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Do you do any modelling in wax now�拭─�

     ;I have not a bit of wax�察─�she exclaimed�察�wringing her hands;no wax 

at all� ─�

     ;No wax� ─�I cried;in a republic of busy bees�拭─�

     She laughed。 



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     ;And�察�then�察�you see�察�Monsieur�察�my FIGURINES�察�as you call them�察�are 

not in Mademoiselle Prefere's programme。 But I had begun to make a very 

small Saint´George for Madame de Gabrya tiny little Saint´George�察�with 

a   golden    cuirass。   Is  not  that   right�察 �Monsieur     Bonnardto      give   Saint´ 

George a gold cuirass�拭─�

     ;Quite right�察�Jeanne�察�but what became of it�拭─�

     ;I am going to tell you�察�I kept it in my pocket because I had no other 

place to put it�察�andand I sat down on it by mistake。; 

     She    drew    out  of   her  pocket    a  little  wax   figure�察  �which    had   been 

squeezed      out   of  all  resemblance      to   human     form�察  �and    of  which    the 

dislocated limbs were only attached to the body by their wire framework。 

At    the  sight   of  her   hero   thus   marred�察   �she   was   seized    at  once   with 

compassion   and   gaiety。   The   latter   feeling   obtained   the   mastery�察  �and   she 

burst   into   a   clear   laugh�察  �which�察  �however�察  �stopped   as   suddenly   as   it   had 

begun。 

     Mademoiselle Prefere stood at the parlour door�察�smiling。 

     ;That dear child� ─�sighed the schoolmistress in her tenderest tone。 ;I 

am afraid she will tire you。 And�察�then�察�your time is so precious� ─�

     I begged Mademoiselle Prefere to dismiss that illusion�察�and�察�rising to 

take my leave�察�I took from  my pocket some chocolate´cakes and   sweets 

which I had brought with me。 

     ;That is so nice� ─�said Jeanne�察 �there will be enough to go round the 

whole school。; 

     The lady of the pelerine intervened。 

     ;Mademoiselle         Alexandre�察─     �she    said�察   �thank    Monsieur      for   his 

generosity。; 

     Jeanne looked at her for an instant in a sullen way�察�then�察�turning to me�察�

said with remarkable firmness�察�

     ;Monsieur�察�I thank you for your kindness in coming to see me。; 

     ;Jeanne�察─  �I   said�察  �pressing   both   her   hands�察   �remain   always   a   good�察�

truthful�察�brave girl。 Good´bye。; 

     As she left the room with her packages of chocolate and confectionery�察�

she happened to strike the handles of her skipping´ rope against the back 

of a chair。 Mademoiselle Prefere�察�full of indignation�察�pressed both hands 



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over her heart�察�under her pelerine�察�and I almost expected to see her give up 

her scholastic ghost。 

     When we found ourselves alone�察�she recovered her composure�察�and I 

must   say�察  �without   considering   myself   thereby   flattered�察  �that   she   smiled 

upon me with one whole side of her face。 

     ;Mademoiselle�察─        �I  said�察  �taking   advantage      of  her   good    humour�察      �I 

noticed that Jeanne Alexandre looks a little pale。 You know better than I 

how much consideration and care a young girl requires at her age。 It would 

only be doing you an injustice by implication to recommend her still more 

earnestly to your vigilance。; 

     These words seemed to ravish her with delight。 She lifted her eyes�察�as 

in   ecstasy�察  �to   the   paper   spirals   of   the   ceiling�察  �and�察  �clasping   her   hands 

exclaimed�察�

     ;How  well   these   eminent   men   know  the   art   of   considering   the   most 

trifling details� ─�

     I called her attention to the fact that the health of a young girl was not 

a trifling   detail�察 �and   made   my  farewell   bow。  But she stopped   me   on   the 

threshold to say to me�察�very confidentially�察�

     ;You   must   excuse   me�察  �Monsieur。   I   am   a   woman�察  �and   I   love   gloy。   I 

cannot conceal from you the fact that I feel myself greatly honoured by the 

presence of a Member of the Institute in my humble institution。; 

     I duly  excused   the   weakness   of   Mademoiselle   Prefere�察  �and�察 �thinking 

only of Jeanne�察�with the blindness of egotism�察�kept asking myself all along 

the road�察 �What are we going to do with this child�拭─�

       June 3。 

       I   had   escorted   to   the   Cimetiere   de   Marnes   that   day   a   very   aged 

colleague of mine who�察�to use the words of Goethe�察�had consented to die。 

The   great   Goethe�察  �whose   own   vital   force   was   something   extraordinary�察�

actually believed that one never dies until one really wants to diethat is 

to   say�察  �when   all   those   energies   which   resist   dissolution�察  �and   teh   sum   of 

which make up life itself�察�have been totally destroyed。 In other words�察�he 

believed that people only die when it is no longer possible for them to live。 

Good� �it is merely a question of properly understanding one another�察�and 

when fully comprehended�察�the magnificent idea of Goethe only brings us 



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quietly back to the song of La Palisse。 

     Well�察�my excellent colleague had consented to diethanks to several 

successive   attacks   of   extremely   persuasive   apoplexythe   last   of   which 

proved unanswerable。 I had been very little acquainted with him during his 

lifetime�察�but it seems that I became his friend the moment he was dead�察�for 

our    colleagues      assured    me    in  a   most    serious    manner�察    �with    deeply 

sympathetic countenances�察�that I should act as one of the pall´bearers�察�and 

deliver an address over the tomb。 

     After having read very badly a short address I had written as well as I 

couldwhich   is   not   saying   much   for   itI   started   out   for   a   walk   in   the 

woods   of   Ville´d'Avray�察  �and   followed�察  �without   leaning   too   much   on   the 

Captain's cane�察�a shaded path on which the sunlight fell�察�through foliage�察�

in little discs of gold。 Never had the scent of grass and fresh leaves��never 

had the beauty of the sky over the trees�察�and the serene might of noble tree 

contours�察�so deeply affected my senses and all my being�察�and the pleasure 

I felt in that silence�察�broken only by faintest tinkling sounds�察�was at once 

of the senses and of the soul。 

     I sat down in the shade of the roadside under a clump of young oaks。 

And there I made a promise to myself not to die�察�or at least not to consent 

to die�察�before I should be again able to sit down under and oak�察�wherein 

the great peace of the open countryI could meditate on the nature of the 

soul   and   the   ultimate   destiny   of   man。 A  bee�察  �whose   brown   breast´plate 

gleamed in the sun like armour of old gold�察�came to light upon a mallow´ 

flower close by medarkly rich in colour�察�and fully opened upon its tufted 

stalk。   It   was   certainly   not   the   first   time   I   had   witnessed   so   common   an 

incident�察    �but   it  was   the   first  time   that   I  had   watched     it  with   such 

comprehensive and   friendly curiosity。   I   could discern   that there   were   all 

sorts of sympathies between the insect and the flowera thousand singular 

little relationships which I had never before even suspected。 

     Satiated with nectar�察�the insect rose and buzzed away in a straight line�察�

while I lifted myself up as best I could�察�and readjusted myself upon   my 

legs。 

     ;Adieu� ─�I said to the flower and to the bee。 ;Adieu� �Heaven grant I 

may live long enough to discover the secret of your harmonies。 I am very 



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tired。 But man is so made that he can only find relaxation 

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