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Bellerophon� ─      �And     the  red   wine    washes     away    in  the   waters    of  the 

Medway。 

                                                   II 

                                     Paris�察�March�察�1814 

     Fine    yellow    sunlight    down    the   rue  du   Mont     Thabor。    Ten   o'clock 



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striking from all the clock´towers of Paris。 Over the door of a shop�察�in gilt 

letters�此    �Martin      Parfumeur;�察     �and    something      more。    A   large   gilded 

wooden       something。     Listen�     �What     a  ringing    of  hammers�       �Tap�   �Tap� �

Squeak� �Tap�        �Squeak�      �Tap´a´tap�  �Blaise。; ;Oui�察�M'sieu。; ;Don't touch 

the letters。     My name stays。; ;Bien�察�M'sieu。; ;Just take down the eagle�察�

and the shield with the bees。; ;As M'sieu pleases。; Tap�                   �Squeak�      �Tap� �

The man on the ladder hammers steadily for a minute or two�察�Then stops。 

;He�     �Patron� �They are fastened well�察�Nom d'un Chien� �What if I break 

them�拭─ �Break away�察�You and Paul must have them down to´day。; ;Bien。; 

And   the   hammers   start   again�察  �Drum´beating   at   the   something   of   gilded 

wood。 Sunshine in a golden flood Lighting up the yellow fronts of houses�察�

Glittering each window to a flash。 Squeak�               �Squeak�      �Tap� �The hammers 

beat and rap。 A Prussian hussar on a grey horse goes by at a dash。 From 

other   shops�察  �the   noise   of   striking   blows�此  �Pounds�察  �thumps�察  �and   whacks�察�

Wooden   sounds�此        �splinters      cracks。   Paris   is   full  of   the   galloping  of 

horses and the knocking of hammers。 ;Hullo� �Friend Martin�察�is business 

slack That you are in the street this morning�拭              �Don't turn your back And 

scuttle into your shop like a rabbit to its hole。 I've just been taking a stroll。 

The     stinking    Cossacks     are  bivouacked       all  up  and   down     the   Champs 

Elysees。   I   can't   get   the   smell   of   them   out   of   my   nostrils。   Dirty   fellows�察�

who don't believe in frills Like washing。              Ah�察�mon vieux�察�you'd have to 

go   Out   of   business   if   you   lived   in   Russia。 So�   �We've   given   up   being 

perfumers to the Emperor�察�have we�拭�Blaise�察�Be careful of the hen�察�Maybe 

I   can   find   a   use   for   her   one   of   these   days。   That   eagle's   rather   well   cut�察�

Martin。 But I'm sick of smelling Cossack�察�Take me inside and let me put 

my head into a stack Of orris´root and musk。; Within the shop�察�the light is 

dimmed to a pearl´and´green dusk Out of which dreamily sparkle counters 

and shelves of glass�察�Containing phials�察�and bowls�察�and jars�察�and dishes�察�a 

mass   Of   aqueous   transparence   made   solid   by   threads   of   gold。   Gold   and 

glass�察  �And   scents   which   whiff   across   the   green   twilight   and   pass。   The 

perfumer   sits   down   and   shakes   his   head�此   �Always   the   same�察  �Monsieur 

Antoine�察�You artists are wonderful folk indeed。; But Antoine Vernet does 

not heed。 He is reading the names on the bottles and bowls�察�Done in fine 

gilt letters   with   wonderful   scrolls。 ;What have   we   here�拭          �Eau   Imperial 



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Odontalgique。' I must say�察�mon cher�察�your names are chic。 But it won't do�察�

positively it will not do。 Elba doesn't count。          Ah�察�here is another�此 �Baume 

du    Commandeur'。         That's    better。    He    needs    something      to  smother 

Regrets。     A little lubricant�察�too�察�Might be useful。           I have it�察 �Sage Oil'�察�

perhaps he'll be good now�察�with it we'll submit This fine German rouge。 

I fear he is pale。; ;Monsieur Antoine�察�don't rail At misfortune。              He treated 

me well and fairly。; ;And you prefer him to Bourbons�察�admit it squarely。; 

;Heaven forbid� ─       �Bang�      �Whack� �Squeak�         �Squeak�      �Crack� �CRASH� �

;Oh�察�Lord�察�Martin�         �That shield is hash。 The whole street is covered with 

golden bees。 They look like so many yellow peas�察�Lying there in the mud。 

I'd   like   to   paint   it。   `Plum   pudding   of   Empire'。 That's   rather   quaint�察  �it 

Might take with the Kings。          Shall I try�拭─     �Oh�察�Sir�察�You distress me�察�you 

do。;    ;Poor old Martin's purr� �But he hasn't a scratch in him�察�I know。 Now 

let us get back to the powders and patches。 Foolish man�察�The Kings are 

here now。      We must hit on a plan To change all these titles as fast as we 

can。 `Bouquet Imperatrice'。          Tut�    �Tut�    �Give me some ink  `Bouquet 

de la Reine'�察�what do you think�拭�Not the same receipt�拭�Now�察�Martin�察�put 

away your conceit。 Who will ever know�拭 �Extract of Nobility'  excellent�察�

since most of them are killed。; ;But�察�Monsieur Antoine ; ;You are self´ 

willed�察�Martin。      You need a salve For your conscience�察�do you�拭�Very well�察�

we'll halve The compliments�察�also the pastes and dentifrices�察�Send some to 

the   Kings�察  �and   some   to   the   Empresses。   `Oil   of   Bitter   Almonds'      the 

Empress Josephine can have that。 `Oil of Parma Violets' fits the other one 

pat。;    Rap�     �Rap�      �Bang�       �What     a  hideous     clatter�   �Blaise   seems 

determined to batter That poor old turkey into bits�察�And pound to jelly my 

excellent wits。 Come�察�come�察�Martin�察�you mustn't shirk。 `The night cometh 

soon'  etc。     Don't jerk Me up like that。        `Essence de la Valliere'  That 

has a charmingly Bourbon air。 And�察�oh� �Magnificent�                   �Listen to this�    �

`Vinaigre     des   Quatre    Voleurs'。    Nothing     amiss    With   that    England�察�

Austria�察   �Russia    and   Prussia�    �Martin�察   �you're   a  wonder�察    �Upheavals     of 

continents can't keep you under。; ;Monsieur Antoine�察�I am grieved indeed 

At   such   levity。   What   France   has   gone   through   ;   ;Very   true�察  �Martin�察�

very    true�察 �But   never    forget  that   a  man    must   feed。;   Pound�     �Pound� �

Thump� �Pound�  �Look here�察�in another minute Blaise will drop that bird 



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on the ground。; Martin shrugs his shoulders。                 ;Ah�察�well�察�what then�拭 ─�

Antoine�察�with a laugh�此          �I'll give you two sous for that antiquated hen。; 

The Imperial Eagle sells for two sous�察�And the lilies go up。                         A man 

must choose� �

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                                      Paris�察�April�察�1814 

     Cold�察�impassive�察�the marble arch of the Place du Carrousel。 Haughty�察�

contemptuous�察�the marble arch of the Place du Carrousel。 Like a woman 

raped by force�察�rising above her fate�察�Borne up by the cold rigidity of hate�察�

Stands the marble arch of the Place du Carrousel。 Tap�                 �Clink´a´tink� �Tap� �

Rap�     �Chink� �What falls to the ground like a streak of flame�拭�Hush�                     �It 

is   only   a   bit   of   bronze   flashing   in   the   sun。   What   are   all   those   soldiers�拭�

Those     are   not  the   uniforms    of   France。   Alas�    �No�     �The     uniforms    of 

France�察�Great Imperial France�察�are done。 They will rot away in chests and 

hang   to   dusty   tatters   in   barn   lofts。   These   are   other   armies。 And   their 

name�拭�Hush�察�be still for shame�察�Be still and imperturbable like the marble 

arch。 Another   bright   spark   falls   through   the   blue   air。   Over   the   Place   du 

Carrousel a wailing of despair。 Crowd your horses back upon the people�察�

Uhlans      and   Hungarian      Lancers�察    �They    see   too   much。     Unfortunately�察�

Gentlemen of the Invading Armies�察�what they do not see�察                    �they hear。 Tap� �

Clink´a´tink�   �Tap� �Another   sharp   spear 

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