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spite。; 

     ;You are a child�此�be guided。 The moment is come for you to propose。 

In a few days you will start for Churwalden�察�and you will say to this angry 

woman�察  �'I   have   liedI   love   you。'   In   short�察  �you   will   talk   to   her   of   your 

amorous flame�察�and you may�察�freely�察�under these circumstances�察�exhaust 

all your treasure´store of hyperbole。 She will listen to you�察�I can promise 

you�察�and she will say to herself�察�'I seek vengeance here it is。' ; 

     ;I would like to believe you�察�madame�察─�he replied�察 �but are you very 

certain that Mlle。 Moriaz is still at Churwalden�拭─�

     And�察�pointing with his finger�察�he showed her at the end of the avenue a 

figure coming towards them clad in a pretty nut´brown dress with a long 

train sweeping the gravel。 

     ;Truly�察�I believe that it is she�察─�cried Mme。 de Lorcy。 ;M。 Moriaz is the 

most unskilful person�察�but�察�after all�察�not much harm is done。; 

     Mlle。   Moriaz   had   arrived   the   evening   previous   at   Cormeilles。   After 

resting somewhat from the fatigues of the journey�察�she had nothing more 

urgent to do than to order the horses put to her coupe and to come and pay 

her   respects   to   her   godmother�察 �who   could   not   fail to   be   touched   by  this 

attention。 

     Mme。   de   Lorcy   ran   to   Antoinette   and   embraced   her   several   times�察�

saying�此 �You are here at last� �How charmed I am to see you again� �You 

made us wait long enough�察�I began to fear that you had taken root in the 



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Grisons。 Is it indeed an enchanted land�拭�I rather believe that your father is 

a cruel egotist�察�that he shamefully sacrificed you to his own convenience 

in   prolonging   his   cure�察  �but   here   you   areI   will   pardon   him。 Your   poor�察�

your /proteges/�察�are clamorous for you。 Who do you think asked after you�察�

the   other   day�拭  �Mlle。   Galet�察  �whom�察  �according   to   your   orders�察  �I   supplied 

with her quarter's   allowance。  How  you   spoil her�  �I  found   on   her  table  a 

bouquet   fit   for   a   duchess�察  �she   insisted   that   you   had   sent   it   to   her   from 

where   you   were�察  �and   I   had   all   the   trouble   in   the   world   to   make   her 

understand that   double   camellias are   not   gathered   among the glaciers of 

Roseg。 Strew with flowers�察�if you will�察�Mlle。 Galet's existence and garret�察�

but do not   fling   at   her   head   a bushel   of double   camellias�察 �streaked   with 

white�察�it is madness。 I seriously propose to have you put under restraint。 

Never mind�察�I am very happy to see you again。 You are looking very well。´ 

´Don't you think�察�Camille�察�that she appears extremely well�拭─�

     Mlle。    Moriaz     coldly   received     Mme。      de  Lorcy's    embraces�察     �but   she 

smiled graciously on M。 Langis�察�and pressed his hand affectionately。 Mme。 

de    Lorcy    led   them    into   her  /salon/�察  �where     they   talked    on  indifferent 

subjects。 Antoinette was waiting for M。 Langis's departure to broach the 

subject that she had at heart。 At the end of twenty  minutes�察�he rose�察 �but 

immediately reseated himself。 A door had just opened�察�giving admittance 

to Count Abel Larinski。 

     At    the   unexpected       apparition    of   Samuel      Brohl�察   �the   two   women 

changed       colour�察   �the   one    flushed    from    the   effort   that   she   made     to 

dissimulate   her   vexation�察  �the   other   turned   pale   from   emotion。          Samuel 

Brohl     crossed     the   /salon/   with    deliberate    step�察  �without     appearing     to 

recognise the person who was with Mme。 de Lorcy。 Suddenly he trembled�察�

as if he had been touched by a torpedo�察�and�察�profoundly agitated�察�almost 

lost   countenance。   Was   he   as   much   astonished   as   he   seemed�拭  �For   some 

time the Sannois Hill had become his favourite promenade�察�and he never 

went there without going as far as a certain spot whence he could see the 

front    of  a  certain    house�察   �the  window´shutters        of  which     had   remained 

during   two   months   as   though   hermetically   sealed。   It   might   be   that   the 

evening before he had found them open。 Induction is a scientific process 

with which Samuel Brohls are familiar。 



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     He had abundant will and self´control。 He was not long in recovering 

himself�察  �he   raised   his   head   like  one  who   feels himself  strong   enough   to 

defy all dangers。 After greeting Mme。 de Lorcy�察�he drew near Antoinette�察�

and asked how she was�察�in a grave�察�almost ceremonious tone。 

     ;Your visit distresses me�察�my dear count�察─�said Mme。 de Lorcy to him�察�

;I fear it is the last。 Have you come to bid us farewell�拭─�

     ;Alas�   �yes�察  �madame�察─  �he   replied。   ;The   letter   for   which   I   have   been 

waiting has not yet arrived�察�but this delay will not alter my plans�此�in three 

days I shall leave Paris。; 

     ;Without a desire to return�察�without regret�拭─�she asked。 

     ;I   shall   only   regret   Maisons�察  �and   the   kind   reception   I   have   received 

there。 Paris is too large�察�little people like myself feel their smallness more 

here   than   elsewhere�察  �it   does   not   require   an   excess   of   pride   for   one   to 

dislike being reduced to the state of an atom。 Residing in Vienna suits me 

better�察�I breathe freer there�察�it is a city better adapted to my size and taste。 

Birds do wrong to change their nests。; 

     Thereupon�察�he began to describe and warmly extol the Prater and its 

fine walks�察�Schonbrunn�察�its botanical gardens and the Gloriette�察�the church 

of    St。  Stephen's�察    �and    the   limpid    waters     of  the   Danube�察     �sometimes 

addressing       himself    to   Antoinette�察    �who    listened    without     a  word�察   �and 

sometimes to Mme。 de Lorcy�察�whose eyes were turned at intervals towards 

M。   Langis�察  �seeming   to   say   to   him�此   �Was   I   not   right�拭  �Confess   that   your 

apprehensions lacked common´sense。 Do you hear him�拭�he has only half 

an   hour   to   spend   with     her�察  �and   he   describes   the   Prater。   Are   you   still 

thinking of cutting his throat�拭�Please say one polite and civil word to him。 

It is   not he�察 �it   is you   who are gloomy。 Throw off   your sinister   air。  How 

long   will   this   taciturn   reverie   last   in  which    you    are   sunk�拭  �You    make 

yourself a laughing´stockyou act like a fool。 You resemble a sphinx of 

the   desert   engaged   in   meditating   upon   a   serpent�察  �and   who   mistakes   an 

innocent adder for a viper。; M。 Langis understood what she wished to say 

to him�察�but he did not throw off his sinister air。 

     After   praising   Vienna   and   its   environs�察  �Samuel   Brohl   eulogized   the 

easy�察   �careless    character    of  the   Viennese。     He   told�察  �in  a  sprightly    way�察�

several     anecdotes。      His    gaiety   was     rather   feverishsomewhat          forced 



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studied�察   �and    abrupt�察  �but�察 �nevertheless�察    �it  was   gaiety。  Mme。     de   Lorcy 

responded to   him�察  �Mlle。  Moriaz   continued   silent�察  �she  crumpled   between 

her fingers the guipure lace of her Marie´Antoinette fichu�察�and�察�with fixed 

eye�察  �she   seemed   to   be   counting   the   stitches。   Samuel   Brohl   interrupted 

himself in the midst of a sentence�察�and rose suddenly。 He turned towards 

Antoinette�察�in a hollow voice he begged her to tell M。 Moriaz how much 

he regretted that his early departure would deprive him of the honour and 

pleasure of visiting him at Cormeilles�察�then he bowed to Mme。 de Lorcy�察�

thanked     her   for  the  happy    moments      that   he  had   spent   with   her�察 �and 

charged her to commend him to the kind remembrance of Abbe Miollens。 

     ;We shall meet again�察�my dear count�察─�she said to him�察�in a clear voice�察�

emphasizing her words�察 �and I hope that�察�before long�察�we shall make the 

acquaintance of the Countess Larinski。; 

     He looked   at her  in   astonishment�察�and   murmured�察  �I lost   my  mother 

ten years ago。; 

     Immediately�察�without giving Mme。 de Lorcy time to explain herself�察�he 

directed his steps hastily towards the door�察�followed by three glances�察�all 

three of   which spoke�察  �although they  did not   all   say  the same   thing。 The 

room was large�察�during the thirty seconds that it took him to cross it�察�the 

angel of silence hovered in the air。 

     He   was   about   passing   through   the   door�察  �when�察  �as   fatality   ordained�察�

there occurred to him an unfortunate and disastrous thought。 He could not 

resist the desire to see Mlle。 Moriaz once more�察�to impress forever on his 

memory her adored image。 He turned�察�and their eyes met。 He paid dearly 

for this weakness of the will。 Apparently the violent restraint that he had 

exercised over himself for an hour had exhausted his strength。 It seemed to 

him that his heart ceased to beat�察�he felt his legs stiffen�察�and refuse to serve 

him�察  �his   teeth   clinched�察  �his   pupils   dilated�察  �consciousness   forsook   him。 

Suddenly�察�heavily as a mass of lead�察�he fell prone upon the floor�察�where he 

remained in a senseless condition。 

     Mlle。 Moriaz could not suppress a cry�察�and seemed for a moment on 

the   point   of   fainting   herself。   Mme。   de   Lorcy   drew   her   arm   around   her 

waist�察�and hurried her into the next room�察�throwing to M。 Langis a bottle 

of salts as she did so�察�and saying�察 �Take care of Count Larinski。; 



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     The first thing that   M。  Langis did   was   to set  the bottle on   the  table�察�

after which he went close up to Samuel Brohl�察�who�察�fainting and inanimate�察�

bore   almost   the   appearance   of   death。   He   examined   him   an   instant�察  �bent 

over him�察�then�察�folding his arms and shrugging his shoulders�察�he said to 

him�察 �Monsieur�察�Mlle。 Moriaz is no longer here。; 

     Samuel Brohl did not stir。 ;You did not hear me�察─�continued Camille。 

;You   are   superb�察  �M。   le   Comte�察  �you   are   very  handsome�察  �your   attitude   is 

irreproachable�察�and   you   might   well   be   taken for   a   dead person。 You   fell 

admirably�察�I swear I never saw at the theatre a more successful fainting´fit�察�

but   spare   yourself   further   trouble   for   the   performance。   I   repeat�察  �Mlle。 

Moriaz is no longer here。; 

     Samuel Brohl remained inert and rigid。 

     ;Perhaps you want to try the strength of my wrists�察─�con

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