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struck      again    into   the    right   track    the    moment       that   delusion 

vanished。 By the right track�察�I do not mean the steep and difficult 

path     of  principle!in        that   path    she   never    trod�察   �but   the   plain 



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highway   of   common   sense�察         �from   which   she     had   of   late  widely 

diverged。      When     there   she    carefully   sought�察    �and   having    found�察�

industriously pursued the trail of her old suitor�察�M。 Pelet。 She soon 

overtook him。 What arts she employed to soothe and blind   him   I 

know      not�察 �but   she    succeeded      both   in  allaying    his   wrath�察   �and 

hoodwinking         his    discernment�察      �as   was    soon     proved     by    the 

alteration   in   his   mien   and   manner�察  �she   must   have   managed   to 

convince him that I neither was�察�nor ever had been�察�a rival of his�察�

for the fortnight of fury against me terminated in a fit of exceeding 

graciousness   and   amenity�察  �not   unmixed   with   a   dash   of   exulting 

self´complacency�察          �more      ludicrous       than     irritating。     Pelet¨s 

bachelor¨s   life   had   been   passed   in   proper  French   style   with   due 

disregard      to   moral     restraint�察  �and    I  thought     his   married      life 

promised to be very French also。   He   often boasted   to  me   what  a 

terror   he   had    been    to   certain   husbands      of  his  acquaintance�察      �I 

perceived it would not now be difficult to pay him back in his own 

coin。 

    The   crisis   drew   on。   No   sooner   had   the   holidays   commenced 

than   note   of  preparation  for  some momentous   event   sounded   all 

through        the    premises       of   Pelet�此    �painters�察    �polishers�察     �and 

upholsterers were immediately set to work�察�and there was talk of 

^la chambre de Madame�察院 �le salon de Madame。 ̄ Not deeming it 

probable   that  the   old   duenna   at  present  graced   with  that  title   in 

our   house�察  �had   inspired   her   son   with   such   enthusiasm          of   filial 

piety�察�as to induce him to fit up apartments expressly for her use�察�I 

concluded�察�in common with the cook�察�the two housemaids�察�and the 

kitchen´scullion�察       �that  a   new    and    more    juvenile     Madame       was 

destined to be the tenant of these gay chambers。 

    Presently   official   announcement   of   the   coming   event   was   put 



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forth。   In   another   week¨s   time   M。   Francois   Pelet�察  �directeur�察  �and 

Mdlle Zoraide Reuter�察�directrice�察�were to be joined together in the 

bands of matrimony。 Monsieur�察�in person�察�heralded the fact to me�察�

terminating   his   communication   by   an   obliging   expression   of   his 

desire   that   I   should   continue�察  �as   heretofore�察  �his   ablest   assistant 

and most trusted friend�察�and a proposition to raise my salary by an 

additional two hundred francs per annum。 I thanked him�察�gave no 

conclusive answer at the time�察�and�察�when he had left me�察�threw off 

my blouse�察�put on my coat�察�and set out on a long walk outside the 

Porte de Flandre�察�in order�察�as I thought�察�to cool my blood�察�calm my 

nerves�察�and shake my disarranged ideas into some order。 In fact�察�I 

had   just   received   what   was      virtually   my   dismissal。   I    could    not 

conceal�察  �I   did   not   desire   to   conceal   from   myself   the   conviction 

that�察�being now certain that Mdlle Reuter was destined to become 

Madame        Pelet   it   would   not   do  for  me    to  remain     a  dependent 

dweller   in    the   house    which     was   soon    to   be  hers。   Her   present 

demeanour         towards     me    was    deficient    neither     in  dignity    nor 

propriety�察�but I knew her former feeling was unchanged。 Decorum 

now   repressed�察  �and   Policy   masked   it�察  �but   Opportunity   would   be 

too    strong    for  either   of  these!Temptation           would     shiver    their 

restraints。 

    I  was    no   pope!I      could   not   boast    infallibility�此 �in  short�察  �if  I 

stayed�察�the probability was that�察�in three months¨ time�察�a practical 

modern French novel would be in full process of concoction under 

the   roof   of   the   unsuspecting   Pelet。   Now�察  �modern   French   novels 

are not to my taste�察�either practically or  theoretically。   Limited   as 

had yet been my experience of life�察�I had once had the opportunity 

of    contemplating�察      �near    at   hand�察    �an   example      of   the   results 

produced       by    a  course     of  interesting     and    romantic      domestic 



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treachery。 No golden halo of fiction was about this example�察�I saw 

it bare and real�察�and it was very loathsome。 I saw a mind degraded 

by   the   practice    of   mean    subterfuge�察    �by   the  habit   of  perfidious 

deception�察�and a body depraved by the infectious influence of the 

vice´polluted      soul。   I  had    suffered    much     from    the   forced    and 

prolonged   view   of   this   spectacle�察  �those   sufferings   I   did   not   now 

regret�察  �for   their   simple   recollection   acted   as   a   most   wholesome 

antidote     to  temptation。      They    had   inscribed     on   my    reason    the 

conviction that unlawful pleasure�察�trenching on another¨s rights�察�is 

delusive   and   envenomed   pleasure!its   hollowness   disappoints   at 

the time�察�its poison cruelly tortures afterwards�察�its effects deprave 

for ever。 

    From all this resulted the conclusion that I must leave Pelet¨s�察�

and that instantly�察 �but�察院�said Prudence�察 �you know not where to 

go�察  �nor  how  to  live�察院  �and   then   the   dream   of  true   love   came   over 

me�此�Frances Henri seemed to stand at my side�察�her slender waist 

to invite my arm�察�her hand to court my hand�察�I felt it was made to 

nestle   in   mine�察  �I   could   not   relinquish  my   right   to   it�察  �nor   could   I 

withdraw       my    eyes   for  ever   from    hers�察  �where     I  saw   so   much 

happiness�察�such a correspondence of heart with heart�察�over whose 

expression I had such influence�察�where I could kindle bliss�察�infuse 

awe�察    �stir  deep    delight�察  �rouse    sparkling     spirit�察  �and   sometimes 

waken      pleasurable      dread。    My    hopes    to   will  and    possess�察   �my 

resolutions to merit and rise�察�rose in array against me�察�and here I 

was about to plunge into the gulf of absolute destitution�察 �and all 

this�察院�suggested an inward voice�察 �because you fear an evil which 

may never happen� 院 �It will happen�察�you know  it will�察院�answered 

that   stubborn   monitor�察  �Conscience。   ^Do   what   you   feel          is   right�察�

obey me�察�and even in the sloughs of want I will plant for you firm 



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footing。 ̄   And   then�察  �as   I   walked   fast   along   the   road�察  �there   rose 

upon me a strange�察�inly´felt idea of some Great Being�察�unseen�察�but 

all present�察�who in His beneficence desired only  my  welfare�察  �and 

now watched the struggle of good sad evil in my heart�察�and waited 

to see whether I should obey  His   voice�察  �heard in   the   whispers   of 

my conscience�察�or lend an ear to th

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