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guide   among   the   ruins   here。   I   will   show   you   the   temple   of   Castor   and 

Pollux�察  �the   temple   of   the   Olympian   Jupiter�察  �the   temple   of   the   Lucinian 

Juno�察�the antique well�察�the tomb of Theron�察�and the Gate of Gold� �All the 

professional guides are asses�察�but wewe shall make excavations�察�if you 

are    willingand     we   shall   discover    treasures�    �I  know     the  science    of 

discovering hidden treasuresthe secret art of finding their whereaboutsa 

gift from Heaven� ─�

     I succeeded in tearing myself away from his grasp。 But he ran after me 

again�察�stopped me at the foot of the stairs�察�and said in my ear�察�

     ;Listen�察�Excellence。 I will conduct you about the city�察�I will introduce 

you to some Girgentines� �What a race� �what types� �what forms� �Sicilian 

girls�察�Signor��the antique beauty itself� ─�

     ;Go to the devil� ─�I cried at last�察�in anger�察�and rushed into the street�察�

leaving him still writhing in the loftiness of his enthusiasm。 

     When I had got out of his sight�察�I sank down upon a stone�察�and began 

to think�察�with my face in my hands。 

     ;And      it  was   for   this�察─ �I   said   to  myself;it     was   to   hear   such 

propositions      as  this   that  I  came    to  Sicily�   �That    Polizzi   is  simply    a 

scoundrel�察�and his son another�察�and they made a plan together to ruin me。; 

But what was their scheme�拭�I could not unravel it。 Meanwhile�察�it may be 

imagined how discouraged and humiliated I felt。 

     A   merry   burst   of   laughter   caused   me   to   turn   my   head�察  �and   I   saw 

Madame        Trepof    running    in  advance     of  her   husband�察   �and    holding    up 

something which I could not distinguish clearly。 



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     She sat down   beside me�察  �and showed melaughing   more   merrily  all 

the whilean   abominable little  paste´board   box�察�on   which was printed   a 

red    and   blue   face�察  �which    the   inscription    declared     to  be   the  face   of 

Empedocles。 

     ;Yes�察�Madame�察─�I said�察 �but that abominable Polizzi�察�to whom I advise 

you   not   to   send   Monsieur   Trepof�察  �has   made   me   fall   out   for   ever   with 

Empedocles�察�and this portrait is not at all of a nature to make me feel more 

kindly to the ancient philosopher。; 

     ;Oh� ─�declared Madame Trepof�察 �it is ugly�察�but it is rare� �These boxes 

are   not   exported   at   all�察  �you   can   buy   them   only   where   they   are   made。 

Dimitri   has   six   others   just   like this   in   his   pocket。 We   got   them  so   as   to 

exchange   with       other   collectors。   You    understand�拭     �At  none    o'clock   this 

morning we were at the factory。 You see we did not waste our time。; 

     ;So I certainly perceive�察�Madame�察─�I replied�察�bitterly�察 �but I have lost 

mine。; 

     I   then   saw   that   she   was   a   naturally   good´hearted   woman。   All       her 

merriment vanished。 

     ;Poor Monsieur Bonnard� �poor Monsieur Bonnard� ─�she murmured。 

     And�察�taking my hand in hers�察�she added�此�

     ;Tell me about your troubles。; 

     I   told   her   about   them。   My   story   was   long�察  �but   she   was   evidently 

touched by it�察�for she asked me quite a number of circumstantial questions�察�

which   I   took   for   proof   of   her   friendly  interest。   She   wanted   to   know   the 

exact   title   of   the   manuscript�察  �its   shape�察  �its   appearance�察  �and   its   age�察  �she 

asked me for the address of Signor Rafael Polizzi。 

     And     I  gave   it  to  her�察 �thus   doing    ��O   destiny�。�   precisely    what    the 

abominable Polizzi had told me to do。 

     It is sometimes difficult to check oneself。 I recommenced my plaints 

and    my    imprecations。      But    this  time   Madame       Trepof    only    burst   out 

laughing。 

     ;Why do you laugh�拭─�I asked her。 

     ;Because I am a wicked woman�察─�she answered。 

     And she fled away�察�leaving me all disheartened on my stone。 



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     Paris�察�December 8�察�1859。 

       My   unpacked   trunks   still   encumbered   the   hall。   I   was   seated   at   a 

tabled     covered    with    all  those   good     things   which     the  land    of  France 

produces for the delectation of gourmets。 I was eating a pate le Chartres�察�

which is alone sufficient to make one love one's country。 Therese�察�standing 

before me with her hands joined over her white apron�察�was looking at me 

with benignity�察�with anxiety�察�and with pity。 Hamilcar was rubbing himself 

against my legs�察�wild with delight。 

     These words of an old poet came back to my memory�此�

     ;Happy is he who�察�like Ulysses�察�hath made a goodly journey。; 

     。。。;Well�察─�I thought to myself�察 �I travelled to no purpose�察�I have come 

back with empty hands�察�but�察�like Ulysses�察�I made a goodly journey。; 

     And having taken my last sip of coffee�察�I asked Therese for my hat and 

cane�察�which she gave me not without dire suspicions�察�she feared I might be 

going   upon   another   journey。   But   I   reassured   her   by   telling   her   to   have 

dinner ready at six o'clock。 

     It had always been a keen pleasure for me to breathe the air in those 

Parisian streets whose every paving´slab and every stone I love devotedly。 

But I had an end in view�察�and I took my way straight to the Rue Lafitte。 I 

was   not   long   in   find   the   establishment   of   Signor   Rafael   Polizzi。   It   was 

distinguishable   by   a   great   display   of   old   paintings   which�察  �although   all 

bearing the signature of some illustrious artist�察�had a certain family air of 

resemblance        that  might    have    suggested     some    touching     idea   about    the 

fraternity     of   genius�察    �had    it  not   still   more     forcibly    suggested      the 

professional tricks of Polizzi senior。 Enriched by these doubtful works of 

art�察�the  shop was   further  rendered attractive  by various petty  curiosities�此�

poniards�察      �drinking´vessels�察      �goblets�察    �figulines�察    �brass    guadrons�察     �and 

Hispano´Arabian wares of metallic lustre。 

     Upon   a   Portuguese   arm´chair�察  �decorated   with   an   escutcheon�察  �lay   a 

copy   of   the   ;Heures;   of   Simon   Vostre�察  �open   at   the   page   which   has   an 

astrological figure on it�察�and an old Vitruvius�察�placed upon a quaint chest�察�

displayed      its  masterly     engravings      of   caryatides     and   telamones。      This 

apparent disorder which only masked cunning arrangement�察�this factitious 

hazard   which   had   placed   the   best   objects   in   the   most   favourable   light�察�



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would have increased my distrust of the place�察�but that the distrust which 

the    mere    name     of   Polizzi   had    already    inspired     could    not   have    been 

increased by any circumstancesbeing already infinite。 

     Signor Rafael�察�who sat there as the presiding genius of all these vague 

and incongruous shapes�察�impressed me as a phlegmatic young man�察�with a 

sort    of   English      character。     he   betrayed     no    sign    whatever      of   those 

transcendent   faculties   displayed   by   his   father   in   the   arts   of   mimcry   and 

declamation。 

     I told him what I had come for�察�he opened a cabinet and drew from it a 

manuscript�察  �which   he   placed   on   a   table   that   I   might   examine   it   at   my 

leisure。 

     Never   in   my   life   did   I   experience   such   an   emotionexcept�察  �indeed�察�

during   some   few   brief   months   of   my   youth�察  �months   wh

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