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     ;Well�察�nonot good´bye� �Write to me� ─�

       I went straight to Madame de Gabry's residence。 

     ;Madame is at Rome with Monsieur。 Did not Monsieur know it�拭─�

     ;Why�察�yes�察─�I replied。 ;Madame wrote to me。;。。。 

     She had indeed written to me in regard to her leaving home�察�but my 

head must   have become   very  much   confused�察�so   that I   had forgotten all 

about it。 The servant seemed to be of the same opinion�察�for he looked at 



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me in a way that seemed to signify�察 �Monsieur Bonnard is doting;and he 

leaned down over the balustrade of the stairway to see if I was not going 

to do something extraordinary before I got to the bottom。 But I descended 

the    stairs   rationally   enough�察    �and    then   he   drew    back    his   head   in 

disappointment。 

     On   returning   home   I   was   informed   that   Monsieur   Gelis   was   waiting 

for me in the parlour。 ��This young man has become a constant visitor。 His 

judgement is at fault at times�察�but his mind is not at all commonplace。�� On 

this   occasion�察  �however�察  �his   usually  welcome   visit   only   embarrassed   me。 

;Alas� ─�I thought to myself�察 �I shall be sure to say something very stupid 

to   my   young   friend   to´day�察  �and   he   also   will   think   that   my   facilities   are 

becoming impaired。 But still I cannot really explain to him that I had first 

been demanded in wedlock�察�and subsequently traduced as a man wholly 

devoid of morals that even Therese had become an object of suspicion 

and that Jeanne remains in the power of the most rascally woman on the 

face    of  the   earth。  I  am   certainly    in  an  admirable     state  of  mind    for 

conversing      about    Cistercian    abbeys    with   a  young    and   mischievously 

minded man。 Nevertheless�察�we shall seewe shall try。;。。。 

     But Therese stopped me�此�

     ;How red you are�察�Monsieur� ─�she exclaimed�察�in a tone of reproach。 

     ;It must be the spring�察─�I answered。 

     She cried out�察�

     ;The spring��in the month of December�拭─�

     That is a fact� �this is December。 Ah� �what is the matter with my head�拭�

what a fine help I am going to be to poor Jeanne� �

     ;Therese�察�take my cane�察�and put it�察�if you possibly can�察�in some place 

where I shall be able to find it again。 

     ;Good´day�察�Monsieur Gelis。 How are you�拭─�

       Undated。 

     Next morning the old boy wanted to get up�察�but the old boy could not 

get up。 A merciless invisible hand kept him down upon his bed。 Finding 

himself immovably riveted there�察�the old boy resigned himself to remain 

motionless�察�but his thoughts kept running in all directions。 

     He must have had a very violent fever�察�for Mademoiselle Prefere�察�the 



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Abbots of Saint´Germain´des´Pres�察�and the servant of Madame de Gabry 

appeared   to   him   in   divers   fantastic   shapes。   The   figure   of   the   servant   in 

particular lengthened weirdly over his head�察�grimacing like some gargoyle 

of a cathedral。 Then it seemed to me that there were a great many people�察�

much too many people�察�in my bedroom。 

     This   bedroom   of   mine   is   furnished   after   the   antiquated   fashion。  The 

portrait of my father in full uniform�察�and the portrait of my mother in her 

cashmere dress�察�are suspended on the wall。 The wall´paper is covered with 

green foliage designs。 I am aware of all this�察�and I am even conscious that 

everything   is   faded�察  �very   much   faded。   But   an   old   man's   room   does   not 

require to be pretty�察�it is enough that it should be clean�察�and Therese sees 

to that。 At all events my room is sufficiently decorated to please a mind 

like   mine�察  �which   has   always   remained   somewhat   childish   and   dreamy。 

There   are   things   hanging   on   the   wall   or   scattered   over   the   tables   and 

shelves which usually please my fancy and amuse me。 But to´day it would 

seem as if all those objects had suddenly conceived some kind of ill´will 

against     me。   They   have     all  become      garish�察  �grimacing�察     �menacing。      That 

statuette�察�modelled after one of the Theological Virtues of Notre´ Dame de 

Brou�察  �always   so   ingenuously   graceful   in          its   natural   condition�察  �is   now 

making   contortions   and   putting   out   its   tongue   at   me。 And   that   beautiful 

miniaturein       which    one    of  the   most    skilful   pupils    of  Jehan    Fouquet 

depicted himself�察�girdled with the cord´girdle of the Sons of St。 Francis�察�

offering   his   book�察  �on   bended   knee�察  �to   the   good   Duc   d'Angoulemewho 

has taken it out of its frame and put in its place a great ugly cat's head�察�

which stares at me with phosphorescent eyes。 And the designs on the wall´ 

paper   have   also   turned   into   headshideous   green   heads。。。。   But   noI   am 

sure that wall´paper must have foliage´designs upon it at this moment just 

as it had twenty years ago�察�and nothing else。。。。 But no�察�againI was right 

beforethey   are   heads�察  �with   eyes�察  �noses�察  �mouthsthey   are   heads� �。。 Ah� �

now   I  understand�   �they  are   both   heads   and   foliage´   designs   at   the   same 

time。 I wish I could not see them at all。 

     And   there�察  �on   my   right�察  �the   pretty   miniature   of   the   Franciscan   has 

come back again�察�but it seems to me as if I can only keep it in its frame by 

a tremendous effort of will�察�and that the moment I get tired the ugly cat´ 



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head   will   appear   in   its   place。   Certainly   I   am   not   delirious�察  �I   can   see 

Therese   very   plainly�察     �standing    at  the  foot   of  my   bed�察  �I  can   hear   her 

speaking to   me   perfectly  well�察  �and   I   should   be   able   to   answer her   quite 

satisfactorily  if   I   were   not   kept   so   busy   in   trying   to   compel   the   various 

objects about me to maintain their natural aspect。 

     Here   is   the   doctor   coming。   I   never    sent   for   him�察 �but   it   gives  me 

pleasure to see him。 He is an old neighbor of mine�察�I have never been of 

much service to him�察�but I like him very much。 Even if I do not say much 

to him�察�I have at least full possession of all my faculties�察�and I even find 

myself     extraordinarily      crafty   and   observant     to´day�察  �for  I  note   all  his 

gestures�察�his every look�察�the least wrinkling of his face。 But the doctor is 

very cunning�察�too�察�and I cannot really tell what he thinks about me。 The 

deep thought of Goethe suddenly comes to my mind and I exclaim�察�

     ;Doctor�察�the old man has consented to allow himself to become sick�察�

but he does not intend�察�this time at least�察�to make any further concessions 

to nature。; 

     Neither the doctor nor Therese laughs at my little joke。 I suppose they 

cannot have understood it。 

     The     doctor    goes   away�察    �evening    comes�察    �and   all   sorts  of   strange 

shadows begin   to   shape   themselves   about   my  bed´curtains�察  �forming   and 

dissolving by turns。 And other shadowsghoststhrong by before me�察�and 

through   them   I   can   see   distinctively   the   impassive   face   of   my   faithful 

servant。 And suddenly a cry�察�a shrill cry�察�a great cry of distress�察�rends my 

ears。 Was it you who called me Jeanne�拭�

     The day is over�察�and the shadows take their places at my bedside to 

remain with me all through the long night。 

     Then   morning   comesI   feel   a   peace�察  �a   vast   peace�察  �wrapping   me   all 

about。 

     Art Thou about to take me into Thy rest�察�my dear Lord God�拭�

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