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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

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