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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