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smile。 

    ^A     thousand      thanks�察    �mademoiselle�察       �all   has    gone    very 

smoothly。 ̄ 

    She looked more than doubtful。 

    ^Et les trois demoiselles du premier banc�拭院�said she。 

    ^Ah�   �tout   va   au  mieux� 院    �was   my   answer�察   �and    Mdlle   Reuter 

ceased   to   question   me�察  �but   her   eye!not   large�察  �not   brilliant�察  �not 

melting�察�or kindling�察�but astute�察�penetrating�察�practical�察�showed she 

was    even    with   me�察  �it  let  out  a  momentary       gleam�察  �which     said 

plainly�察   �Be   as   close   as  you   like�察 �I   am   not   dependent   on   your 

candour�察�what you would conceal I already know。 ̄ 

    By    a  transition    so  quiet   as  to   be  scarcely    perceptible�察    �the 

directress¨s     manner      changed�察    �the   anxious    business´air     passed 

from her face�察�and she began chatting about the weather and the 



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town�察�and asking in neighbourly wise after M。 and Madame Pelet。 

I answered all her little questions�察�she prolonged her talk�察�I went 

on following its many little windings�察�she sat so long�察�said so much�察�

varied so often the topics of discourse�察�that  it  was  not  difficult  to 

perceive she had a particular aim in thus detaining me。 Her mere 

words      could     have    afforded      no   clue    to   this    aim�察   �but   her 

countenance          aided�察    �while     her     lips    uttered     only     affable 

commonplaces�察         �her   eyes   reverted     continually     to  my    face。   Her 

glances were not given in full�察�but out of the corners�察�so quietly�察�so 

stealthily�察�yet I think I lost not one。 I watched her as keenly as she 

watched   me�察  �I  perceived  soon   that   she   was   feeling  after   my   real 

character�察�she was searching for salient points�察�and weak�察�points�察�

and   eccentric   points�察  �she   was   applying   now   this   test�察  �now   that�察�

hoping in the end to find some chink�察�some niche�察�where she could 

put in her little firm foot and stand upon my neck!mistress of my 

nature�察  �Do   not   mistake   me�察  �reader�察  �it   was   no   amorous   influence 

she   wished   to   gain!at   that   time       it   was   only   the  power   of   the 

politician to which she aspired�察�I was now installed as a professor 

in   her   establishment�察  �and   she   wanted   to   know   where   her   mind 

was superior to mine!by what  feeling  or  opinion she   could   lead 

me。 

    I   enjoyed   the   game   much�察  �and   did   not   hasten   its   conclusion�察�

sometimes I gave her hopes�察�beginning a sentence rather weakly�察�

when   her   shrewd   eye   would   light   up!she   thought   she   had   me�察�

having   led   her   a   little   way�察  �I   delighted   to   turn   round   and   finish 

with   sound�察  �hard   sense�察  �whereat   her   countenance   would   fall。   At 

last a servant entered to announce dinner�察�the conflict being thus 

necessarily      terminated�察     �we    parted    without     having    gained     any 

advantage on either side�此�Mdlle Reuter had not even given me an 



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opportunity   of   attacking   her   with   feeling�察  �and   I   had   managed   to 

baffle her little schemes   of  craft。   It  was   a   regular  drawn   battle。   I 

again held out my hand when I left the room�察�she gave me hers�察�it 

was   a   small   and   white   hand�察  �but   how   cool�   �I   met   her   eye   too   in 

full!obliging her to give me a straightforward look�察  �this last  test 

went against me�此�it left her as it found her !moderate�察�temperate�察�

tranquil�察�me it disappointed。 

    ^I am growing wiser�察院�thought I�察�as I walked back to M。 Pelet¨s。 

^Look at this little woman�察�is she like the women of novelists and 

romancers�拭�To read of female character as depicted in Poetry and 

Fiction�察  �one   would   think   it  was   made   up   of  sentiment�察  �either   for 

good     or   bad!here        is  a  specimen�察     �and    a   most    sensible     and 

respectable       specimen�察     �too�察 �whose     staple    ingredient     is  abstract 

reason。   No   Talleyrand   was   ever   more   passionless   than   Zoraide 

Reuter� 院      �So   I  thought      then�察   �I  found     afterwards      that    blunt 

susceptibilities are very consistent with strong propensities。 



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       had    indeed     had    a  very    long    talk  with    the   crafty    little 

      politician�察�and on regaining my quarters�察�I found that dinner 

I 

      was half over。 To be late at meals was against a standing rule 

of  the  establishment�察  �and   had   it  been   one   of   the   Flemish   ushers 

who      thus   entered      after   the   removal      of   the   soup    and     the 

commencement of the first course�察�M。 Pelet would probably have 

greeted      him   with    a  public    rebuke�察   �and    would     certainly    have 

mulcted   him   both   of   soup   and   fish�察  �as   it   was�察  �that   polite   though 

partial   gentleman   only   shook   his   head�察  �and   as   I   took   my   place�察�

unrolled   my   napkin�察  �and   said   my   heretical   grace   to   myself�察       �he 

civilly despatched a servant to the kitchen�察�to bring me a plate of 

^pur└e      aux   carottes ̄    ��for   this  was    a  maigre´day���察     �and    before 

sending   away   the   first   course�察  �reserved   for   me   a   portion   of   the 

stock´fish     of  which     it  consisted。    Dinner     being    over�察  �the   boys 

rushed      out  for  their   evening     play�察 �Kint   and    Vandam       ��the  two 

ushers��   of   course     followed    them。   Poor   fellows�   �if   they   had    not 

looked   so   very   heavy�察  �so   very   soulless�察  �so   very   indifferent   to   all 

things in heaven above or in the earth beneath�察�I could have pitied 

them greatly for the obligation they were under to trail after those 

rough     lads   everywhere      and    at  all  times�察  �even   as   it  was�察 �I  felt 

disposed   to   scout   myself   as   a   privileged   prig   when   I   turned   to 

ascend to my chamber�察�sure to find there�察�if not enjoyment�察�at least 

liberty�察�but this evening ��as had often happened before�� I was to be 

still farther distinguished。 

    ^Eh bien�察�mauvais sujet� 院�said the voice of M。 Pelet behind me�察�

as I set my foot on the first step of the stair�察 �o┫ allez´vous�拭�Venez 



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┐ la salle´┐´manger�察�que je vous gronde un peu。 ̄ 

    ^I beg pardon�察�monsieur�察院�said I�察�as I followed him to his private 

sitting´room�察 �for having returned so late!it was not my fault。 ̄ 

    ^That   is   just   what   I   want   to   know�察院  �rejoined   M。   Pelet�察  �as   he 

ushered me into the comfortable parlour with a good wood´fire! 

for the stove had now been removed for the season。 Having rung 

the bell he ordered ^Coffee for two�察院�and presently he and I were 

seated�察�almost in English comfort�察�one on each side of the hearth�察�a 

little round table between us�察�with a coffee´pot�察�a sugar´basin�察�and 

two   large   white   china   cups。   While   M。   Pelet   employed   himself   in 

choosing   a   cigar   from   a   box�察   �my   thoughts     reverted     to   the  two 

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