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world     will  pardon     my   resignation�察    �which    Mme。     de  Lorcy     esteems    a 

crime。; 

     ;You     promised     me    that  your    resignation    would     be  mingled     with 



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cheerfulness�此�I find it somewhat melancholy。; 

     ;You scarcely could expect me to be intoxicated with joy。; 

     ;Will you at least assure me that you have taken your part bravely�察�and 

that you will think of no further appeal�拭─�

     ;I swear it to you� ─�

     ;Very good�察�then we will honour your weakness�察─�she replied�察�and she 

said Amen to all that he proposed。 

     It   was   agreed   that   the   marriage   should   take   place   during   the   winter�察�

and that two months should be allowed to elapse before proceeding to the 

preliminary      formalities。     M。   Moriaz     undertook      to  explain    matters    to 

Samuel Brohl�察�who found the arrangement little to his taste。 He took pains�察�

however�察�to give no signs of this。 He told M。 Moriaz that he was still in the 

first bewildering surprise of his happiness�察�that he was not sorry to have 

time to recover from it�察�but he secretly promised himself to devise some 

artifice    for  abridging     delays�察  �for  hastening     the   /denoument/。      He   was 

apprehensive        of   accidents�察   �unforeseen      occurrences�察     �squalls�察   �storms�察�

tornadoes�察     �sudden    blights�察  �in  short   everything     that   might    damage     or 

destroy  a   harvest�察  �he   impatiently  longed   to   gather   in   his�察  �and   to   have   it 

carefully  stowed   away  in   his granary。  In   the   interim  he   wrote   to   his old 

friend   M。   Guldenthal   a   letter   at   once   majestic   and   confidential�察  �which 

produced   a   most   striking   effect。   M。   Guldenthal   concluded   that   a   good 

marriage was much better security than a poor gun。 Besides�察�he had had 

the agreeable surprise of being completely reimbursed for his loan�察�capital 

and interest。 He was charmed to have so excellent a debtor return to him�察�

and he hastened to advance to him all that he could possibly want�察�even 

more。 

     A    month    passed    peaceably      by�察 �during    which    time    Samuel     Brohl 

repaired   two   or   three   times   each   week   to   Cormeilles。   He   made   himself 

adored by the entire household�察�including the gardener�察�the porter and his 

family�察�and the Angora cat that had welcomed him at the time of his first 

visit。 This pretty�察�soft white puss had conceived for Samuel Brohl a most 

deplorable   sympathy�察  �perhaps   she   had   recognised   that   he   possessed   the 

soul of a cat�察�together with all the feline graces。 She lavished on him the 

most     flattering   attentions�察  �she   loved   to  rub   coaxingly   against     him�察  �to 



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spring   on   his   knee�察  �to   repose   in   his   lap。   In   retaliation�察  �the   great�察  �tawny 

spaniel belonging to Mlle。 Moriaz treated the newcomer with the utmost 

severity     and    was    continually     looking     askance     at  him�察  �when     Samuel 

attempted a caress�察�he would growl ominously and show his teeth�察�which 

called forth numerous stern corrections from his mistress。 Dogs are born 

gendarmes   or   police   agents�察  �they   have   marvellous   powers   of   divination 

and instinctive hatred of people whose social status is not orthodox�察�whose 

credentials are irregular�察�or who have borrowed the credentials of others。 

As to Mlle。 Moiseney�察�who had not the scent of a spaniel�察�she had gone 

distracted over this noble�察�this heroic�察�this incomparable Count Larinski。 

In a /tete´a´tete/ he had contrived to have with her�察�he had evinced much 

respect for her character�察�so much admiration for her natural and acquired 

enlightenment�察�that she had been moved to tears�察�for the first time she felt 

herself   understood。   What   moved   her�察  �however�察  �still   more   was   that   he 

asked her   as a   favour never   to quit Mlle。  Moriaz and   to consider   as her 

own the house he hoped one day to possess。 ;What a man� ─�she ejaculated�察�

with as much conviction as Mlle。 Galet。 

     The principal study of Samuel Brohl was to insinuate himself into the 

good   graces   of   M。   Moriaz�察  �whose   mental   reservations   he   dreaded。   He 

succeeded       in   some     measure�察    �or   at  least   he   disarmed      any   lingering 

suspicions by the irreproachable adjustment of his manners�察�by the reserve 

of   his   language�察    �by   his  great   show    of   lack   of  curiosity   regarding      all 

questions   that     might   have     a  proximate   or     remote   connection       with   his 

interests。 How�察�then�察�had Mme。 de Lorcy come to take it into her head that 

there   was   something   of   the   appraiser   about   Samuel   Brohl�察  �and   that   his 

eyes   took   an   inventory   of   her   furniture�拭  �If   he   had   forgotten   himself   at 

Maisons�察  �he   never   forgot   himself   at   Cormeilles。   What   cared   he   for   the 

sordid   affairs   of   the   sublunary   sphere�拭  �He   floated   in   ether�察  �heaven   had 

opened to him its portals�察�the blessed are too absorbed in their ecstasy to 

pay   heed   to   details   or   to   take   an   inventory   of   paradise。   Nevertheless�察�

Samuel's ecstasies did not prevent him from embracing every opportunity 

to render himself useful or agreeable to M。 Moriaz。 He frequently asked 

permission   to   accompany   him   into   his   laboratory。   M。   Moriaz   flattered 

himself   that   he   had   discovered   a   new   body   to   which   he   attributed   most 



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curious properties。 Since his return he had been occupied with some very 

delicate experiments�察�which he did not always carry out to his satisfaction�察�

his movements were brusque�察�his hands all thumbs�察�very often he chanced 

to ruin everything by breaking his vessels。 Samuel proposed to assist him 

in   a   manipulation   requiring   considerable   dexterity�察  �he   had   very   flexible 

fingers�察�was as expert as a juggler�察�and the manipulation succeeded beyond 

all hopes。 

     Mme。      de  Lorcy    was    furious   at  having    been    outwitted    by   Count 

Larinski�察�she retracted all the concessions she had made concerning him�察�

her   rancour   had   decided   that   the   man   of   fainting´fits   could not   be   other 

than an   imposter。  She had disputes on this   subject with   M。  Langis�察 �who 

persisted in maintaining that M。 Larinski was a great comedian�察�but that 

this�察  �strictly   considered�察  �did   not   prevent   his   being   a   true   count�察  �in   the 

course of his travels he had met specimens of them who cheated at cards 

and pocketed affronts。 Mme。 de Lorcy�察�in return�察�accused him of being a 

simpleton。  She had   written   again to Vienna�察�in hopes   of   obtaining   some 

further   intelligence�察  �she  had   been   able   to   learn   nothing   satisfactory。   She 

did not lose courage�察�she well knew that�察�in the important affairs of life�察�M。 

Moriaz      found    it  difficult  to  dispense    with    her  approbation�察    �and    she 

promised herself to choose with discretion the moment to make a decisive 

assault    upon    him。   In  the  meanwhile      she   gave   herself   the  pleasure    of 

tormenting him by her silence�察�and of grieving him by her long´continued 

pouting。 One day M。 Moriaz said to his daughter�此�

     ;Mme。 de Lorcy is displeased with us�察�this grieves me。 I fear you have 

dropped some word that has wounded her。 I shall be greatly obliged to you 

if you will go and see her and coax her into good´humour。; 

     ;You gave me a far from agreeable commission�察─�she rejoined�察 �but I 

can refuse you nothing�察�I shall go to´morrow to Maisons。; 

     At the precise moment when this conversation was taking place�察�Mme。 

de Lorcy�察�who was passing the day in Paris�察�entered the Ecole des Beaux´ 

Arts。 The exhibition of the work of a celebrated painter�察�recently deceased�察�

had attracted   thither a great throng   of   people。 Mme。  de Lorcy  moved   to 

and fro�察�when suddenly she descried a little old woman�察�sixty years of age�察�

with    a  snub    nose�察  �whose     little  gray   eyes   gleamed     with   malice    and 



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impertinence。   Her   chin   in   the   air�察  �holding   up   her   eye´   glasses   with   her 

hand�察�she scrutinized all the pictures with a critical�察�disdainful air。 

     ;Ah� �truly it is the Princess Gulof�察─�said Mme。 de Lorcy to herself�察�and 

turned away to avoid an encounter。 It was at Ostend�察�three years previous�察�

during the season of the baths�察�that she had made the acquaintance of the 

princess�察�she  did not   care  to   renew  it。 This   haughty�察 �capricious   Russian�察�

with whom a chance occurrence at the /table d'hote/ had thrown her into 

intercourse�察�had not taken a place among her pleasantest reminiscences。 

     Princess   Gulof   was   the   wife   of   a   governor´general   whom   she   had 

wedded in second   marriage after a   long widowhood。 He   did not see   her 

often�察�two or three times a year�察�that was all。 Floating about from one end 

of Europe to another�察�they kept up a regular exchange of letters�察�the prince 

never   took   any   step   without   consulting   his   wife�察  �who   usually   gave   him 

sound advice。 During the first years of their marriage�察�he had committed 

the   error   of   being   seriously   in   love   with   her�此  �there   are   some   species   of 

ugliness that inspire   actually insane passions。 The princess   found   this in 

the most wretched taste�察�and soon brought Dimitri Paulovitch to his senses。 

From that moment perfect concord reigned between this wedded couple�察�

who   were   parted   by   the   entire   continent   of   Europe�察  �united   by   the   mail´ 

bags。 The princess did not bear a very irreproachable record。 She looked 

upon morality as pure matter of conventionality�察�and she made no secret of 

her    thoughts。    She    was   always     on   the   alert  for  new    discoveries�察    �fresh 

experiences�察�she never waited to read a book to the end before flinging it 

into the waste´paper basket�察�most frequently the first chapter sufficed�察�she 

had met with many disappointments�察�she had wearied of many  caprices�察�

and she had arrived at the conclusion that man is�察�after all�察�of but small 

account。 Nevertheless�察�there had come to her late in life a comparatively 

lasting caprice�察�during nearly five years she had flattered

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