evening Olympe had gone somewhere or other�察 �and had met
Marguerite�察�who for once had not spared the foolish creature�察�so that she
had had to retire in confusion。 Olympe returned in a fury�察�and Marguerite
fainted and had to be carried out。 Olympe related to me what had
happened�察�declared that Marguerite�察�seeing her alone�察�had revenged herself
upon her because she was my mistress�察�and that I must write and tell her to
respect the woman whom I loved�察�whether I was present or absent。
I need not tell you that I consented�察�and that I put into the letter which
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I sent to her address the same day�察�everything bitter�察�shameful�察�and cruel
that I could think of。
This time the blow was more than the unhappy creature could endure
without replying。 I felt sure that an answer would come�察�and I resolved not
to go out all day。 About two there was a ring�察�and Prudence entered。
I tried to assume an indifferent air as I asked her what had brought her�察�
but that day Mme。 Duvernoy was not in a laughing humour�察�and in a really
moved voice she said to me that since my return�察�that is to say for about
three weeks�察 �I had left no occasion untried which could give pain to
Marguerite�察�that she was completely upset by it�察�and that the scene of last
night and my angry letter of the morning had forced her to take to her bed。
In short�察 �without making any reproach�察 �Marguerite sent to ask me for a
little pity�察�since she had no longer the moral or physical strength to endure
what I was making her suffer。
;That Mlle。 Gautier�察─�I said to Prudence�察 �should turn me out of her
own house is quite reasonable�察�but that she should insult the woman whom
I love�察�under the pretence that this woman is my mistress�察�is a thing I will
never permit。;
;My friend�察─�said Prudence�察 �you are under the influence of a woman
who has neither heart nor sense�察�you are in love with her�察�it is true�察�but that
is not a reason for torturing a woman who can not defend herself。;
;Let Mlle。 Gautier send me her Comte de N。 and the sides will be
equal。;
;You know very well that she will not do that。 So�察�my dear Armand�察�let
her alone。 If you saw her you would be ashamed of the way in which you
are treating her。 She is white�察�she coughsshe won't last long now。;
And Prudence held out her hand to me�察�adding�此�
;Come and see her�察�it will make her very happy。;
;I have no desire to meet M。 de N。;
;M。 de N。 is never there。 She can not endure him。;
;If Marguerite wishes to see me�察�she knows where I live�察�let her come
to see me�察�but�察�for my part�察�I will never put foot in the Rue d'Antin。;
;Will you receive her well�拭─�
;Certainly。;
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;Well�察�I am sure that she will come。;
;Let her come。;
;Shall you be out to´day�拭─�
;I shall be at home all the evening。;
;I will tell her。;
And Prudence left me。
I did not even write to tell Olympe not to expect me。 I never troubled
much about her�察�scarcely going to see her one night a week。 She consoled
herself�察�I believe�察�with an actor from some theatre or other。
I went out for dinner and came back almost immediately。 I had a fire
lit in my room and I told Joseph he could go out。
I can give you no idea of the different impressions which agitated me
during the hour in which I waited�察�but when�察�toward nine o'clock�察�I heard a
ring�察�they thronged together into one such emotion�察�that�察�as I opened the
door�察�I was obliged to lean against the wall to keep myself from falling。
Fortunately the anteroom was in half darkness�察�and the change in my
countenance was less visible。 Marguerite entered。
She was dressed in black and veiled。 I could scarcely recognise her
face through the veil。 She went into the drawing´room and raised her veil。
She was pale as marble。
;I am here�察 �Armand�察─ �she said�察 �you wished to see me and I have
come。;
And letting her head fall on her hands�察�she burst into tears。
I went up to her。
;What is the matter�拭─�I said to her in a low voice。
She pressed my hand without a word�察�for tears still veiled her voice。
But after a few minutes�察�recovering herself a little�察�she said to me�此�
;You have been very unkind to me�察�Armand�察�and I have done nothing
to you。;
;Nothing�拭─�I answered�察�with a bitter smile。
;Nothing but what circumstances forced me to do。;
I do not know if you have ever in your life experienced�察�or if you will
ever experience�察�what I felt at the sight of Marguerite。
The last time she had come to see me she had sat in the same place
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where she was now sitting�察�only�察�since then�察�she had been the mistress of
another man�察�other kisses than mine had touched her lips�察�toward which�察�in
spite of myself�察�my own reached out�察�and yet I felt that I loved this woman
as much�察�more perhaps�察�than I had ever loved her。
It was difficult for me to begin the conversation on the subject which
brought her。 Marguerite no doubt realized it�察�for she went on�此�
;I have come to trouble you�察�Armand�察 �for I have two things to ask�此�
pardon for what I said yesterday to Mlle。 Olympe�察�and pity for what you
are perhaps still ready to do to me。 Intentionally or not�察�since your return
you have given me so much pain that I should be incapable now of
enduring a fourth part of what I have endured till now。 You will have pity
on me�察 �won't you�拭 �And you will understand that a man who is not
heartless has other nobler things to do than to take his revenge upon a sick
and sad woman like me。 See�察�take my hand。 I am in a fever。 I left my bed
to come to you�察 �and ask�察 �not for your friendship�察 �but for your
indifference。;
I took Marguerite's hand。 It was burning�察�and the poor woman shivered
under her fur cloak。
I rolled the arm´chair in which she was sitting up to the fire。
;Do you think�察�then�察�that I did not suffer�察─�said I�察 �on that night when�察�
after waiting for you in the country�察�I came to look for you in Paris�察�and
found nothing but the letter which nearly drove me mad�拭�How could you
have deceived me�察�Marguerite�察�when I loved you so much�拭�
;Do not speak of that�察 �Armand�察 �I did not come to speak of that。 I
wanted to see you only not an enemy�察�and I wanted to take your hand once
more。 You have a mistress�察�she is young�察�pretty�察�you love her they say。 Be
happy with her and forget me。;
;And you。 You are happy�察�no doubt�拭─�
;Have I the face of a happy woman�察�Armand�拭�Do not mock my sorrow�察�
you�察�who know better than any one what its cause and its depth are。;
;It only depended on you not to have been unhappy at all�察�if you are as
you say。;
;No�察�my friend�察�circumstances were stronger than my will。 I obeyed�察�
not the instincts of a light woman�察 �as you seem to say�察 �but a serious
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necessity�察�and reasons which you will know one day�察�and which will make
you forgive me。;
;Why do you not tell me those reasons to´day�拭─�
;Because they would not bring about an impossible reunion between
us�察�and they would separate you perhaps from those from whom you must
not be separated。;
;Who do you mean�拭─�
;I can not tell you。;
;Then you are lying to me。;
Marguerite rose and went toward the door。 I could not behold this
silent and expressive sorrow without being touched�察�when I compared in
my mind this pale and weeping woman with the madcap who had made
fun of me at the Opera Comique。
;You shall not go�察─�I said�察�putting myself in front of the door。
;Why�拭─�
;Because�察�in spite of what you have done to me�察�I love you always�察�
and I want you to stay here。;
;To turn me out to´morrow�拭 �No�察 �it is impossible。 Our destinies are
separate�察�do not try to reunite them。 You will despise me perhaps�察�while
now you can only hate me。;
;No�察 �Marguerite�察─ �I cried�察 �feeling all my love and all my desire
reawaken at the contact of this woman。 ;No�察�I will forget everything�察�and
we will be happy as we promised one another that we would be。;
Marguerite shook her head doubtfully�察�and said�此�
;Am I not your slave�察�your dog�拭�Do with me what you will。 Take me�察�I
am yours。;
And throwing off her cloak and hat�察�she flung them on the sofa�察�and
began hurriedly to undo the front of her dress�察 �for�察 �by one of those
reactions so frequent in her malady�察 �the blood rushed to her head and
stifled her。 A hard�察�dry cough followed。
;Tell my coachman�察─�she said�察 �to go back with the carriage。;
I went down myself and sent him away。 When I returned Marguerite
was lying in front of the fire�察�and her teeth chattered with the cold。
I took her in my arms。 I undressed her�察 �wit