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view    of  the   house�察   �and   some     tall  shrubs    excluded    M。   Pelet¨s 

mansion�察  �and   screened        us   momentarily   from      the  other   houses�察�

rising amphitheatre´like round this green spot�察  �I   gave   my arm   to 

Mdlle Reuter�察�and led her to  a   garden´chair�察  �nestled  under some 

lilacs near。 She sat down�察�I took my place at her side。 She went on 

talking to me with that  ease   which  communicates   ease�察  �and�察 �as  I 

listened�察�a revelation dawned in my mind that I was on the brink 



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of falling in love。 The dinner´bell rang�察�both at her house and M。 

Pelet¨s�察�we were obliged to part�察�I detained her a moment as   she 

was moving away。 

    ^I want something�察院�said I。 

    ^What�拭院�asked Zoraide naively。 

    ^Only a flower。 ̄ 

    ^Gather it then!or two�察�or twenty�察�if you like。 ̄ 

    ^No!one will do!but you must gather it�察�and give it to me。 ̄ 

    ^What a caprice� 院     �she exclaimed�察�but she raised herself on her 

tip´toes�察�and�察�plucking a beautiful branch of lilac�察�offered it to me 

with grace。 I took it�察�and went away�察�satisfied for the present�察�and 

hopeful for the future。 

   Certainly      that  May    day   was   a  lovely   one�察  �and   it  closed  in 

moonlight night of summer warmth and serenity。 I remember this 

well�察�for�察�having sat up late   that  evening�察�correcting  devoirs�察�and 

feeling weary and a little oppressed with the closeness of my small 

room�察    �I  opened    the   often´mentioned       boarded     window�察    �whose 

boards�察    �however�察   �I  had   persuaded      old  Madame      Pelet   to  have 

removed since I had filled the post of professor in the pensionnat 

de demoiselles�察�as�察�from that time�察�it was no longer ^inconvenant ̄ 

for me to overlook my own pupils at their sports。 I sat down in the 

window´seat�察�rested my arm on the sill�察�and leaned out�此�above me 

was     the    clear´obscure      of   a   cloudless    night    sky!splendid 

moonlight subdued the tremulous sparkle of the stars!below lay 

the garden�察�varied with silvery lustre and deep shade�察�and all fresh 

with dew!a grateful perfume exhaled from the closed blossoms of 

the   fruit´trees!not   a   leaf   stirred�察  �the   night   was   breezeless。   My 

window      looked    directly    down    upon    a  certain    walk    of  Mdlle 

                                    └    └ 

Reuter¨s   garden�察  �called   ^l¨all  e  d  fendue�察院�so  named   because   the 



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pupils were forbidden to enter it on account of its proximity to the 

boys¨    school。    It  was    here   that   the   lilacs  and    laburnums       grew 

especially thick�察�this was the most sheltered nook in the enclosure�察�

its   shrubs screened   the   garden´chair  where   that   afternoon   I   had 

sat   with   the   young   directress。   I   need   not   say   that   my   thoughts 

were chiefly with her as I leaned from the lattice�察�and let my�察�eye 

roam�察  �now  over  the   walks   and borders   of   the   garden�察  �now   along 

the   many´windowed  front  of  the   house   which  rose   white   beyond 

the masses of foliage。 I wondered in what part of the building was 

situated   her   apartment�察  �and   a   single   light�察  �shining   through   the 

                              └ 

persiennes of one crois  e�察�seemed to direct me to it。 

    ^She     watches      late�察院  �thought     I�察  �for   it  must    be   now     near 

midnight。       She    is  a  fascinating     little  woman�察院      �I  continued      in 

voiceless      soliloquy�察     �her    image     forms     a  pleasant      picture    in 

memory�察�I know she is not what the world calls pretty!no matter�察�

there is harmony in her aspect�察�and I like it�察�her brown hair�察�her 

blue eye�察�the freshness of her cheek�察�the whiteness of her neck�察�all 

suit my taste。 Then I respect her talent�察�the idea of marrying a doll 

or a fool was always abhorrent to me�此�I know that a pretty doll�察�a 

fair   fool�察 �might     do  well   enough      for  the   honeymoon�察      �but    when 

passion cooled�察�how dreadful to find a lump of wax and wood laid 

in my   bosom�察  �a   half   idiot   clasped   in   my   arms�察  �and   to   remember 

that   I   had   made   of   this   my   equal!nay�察  �my   idol!to   know   that   I 

must pass the rest of  my  dreary  life   with  a creature   incapable   of 

understanding   what   I   said�察  �of   appreciating   what   I   thought�察  �or   of 

sympathizing with what I felt�  �Now�察�Zoraide Reuter�察院  �thought  I�察�

^has tact�察�caract┬re�察�judgment�察�discretion�察�has   she   heart�拭 �What  a 

good�察�simple little smile played about her lips when   she   gave me 

the    branch     of   lilacs�  �I  have    thought     her    crafty�察  �dissembling�察�



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interested sometimes�察�it is true�察�but may not much that looks like 

cunning and dissimulation in her conduct be only the efforts made 

by a bland temper to traverse quietly perplexing difficulties�拭�And 

as to interest�察�she wishes to make her way in the world�察�no doubt�察�

and  who  can   blame   her�拭  �Even   if   she   be   truly   deficient   in   sound 

principle�察�is it not  rather  her  misfortune   than   her  fault�拭 �She   has 

been brought up a Catholic�此�had she been born an Englishwoman�察�

and     reared    a  Protestant�察    �might     she   not   have    added     straight 

integrity     to  all  her   other   excellences�拭     �Supposing      she   were    to 

marry an English and Protestant husband�察�would she not�察�rational�察�

sensible   as   she   is�察  �quickly   acknowledge   the   superiority   of   right 

over expediency�察�honesty over policy�拭�It would be worth a man¨s 

while     to   try   the    experiment�察      �to´morrow       I  will   renew      my 

observations。 She knows that I watch her�此�how calm she is under 

scrutiny� �it seems rather to gratify than annoy her。 ̄ Here a strain 

of music stole in upon my monologue�察�and suspended it�察�it was a 

bugle�察  �very   skilfully   played�察  �in   the   neighbourhood   of   the   park�察  �I 

thought�察    �or   on  the   Place    Royale。    So   sweet   were    the   tones�察  �so 

subduing   their   effect   at   that   hour�察    �in  the   midst   of  silence   and 

under the quiet reign of moonlight�察�I ceased to think�察�that I might 

listen more intently。 The strain retreated�察�its sound waxed fainter 

and   was   soon   gone�察  �my   ear   prepared   to   repose   on   the   absolute 

hush  of  midnight  once more。   No。 What  murmur  was   that   which�察�

low�察    �and    yet   near    and    approaching        nearer�察    �frustrated     the 

expectation       of  total  silence�拭   �It  was   some    one   conversing!yes�察�

evidently�察�an audible�察  �though  subdued  voice   spoke   in   the   garden 

immediately below me。 Another answered�察�the first voice was that 

of a man�察�the second that of a woman�察�and a man and a woman I 

saw   coming   slowly   down   the   alley。   Their   forms   were   at   first   in 



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shade�察  �I   could   but   discern   a   dusk   outline   of   each�察  �but   a   ray   of 

moonlight   met   them   at   the   termination   of   the   walk�察  �when   they 

were     under    my    very   nose�察   �and    revealed    very   plainly�察   �ver

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