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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�


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