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fagot without His aid。 

     。。。I found Jeanne very happy indeed。 She told me that�察�on the Thursday 

previous�察�after the visit of her guardian�察�Mademoiselle Prefere had set her 

free from the ordinary regulations and lightened her tasks in several ways。 

Since     that  lucky   Thursday   she      could   walk    in  the   gardenwhich      only 

lacked leaves and flowersas much as she liked�察�and she had been given 

facilities to work at her unfortunate little figure of Saint´George。 

     She said to me�察�with a smile�察�

     ;I know very well that I owe all of this to you。; I tried to talk with her 

about other matters�察�but I remarked that she could not attend to what I was 

saying�察�in spite of her effort to do so。 

     ;I   see   you   are   thinking about   something   else�察─  �I  said。  ;Well�察  �tell   me 



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what it is�察�for�察�if you do not�察�we shall not be able to talk to each other at all�察�

which would be very unworthy of both of us。; 

     She answered�察�

     ;Oh� �I was really listening to you�察�Monsieur�察�but it is true that I was 

thinking about something else。 You will excuse me�察�won't you�拭�I could not 

help   thinking   that   Mademoiselle   Prefere   must   like   you   very�察  �very   much 

indeed�察�to have become so good to me all of a sudden。; 

     Then she looked at me in an odd�察�smiling�察�frightened way�察�which made 

me laugh。 

     ;Does that surprise you�拭─�I asked。 ;Very much�察─�she replied。 

     ;Please tell me why�拭─�

     ;Because I can see no reason�察�no reason at all。。。but there� �。。no reason at 

all why you should please Mademoiselle Prefere so much。; 

     ;So�察�then�察�you think I am very displeasing�察�Jeanne�拭─�

     She bit her lips�察�as if to punish them for having made a mistake�察�and 

then�察  �in   a   coaxing   way�察  �looking   at   me   with   great   soft   eyes�察  �gentle   and 

beautiful as a spaniel's�察�she said�察�

     ;I know I said a foolish think�察�but�察�still�察�I do not see any reason why 

you   should   be   so   pleasing   to   Mademoiselle   Prefere。   And�察  �nevertheless�察�

you seem to please her a great deala very great deal。 She called me one 

day�察�and asked me all sorts of questions about you。; 

     ;Really�拭─�

     ;Yes�察�she wanted to find out all about your house。 Just think� �she even 

asked me how old your servant was� ─�

     And Jeanne burst out laughing。 

     ;Well�察�what do you think about it�拭─�I asked。 

     She remained a long while with her eyes fixed on the worn´out cloth 

of her shoes�察�and seemed to be thinking very deeply。 Finally�察�looking up 

again�察�she answered�察�

     ;I   am   distrustful。   Isn't   it   very   natural   to   feel   uneasy   about   what   one 

cannot understand�察�I know I am foolish�察�but you won't be offended with 

me�察�will you�拭─�

     ;Why�察�certainly not�察�Jeanne。 I am not a bit offended with you。; 

     I must acknowledge that I was beginning to share her surprise�察�and I 



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began to turn over in my old head the singular thought of this young girl 

;One is uneasy about what one cannot understand。; 

     But�察�with a fresh burst of merriment�察�she cried out�察�

     ;She asked me。。。guess� �I will give you a hundred guessesa thousand 

guesses。 You give it up�拭�。。 She asked me if you liked good eating。; 

     ;And how did you receive this shower of interrogations�察�Jeanne�拭─�

     ;I replied�察�'I don't know�察�Mademoiselle。' And Mademoiselle then said 

to me�察�'You are a little fool。 The least details of the life of an eminent man 

ought     to  be   observed。    Please    to  know�察    �Mademoiselle�察      �that  Monsieur 

Sylvestre Bonnard is one of the glories of France��'; 

     ;Stuff� ─    �I   exclaimed。      ;And      what    did    YOU       think    about    it�察�

Mademoiselle�拭─�

     ;I   thought   that   Mademoiselle   Prefere   was   right。   But   I   don't   care   at 

all。。。��I know it is naughty what I am going to say��。。。I don't care a bit�察�not a 

bit�察�whether Mademoiselle Prefere is or is not right about anything。; 

     ;Well�察  �then�察  �content   yourself�察  �Jeanne�察  �Mademoiselle   Prefere   was   not 

right。; 

     ;Yes�察   �yes�察  �she   was    quite   right   that  time�察   �but   I  wanted    to   love 

everybody who loved youeverybody without exceptionand I cannot do 

it�察 �because     it  would    never   be   possible    for  me   to  love   Mademoiselle 

Prefere。; 

     ;Listen�察  �Jeanne�察─  �I   answered�察  �very   seriously�察   �Mademoiselle   Prefere 

has become good to you�察�try now to be good to her。; 

     She answered sharply�察�

     ;It   is   very   easy   for   Mademoiselle   Prefere   to   be   good   to   me�察  �and   it 

would be very difficult indeed for me to be good to her。; 

     I then said�察�in a still more serious tone�此�

     ;My child�察�the authority of a teacher is sacred。 You must consider your 

schoolmistress   as   occupying   the   place   to   you   of   the   mother   whom   you 

lost。; 

     I had scarcely uttered this solemn stupidity when I bitterly regretted it。 

The child turned pale�察�and the tears sprang to her eyes。 

     ;Oh�察�Monsieur� ─�she cried�察 �how could you say such a thingYOU�拭�

You never knew mamma� ─�



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     Ay�察�just Heaven� �I did know her mamma。 And how indeed could I have 

been foolish enough to have said what I did�拭�

     She repeated�察�as if to herself�此�

     ;Mamma� �my dear mamma� �my poor mamma� ─�

     A lucky chance prevented me from playing the fool any further。 I do 

not know how it happened at that moment I looked as if I was going to cry。 

At my age one does not cry。 It must have been a bad cough which brought 

the   tears   into   my   eyes。   But�察  �anyhow�察  �appearances   were   in   my   favour。 

Jeanne was deceived by them。 Oh� �what a pure and radiant smile suddenly 

shone      out   under    her   beautiful    wet    eyelashes     like   sunshine     among 

branches after a summer shower� �We took each other by the hand and sat a 

long    while    without     saying    a  word    absolutely   happy。      Those    celestial 

harmonies which I once thought I heard thrilling through my soul while I 

knelt before that tomb to which a saintly woman had guided me�察�suddenly 

awoke again in my heart�察�slow´swelling through the blissful moments with 

infinite   softness。   Doubtless   the   child   whose   hand   pressed   my   own   also 

heard   them�察  �and   then�察  �elevated   by   their   enchantment   above   the   material 

world�察�the poor old man and the artless young girl both knew that a tender 

ghostly Presence was making sweetness all about them。 

     ;My   child�察─  �I   said   at   last�察   �I   am   very   old�察  �and   many   secrets   of   life�察�

which you will only learn little by little�察�have been revealed to me。 Believe 

me�察  �the   future   is   shaped   out   of   the   past。   Whatever   you   can   do   to   live 

contentedly  here�察 �without   impatience  and   without   fretting�察  �will help   you 

live some future day in peace and joy in your own home。 Be gentle�察�and 

learn   how   to   suffer。   When   one   suffers   patiently   one   suffers   less。   If   you 

should   be   badly   treated�察  �Madame   de   Gabry   and   I   would   both   consider 

ourselves badly treated in your person。;。。。 

     ;Is your health very good indeed�察�dear Monsieur�拭─�

     It   was   Mademoiselle   Prefere�察  �approaching   stealthily   behind   us�察  �who 

had asked the question with a peculiar smile。 My first idea was to tell her 

to   go   to   the   devil�察  �my   second�察  �that   her   mouth   was   as   little   suited   for 

smiling as a frying´pan for musical purposes�察�my thi

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