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commode�察 �my books on a shelf�察�and the ^flitting ̄ was effected。 I
should not have been unhappy that day had not one pang tortured
me!a longing to go to the Rue Notre Dame aux Neiges�察�resisted�察�
yet irritated by an inward resolve to avoid that street till such time
as the mist of doubt should clear from my prospects。
It was a sweet September evening!very mild�察�very still�察�I had
nothing to do�察 �at that hour I knew Frances would be equally
released from occupation�察�I thought she might possibly be wishing
for her master�察�I knew I wished for my pupil。 Imagination began
with her low whispers�察 �infusing into my soul the soft tale of
pleasures that might be。
^You will find her reading or writing�察院�said she�察 �you can take
your seat at her side�察 �you need not startle her peace by undue
excitement�察 �you need not embarrass her manner by unusual
action or language。 Be as you always are�察�look over what she has
written�察�listen while she reads�察�chide her�察�or quietly approve�察�you
know the effect of either system�察 �you know her smile when
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pleased�察�you know the play of her looks when roused�察�you have the
secret of awakening that expression you will�察�and you can choose
amongst that pleasant variety。 With you she will sit silent as long
as it suits you to talk alone�察�you can hold her under a potent spell�此�
intelligent as she is�察�eloquent as she can be�察�you can seal her lips�察�
and veil her bright countenance with diffidence�察 �yet�察 �you know�察�
she is not all monotonous mildness�察�you have seen�察�with a sort of
strange pleasure�察�revolt�察�scorn�察�austerity�察�bitterness�察�lay energetic
claim to a place in her feelings and physiognomy�察 �you know that
few could rule her as you do�察�you know she might break�察�but never
bend under the hand of Tyranny and Injustice�察 �but Reason and
Affection can guide her by a sign。 Try their influence now。 Go!
they are not passions�察�you may handle them safely。 ̄
^I will not go�察院�was my answer to the sweet temptress。 A man is
master of himself to a certain point�察�but not beyond it。 Could I seek
Frances to´night�察 �could I sit with her alone in a quiet room�察 �and
address her only in the language of Reason and Affection�拭院�
^No�察院 �was the brief�察 �fervent reply of that Love which had
conquered and now controlled me。
Time seemed to stagnate�察�the sun would not go down�察�my watch
ticked�察�but I thought the hands were paralyzed。
^What a hot evening� 院 �I cried�察 �throwing open the lattice�察 �for�察�
indeed�察�I had seldom felt so feverish。 Hearing a step ascending the
common stair�察�I wondered whether the locataire�察�now mounting to
his apartments�察�were as unsettled in mind and condition as I was�察�
or whether he lived in the calm of certain resources�察 �and in the
freedom of unfettered feelings。 What� �was he coming in person to
solve the problem hardly proposed in inaudible thought�拭�He had
actually knocked at the door!at my door�察 �a smart�察 �prompt rap�察�
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and�察�almost before I could invite him in�察�he was over the threshold�察�
and had closed the door behind him。
^And how are you�拭院 �asked an indifferent�察 �quiet voice�察 �in the
English language�察 �while my visitor�察 �without any sort of bustle or
introduction�察�put his hat on the table�察�and his gloves into his hat�察�
and drawing the only armchair the room afforded a little forward�察�
seated himself tranquilly therein。
^Can¨t you speak�拭院 �he inquired in a few moments�察 �in a tone
whose nonchalance seemed to intimate that it was much the same
thing whether I answered or not。 The fact is�察�I found it desirable to
have recourse to my good friends ^les b└sicles�察院 �not exactly to
ascertain the identity of my visitor!for I already knew him�察�
confound his impudence� �but to see how he looked!to get a clear
notion of his mien and countenance。 I wiped the glasses very
deliberately�察�and put them on quite as deliberately�察�adjusting them
so as not to hurt the bridge of my nose or get entangled in my
short tufts of dun hair。 I was sitting in the window´seat�察 �with my
back to the light�察 �and I had him vis´┐´vis�察 �a position he would
much rather have had reversed�察 �for�察 �at any time�察 �he preferred
scrutinizing to being scrutinized。 Yes�察 �it was he�察 �and no mistake�察�
with his six feet of length arranged in a sitting attitude�察 �with his
dark travelling surtout with its velvet collar�察 �his grey pantaloons�察�
his black stock�察 �and his face�察 �the most original one Nature ever
modelled�察 �yet the least obtrusively so�察 �not one feature that could
be termed marked or odd�察 �yet the effect of the whole unique。
There is no use in attempting to describe what is indescribable。
Being in no hurry to address him�察�I sat and stared at my ease。
^Oh�察 �that¨s your game!is it�拭院 �said he at last。 ^Well�察 �we¨ll see
which is soonest tired。 ̄ And he slowly drew out a fine cigar´case�察�
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picked one to his taste�察�lit it�察�took a book from the shelf convenient
to his hand�察 �then leaning back�察 �proceeded to smoke and read as
tranquilly as if he had been in his own room�察�in Grove Street�察 �´
shire�察 �England。 I knew he was capable of continuing in that
attitude till midnight�察 �if he conceived the whim�察 �so I rose�察 �and
taking the book from his hand�察�I said�察�
^You did not ask for it�察�and you shall not have it。 ̄
^It is silly and dull�察院 �he observed�察 �so I have not lost much�察院�
then the spell being broken�察 �he went on。 ^I thought you lived at
Pelet¨s�察 �I went there this afternoon。 expecting to be starved to
death by sitting in a boarding´school drawing´room�察�and they told
me you were gone�察�had departed this morning�察�you had left your
address behind you though�察 �which I wondered at�察 �it was a more
practical and sensible precaution than I should have imagined you
capable of。 Why did you leave�拭院�
^Because M。 Pelet has just married the lady whom you and Mr。
Brown assigned to me as my wife。 ̄
^Oh�察 �indeed� 院 �replied Hunsden with a short laugh�察 �so you¨ve
lost both your wife and your place�拭院�
^Precisely so。 ̄
I saw him give a quick�察 �covert glance all round my room�察 �he
marked its narrow limits�察�its scanty furniture�此�in an instant he had
comprehended the state of matters!had absolved me from the
crime of prosperity。 A curious effect this discovery wrought in his
strange mind�察 �I am morally certain that if he had found me
installed in a handsome parlour�察�lounging on a soft couch�察�with a
pretty�察�wealthy wife at my side�察�he would have hated me�察�a brief�察�