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pieces into my purse!then I took a turn through my narrow
chamber。
^Mdlle Reuter talked about her poverty�察院 �said I�察 �and she is
poor�察�yet she pays her debts and more。 I have not yet given her a
quarter¨s lessons�察�and she has sent me a quarter¨s due。 I wonder of
what she deprived herself to scrape together the twenty francs!I
wonder what sort of a place she has to live in�察�and what sort of a
woman her aunt is�察�and whether she is likely to get employment to
supply the place she has lost。 No doubt she will have to trudge
about long enough from school to school�察 �to inquire here�察 �and
apply there!be rejected in this place�察�disappointed in that。 Many
an evening she¨ll go to her bed tired and unsuccessful。 And the
directress would not let her in to bid me good´bye�拭 �I might not
have the chance of standing with her for a few minutes at a
window in the schoolroom and exchanging some half´dozen of
sentences!getting to know where she lived!putting matters in
train for having all things arranged to my mind�拭 �No address on
the note ̄!I continued�察�drawing it again from the pocket´book and
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examining it on each side of the two leaves�此 �women are women�察�
that is certain�察 �and always do business like women�察 �men
mechanically put a date and address to their communications。
And these five´franc pieces�拭院���I hauled them forth from my
purse��!^if she had offered me them herself instead of tying them
up with a thread of green silk in a kind of Lilliputian packet�察 �I
could have thrust them back into her little hand�察�and shut up the
small�察�taper fingers over them!so!and compelled her shame�察�her
pride�察�her shyness�察�all to yield to a little bit of determined Will!
now where is she�拭�How can I get at her�拭院�
Opening my chamber door I walked down into the kitchen。
^Who brought the packet �拭院 �I asked of the servant who had
delivered it to me。
^Un petit commissionaire�察�monsieur。 ̄
^Did he say anything�拭院�
^Rien。 ̄
And I wended my way up the back´stairs�察�wondrously the wiser
for my inquiries。
^No matter�察院 �said I to myself�察 �as I again closed the door。 ^No
matter!I¨ll seek her through Brussels。 ̄
And I did。 I sought her day by day whenever I had a moment¨s
leisure�察 �for four weeks�察 �I sought her on Sundays all day long�察 �I
sought her on the Boulevards�察 �in the All└e Verte�察 �in the Park�察 �I
sought her in Ste。 Gudule and St。 Jacques�察�I sought her in the two
Protestant chapels�察�I attended these latter at the German�察�French�察�
and English services�察�not doubting that I should meet her at one of
them。 All my researches were absolutely fruitless�察�my security on
the last point was proved by the event to be equally groundless
with my other calculations。 I stood at the door of each chapel after
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the service�察 �and waited till every individual had come out�察�
scrutinizing every gown draping a slender form�察 �peering under
every bonnet covering a young head。 In vain�察�I saw girlish figures
pass me�察�drawing their black scarfs over their sloping shoulders�察�
but none of them had the exact turn and air of Mdlle Henri¨s�察�I saw
pale and thoughtful faces ^encadr└es ̄ in bands of brown hair�察�but
I never found her forehead�察 �her eyes�察 �her eyebrows。 All the
features of all the faces I met seemed frittered away�察�because my
eye failed to recognize the peculiarities it was bent upon�察�an ample
space of brow and a large�察�dark�察 �and serious eye�察 �with a fine but
decided line of eyebrow traced above。
^She has probably left Brussels!perhaps is gone to England�察�
as she said she would�察院�muttered I inwardly�察�as on the afternoon of
the fourth Sunday�察 �I turned from the door of the chapel´royal
which the door´keeper had just closed and locked�察�and followed in
the wake of the last of the congregation�察 �now dispersed and
dispersing over the square。 I had soon outwalked the couples of
English gentlemen and ladies。 ��Gracious goodness� �why don¨t they
dress better�拭�My eye is yet filled with visions of the high´flounced�察�
slovenly�察�and tumbled dresses in costly silk and satin�察�of the large
unbecoming collars in expensive lace�察 �of the ill´cut coats and
strangely fashioned pantaloons which every Sunday�察 �at the
English service�察 �filled the choirs of the chapel´royal�察 �and after it�察�
issuing forth into the square�察�came into disadvantageous contrast
with freshly and trimly attired foreign figures�察�hastening to attend
salut at the church of Coburg。�� I had passed these pairs of Britons�察�
and the groups of pretty British children�察�and the British footmen
and waiting´maids�察 �I had crossed the Place Royale�察 �and got into
the Rue Royale�察�thence I had diverged into the Rue de Louvain!
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an old and quiet street。 I remember that�察 �feeling a little hungry�察�
and not desiring to go back and take my share of the ^gouter�察院�
now on the refectory´table at Pelet¨s!to wit�察�pistolets and water!
I stepped into a baker¨s and refreshed myself on a couc�┌殖�!it is a
Flemish word�察�I don¨t know how to spell it!┐ Corinthe´anglice�察�a
currant bun!and a cup of coffee�察�and then I strolled on towards
the Porte de Louvain。 Very soon I was out of the city�察�and slowly
mounting the hill�察�which ascends from the gate�察�I took my time�察�for
the afternoon�察 �though cloudy�察 �was very sultry�察 �and not a breeze
stirred to refresh the atmosphere。 No inhabitant of Brussels need
wander far to search for solitude�察�let him but move half a league
from his own city and he will find her brooding still and blank over
the wide fields�察�so drear though so fertile�察�spread out treeless and
trackless round the capital of Brabant。 Having gained the summit
of the hill�察�and having stood and looked long over the cultured but
lifeless campaign�察�I felt a wish to quit the high road�察�which I had
hitherto followed�察 �and get in among those tilled grounds!fertile
as the beds of a Brobdignagian kitchen´garden!spreading far and
wide even to the boundaries of the horizon�察 �where�察 �from a dusk
green�察�distance changed them to a sullen blue�察�and confused their
tints with those of the livid and thunderous´looking sky。
Accordingly I turned up a by´path to the right�察�I had not followed
it far ere it brought me�察 �as I expected�察 �into the fields�察 �amidst
which�察 �just before me�察 �stretched a long and lofty white wall
enclosing�察 �as it seemed from the foliage showing above�察 �some
thickly planted nursery of yew and cypress�察 �for of