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

unequivocally�察      �Mdlle   Zoraide     Reuter�察  �arm´in´arm�察     �or  hand´in´ 

hand ��I forget which�� with my principal�察�confidant�察�and counsellor�察�

M。 Francois Pelet。 And M。 Pelet was saying! 

    ^A quand donc le jour des noces�察�ma bien´aim└e�拭院�

   And Mdlle Reuter answered! 

    ^Mais�察�Francois�察  �tu  sais bien   qu¨il  me   serait   impossible   de   me 

marier avant les vacances。 ̄ 

    ^June�察�July�察�August�察�a whole quarter� 院  �exclaimed  the   director。 

^How can I wait so long�拭�I who am ready�察�even now�察�to expire at 

your feet with impatience� 院�

    ^Ah�   �if   you   die�察  �the   whole   affair   will   be  settled  without   any 

trouble about notaries and contracts�察�I shall only have to order a 

slight mourning dress�察�which will be much sooner prepared than 

the nuptial trousseau。 ̄ 

    ^Cruel Zoraide� �you laugh at the distress of one who loves you 

so devotedly as I do�此�my torment is your sport�察�you scruple not to 

stretch my soul on the rack of jealousy�察�for�察�deny it as   you  will�察  �I 

am certain you have cast encouraging glances on that school´boy�察�

Crimsworth�察�he has presumed to fall in love�察�which  he   dared not 

have done unless you had given him room to hope。 ̄ 

    ^What do you say�察�Francois�拭�Do you say Crimsworth is in love 

with me�拭院�

    ^Over head and ears。 ̄ 

    ^Has he told you so�拭院�

    ^No!but I see it in his face�此�he blushes whenever your name is 

mentioned。 ̄ A little laugh  of  exulting  coquetry  announced   Mdlle 



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Reuter¨s gratification at this piece of intelligence ��which was a lie�察�

by´the´by!I had never been so far gone as that�察�after all��。 M。 Pelet 

proceeded   to   ask   what   she   intended   to   do   with   me�察  �intimating 

pretty plainly�察�and not very gallantly�察�that it was nonsense for her 

to think of taking such a ^blanc´bec ̄ as a husband�察�since she must 

be at least ten years older than I ��was she then thirty´two�拭�I should 

not   have   thought   it��。   I   heard   her   disclaim   any   intentions   on   the 

subject!the director�察�however�察�still pressed her to give a definite 

answer。 

    ^Francois�察院  �said   she�察   �you   are   jealous�察院  �and   still   she   laughed�察�

then�察    �as  if  suddenly      recollecting     that   this  coquetry      was    not 

consistent   with   the   character   for   modest   dignity   she   wished         to 

establish�察    �she   proceeded�察     �in  a  demure      voice�此   �Truly�察   �my   dear 

Francois�察  �I   will   not   deny   that   this   young   Englishman   may   have 

made some attempts to ingratiate himself with me�察�but�察�so far from 

giving him any encouragement�察�I have always treated him with as 

much reserve as it was possible to combine with civility�察�affianced 

as I am to you�察�I would give no man false hopes�察�believe me�察�dear 

friend。 ̄   Still   Pelet   uttered   murmurs   of   distrust!so   I   judged�察  �at 

least�察�from her reply。 

    ^What folly� �How could I prefer an unknown foreigner to you�拭�

And then!not to flatter your vanity!Crimsworth could not bear 

comparison   with   you   either   physically   or   mentally�察         �he  is  not   a 

handsome        man    at  all�察 �some    may    call  him    gentleman´like       and 

intelligent´looking�察�but for my part! ̄ 

    The   rest   of   the   sentence   was   lost   in   the   distance�察  �as   the   pair�察�

rising from the chair in which they had been seated�察�moved away。 

I waited their return�察�but soon the opening and shutting of a door 

informed me that they had re´entered the house�察�I listened a little 



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longer�察�all was perfectly still�察�I listened more than an hour!at last 

I   heard   M。   Pelet   come   in   and   ascend   to   his   chamber。   Glancing 

once more towards the long front of the garden´house�察�I perceived 

that its solitary light was at length extinguished�察�so�察�for a time�察�was 

my   faith    is  love  and    friendship。     I  went   to  bed�察  �but   something 

feverish and fiery had got into my veins which prevented me from 

sleeping much that night。 



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                                Chapter XIII 



            ext   morning   I   rose   with   the   dawn�察  �and   having   dressed 

Nmyself and stood half´an´hour�察�my  elbow  leaning  on  the 

            chest of drawers�察�considering what means I should adopt 

to restore my  spirits�察  �fagged   with  sleeplessness�察  �to  their  ordinary 

tone!for I had no  intention   of  getting  up  a scene  with  M。   Pelet�察�

reproaching        him    with    perfidy�察   �sending      him    a   challenge�察    �or 

performing       other    gambadoes       of  the   sort!I     hit  at  last   on   the 

expedient       of   walking     out   in   the   cool    of  the   morning       to  a 

neighbouring        establishment       of  baths�察   �and   treating    myself    to  a 

bracing  plunge。   The   remedy  produced  the   desired   effect。   I   came 

back   at   seven   o¨clock   steadied   and   invigorated�察  �and   was   able   to 

greet M。 Pelet�察�when he entered to breakfast�察�with an unchanged 

and tranquil countenance�察�even a cordial offering of the hand and 

the    flattering    appellation      of   ^mon     fils�察院 �pronounced        in   that 

caressing   tone   with   which   Monsieur   had�察  �of   late   days   especially�察�

been accustomed to address me�察�did not elicit any external sign of 

the   feeling  which�察  �though  subdued�察  �still  glowed   at my  heart。   Not 

that I nursed vengeance!no�察�but the sense of insult and treachery 

lived   in   me   like   a   kindling�察  �though   as   yet   smothered   coal。   God 

knows   I   am   not   by   nature     vindictive�察   �I  would    not   hurt   a  man 

because I can no longer trust or like   him�察�but  neither  my  reason 

nor feelings are of the vacillating order!they are not of that sand´ 

like   sort   where   impressions�察  �if   soon   made�察  �are   as   soon   effaced。 

Once convinced that my friend¨s disposition   is  incompatible   with 

my   own�察  �once   assured   that   he   is   indelibly   stained   with   certain 

defects obnoxious to my principles�察�and I dissolve the connection。 



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I   did   so   with   Edward。   As   to   Pelet�察  �the   discovery   was   yet   new�察�

should I act thus with him�拭�It was the question I placed before my 

mind   as   I   stirred  my   cup   of  coffee   with   a   half´pistolet   ��we   never 

had spoons���察�Pelet meantime being seated opposite�察�his pallid face 

looking   as   knowing   and   more   haggard   than   usual�察  �his   blue   eye 

turned�察�now sternly on his boys and ushers�察�and now graciously on 

me。 

    ^Circumstances   must   guide   me�察院  �said   I�察  �and   meeting   Pelet¨s 

false glance and insinuating smile�察�I thanked heaven that I had last 

night opened my window and read by the light of a full moon the 

true   meaning  of  that  guileful   countenance。   I   felt   half   his   master�察�

because the reality of his nature was now known to me�察�smile and 

flatter as he would�察�I saw his soul lurk behind his smile�察�and heard 

in   every    one   of  his  smooth  

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