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    I do not know if you have noticed�察�if once the name of anybody who 

might in the natural course of things have always remained unknown�察�or at 

all events indifferent to you�察�should he mentioned before you�察�immediately 

details begin to group themselves about the name�察�and you find all your 

friends talking to you about something which they have never mentioned 

to you before。 You discover that this person was almost touching you and 

has passed close to you many times in your life without your noticing it�察�

you find coincidences in the events which are told you�察�a real affinity with 

certain events of your own existence。 I was not absolutely at that point in 

regard to Marguerite�察�for I had seen and met her�察�I knew her by sight and 

by reputation�察�nevertheless�察�since the moment of the sale�察�her name came 

to   my   ears   so   frequently�察  �and�察  �owing   to   the   circumstance   that   I   have 

mentioned in the last chapter�察�that name was associated with so profound a 

sorrow�察�that   my  curiosity  increased in   proportion   with   my  astonishment。 

The consequence   was that   whenever I   met   friends to   whom I   had   never 

breathed the name of Marguerite�察�I always began by saying�此�

     ;Did you ever know a certain Marguerite Gautier�拭─�

     ;The Lady of the Camellias�拭─�

     ;Exactly。; 

     ;Oh�察�very well� ─�

    The word was sometimes accompanied by a smile which could leave 

no doubt as to its meaning。 

     ;Well�察�what sort of a girl was she�拭─�

     ;A good sort of girl。; 

     ;Is that all�拭─�

     ;Oh�察�yes�察�more intelligence and perhaps a little more heart than most。; 

     ;Do you know anything particular about her�拭─�

     ;She ruined Baron de G。; 

     ;No more than that�拭─�

     ;She was the mistress of the old Duke of 。 。 。; 



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    ;Was she really his mistress�拭─�

    ;So they say�察�at all events�察�he gave her a great deal of money。; 

    The    general    outlines  were   always    the  same。   Nevertheless     I  was 

anxious to find out something about the relations between Marguerite and 

Armand。 Meeting one day a man who was constantly about with known 

women�察�I asked him�此 �Did you know Marguerite Gautier�拭─�

    The answer was the usual�此 �Very well。; 

    ;What sort of a girl was she�拭─�

    ;A fine�察�good girl。 I was very sorry to hear of her death。; 

    ;Had she not a lover called Armand Duval�拭─�

    ;Tall and blond�拭─�

    ;Yes。 

    ;It is quite true。; 

    ;Who was this Armand�拭─�

    ;A fellow who squandered on her the little money he had�察�and then had 

to leave her。 They say he was quite wild about it。; 

    ;And she�拭─�

    ;They always say she was very much in love with him�察�but as girls like 

that are in love。 It is no good to ask them for what they can not give。; 

    ;What has become of Armand�拭─�

    ;I don't know。 We knew him very little。 He was with Marguerite for 

five or six months in the country。 When she came back�察�he had gone。; 

    ;And you have never seen him since�拭─�

    ;Never。; 

    I�察�too�察�had not seen Armand again。 I was beginning to ask myself if�察�

when he had come to see me�察�the recent news of Marguerite's death had 

not exaggerated his former love�察�and consequently his sorrow�察�and I said to 

myself that perhaps he had already forgotten the dead woman�察�and along 

with her his promise to come and see me again。 This supposition would 

have seemed probable enough in most instances�察�but in Armand's despair 

there had been an accent of real sincerity�察�and�察�going from one extreme to 

another�察�I imagined that distress had brought on an illness�察�and that my not 

seeing him was explained by the fact that he was ill�察�perhaps dead。 

    I was interested in the young man in spite of myself。 Perhaps there was 



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some selfishness in this interest�察�perhaps I guessed at some pathetic love 

story   under   all   this   sorrow�察  �perhaps   my   desire   to   know   all   about   it   had 

much to do with the anxiety which Armand's silence caused me。 Since M。 

Duval did not return to see me�察�I decided to go and see him。 A pretext was 

not   difficult   to   find�察  �unluckily   I   did   not   know   his   address�察  �and   no   one 

among those whom I questioned could give it to me。 

     I   went   to   the   Rue   d'Antin�察  �perhaps   Marguerite's   porter   would   know 

where Armand lived。 There was a new porter�察�he knew as little about it as 

I。 I then asked in what cemetery Mlle。 Gautier had been buried。 It was the 

Montmartre   Cemetery。   It   was   now   the   month   of April�察  �the   weather   was 

fine�察�the graves were not likely to look as sad and desolate as they do in 

winter�察�in short�察�it was warm enough for the living to think a little of the 

dead�察�and pay them a visit。 I went to the cemetery�察�saying to myself�此 �One 

glance   at   Marguerite's   grave�察  �and   I   shall   know   if Armand's   sorrow   still 

exists�察�and perhaps I may find out what has become of him。; 

     I entered the keeper's lodge�察�and asked him if on the 22nd of February 

a    woman      named     Marguerite      Gautier     had   not   been    buried     in  the 

Montmartre Cemetery。 He turned over the pages of a big book in which 

those   who   enter   this   last   resting´place   are   inscribed   and   numbered�察  �and 

replied that on the 22nd of February�察�at 12 o'clock�察�a woman of that name 

had been buried。 

     I asked him to show me the grave�察�for there is no finding one's way 

without a guide in this city of the dead�察�which has its streets like a city of 

the   living。   The   keeper    called   over   a  gardener�察   �to  whom     he   gave   the 

necessary   instructions�察  �the   gardener   interrupted   him�察  �saying�此   �I   know�察  �I 

know。It is not difficult to find that grave�察─�he added�察�turning to me。 

     ;Why�拭─�

     ;Because it has very different flowers from the others。; 

     ;Is it you who look after it�拭─�

     ;Yes�察�sir�察�and I wish all relations took as much trouble about the dead 

as the young man who gave me my orders。; 

     After several turnings�察�the gardener stopped and said to me�此 �Here we 

are。; 

     I saw before me a square of flowers which one would never have taken 



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for a grave�察�if it had not been for a white marble slab bearing a name。 

     The marble slab stood upright�察�an iron railing marked the limits of the 

ground purchased�察�and the earth was covered with white camellias。 ;What 

do you say to that�拭─�said the gardener。 

     ;It is beautiful。; 

     ;And whenever a camellia fades�察�I have orders to replace it。; 

     ;Who gave you the order�拭─�

     ;A young gentleman�察�who cried the first time he came here�察�an old pal 

of   hers�察  �I   suppose�察  �for   they   say   she   was   a   gay   one。   Very   pretty�察  �too�察  �I 

believe。 Did you know her�察�sir�拭─ �Yes。; 

     ;Like the other�拭─�said the gardener�察�with a knowing smile。 ;No�察�I never 

spoke to her。; 

     ;And you come here�察�too� �It is very good of you�察�for those that come 

to see the poor girl don't exactly cumber the cemetery。; 

     ;Doesn't anybody come�拭─�

     ;Nobody�察�except that young gentleman who came once。; 

     ;Only once�拭─�

     ;Yes�察�sir。; 

     ;He never came back again�拭─�

     ;No�察�but he will when he gets home。; 

     ;He is away somewhere�拭─�

     ;Yes。; 

     ;Do you know where he is�拭─�

     ;I believe he has gone to see Mlle。 Gautier's sister。; 

     ;What does he want there�拭─�

     ;He has gone to get her authority to have the corpse dug up again and 

put somewhere else。; 

     ;Why won't he let it remain here�拭─�

     ;You   know�察  �sir�察  �people   have   queer   notions   about   dead   folk。   We   see 

something   of   that   every   day。 The   ground   here   was   only   bought   for   five 

years�察�and this young gentleman wants a perpetual lease and a bigger plot 

of ground�察�it will be better in the new part。; 

     ;What do you call the new part�拭─�

     ;The   new   plots   of   ground   that   are   for   sale�察  �there   to   the   left。   If   the 



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cemetery had always been kept like it is now�察�there wouldn't be the like of 

it in the world�察�but there is still plenty to do before it will be quite all it 

should be。 And then people are so queer� ─�

     ;What do you mean�拭─�

     ;I mean   that   there   are   people   who   carry  their   pride   even here。   Now�察�

this Demoiselle Gautier�察�it appears she lived a bit free�察�if you'll excuse my 

saying so。 Poor lady�察�she's dead now�察�there's no more of her left than of 

them that no one has a word to say against。 We water them every day。 Well�察�

when the relatives of the folk that are buried beside her found out the sort 

of person she was�察�what do you think they said�拭�That they would try to 

keep   her   out   from   here�察  �and   that   there   ought   to   be   a   piece   of   ground 

somewhere apart for these sort of women�察�like there is for the poor。 Did 

you ever hear of such a thing�拭�I gave it to them straight�察�I did�此�well´to´do 

folk who come to see their dead four times a year�察�and bring their flowers 

themselves�察  �and   what   flowers�   �and   look   twice   at   the   keep   of   them   they 

pretend to cry over�察�and write on their tombstones all about the tears they 

haven't shed�察�and come and make difficulties about their neighbours。 You 

may   believe   me   or   not�察  �sir�察  �I   never   knew   the   young   lady�察  �I   don't   know 

what she did。 Well�察�I'm quite in love with the poor thing�察�I look after her 

well�察�and I let her have her camellias at an honest price。 She is the dead 

body that I like the best。 You see�察�sir�察�we are obliged to love the dead�察�for 

we are kept so busy�察�we have hardly time to love anything else。; 

     I looked at the man�察�and some of my readers will understand�察�without 

my needing to explain it to them�察�the emotion which I felt on hearing him。 

He observed it�察�no doubt�察�for he went on�此�

     ;They tell me there were people who ruined themselves over that girl�察�

and lovers that worshipped her�察�well�察�when I think there isn't one of them 

that so much as buys her a flower now�察�that's queer�察�sir�察�and sad。 And�察�after 

all�察�she isn't so badly off�察�for she has her grave to herself�察�and if there is 

only  one   who   remembers   her�察  �he   makes   up   for   the   others。   But   we   have 

other   poor   girls   here�察  �just   like   her   and   just   her   age�察  �and   they   are   just 

thrown into a paup

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