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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