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be liable to the penalty of imprisonment。 See PENAL CODE�察�21 and 28。' 

Here is 21��'The term of imprisonment shall not be less than five years。' 

28。 'The sentence of imprisonment shall be considered as involving a loss 

of civil rights。' Now all that is very plain�察�is it not�察�Monsieur Bonnard�拭─�

     ;Perfectly plain。; 

     ;Now let us go on�此�'ARTICLE 356'��'In case the abductor be under the 

age   of   21   years   at   the   time   of   the   offense�察  �he   shall   only   be   punished 

with'。。。But     we    certainly     cannot    invoke     this   artice   in   your    favour。 

'ARTICLE 357��'��'In case the abductor shall have married the girl by him 

abducted�察�he can only be prosecuted at the insistence of such persons as�察�

according      to  the   Civil  Code�察    �may    have   the   right  to  demand      that  the 

marriage shall be declared null�察�nor can he be condemned until after the 

nullity    of  the   marriage     shall  have    been    pronounced。'     I  do   not   know 

whether it is a part of your plans to marry Mademoiselle Alexandre� �You 

can see that the code is good´ natured about it�察�it leaves you one door of 

escape。 But noI ought not to joke with you�察�because really you have put 

yourself   in   a   very   unfortunate   position� �And   how   could   a   man   like   you 

imagine that here in Paris�察�in the middle of the nineteenth century�察�a young 

girl   can   be   abducted   with   absolute   impunity�拭  �We   are   not   living   in   the 

Middle Ages now�察�and such things are no longer permitted by law。; 

     ;You need   not imagine�察─  �I   replied�察  �that   abduction   was   lawful   under 

the    ancient   Code。    You    will   find   in  Baluze    a  decree    issued    by  King 

Cheldebert   at   Cologne�察  �either  in   593   or   594�察  �on   the   subject�此  �moreoever�察�

everybody   knows   that   the   famous   'Ordonance   de   Blois��'   of   May   1579�察�

formally enacted that any persons convicted of having suborned any son 

or daughter under the age of twenty´five years�察�whether under promise of 

marriage or otherwise�察�without the full knowledge�察�will�察�or consent of the 

father�察  �mother�察  �and   guardians�察  �should   be   punished   with   death�察  �and   the 

ordinance adds�此�'Et pareillement seront punis extraordinairement tous ceux 



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qui auront participe audit rapt�察�et qui auront prete conseil�察�confort�察�et aide 

en     aucune     maniere     que    ce    soit。'  ��And     in   like   manner      shall   be 

extraordinarily       punished      all   persons     whomsoever�察       �who     shall   have 

participated   in   the   said   abduction�察  �and   who   shall   have   given   thereunto 

counsel�察�succor�察�or aid in any manner whatsoever。�� Those are the exact�察�or 

very   nearly   the   exact�察  �terms   of   the   ordinance。 As   for   that   article   of   the 

Code´Napoleon which you have just told me of�察�and which excepts from 

liability to prosecution the abductor who marries the young girl abducted 

by   him�察  �it   reminds   me   that   according   to   the   laws   of   Bretagne�察  �forcible 

abduction�察�followed by marriage�察�was not punished。 But this usage�察�which 

involved various abuses�察�was suppressed in 1720at least I give you the 

date within ten years。 My memory is not very good now�察�and the time is 

long   passed   when   I  could   repeat   by  heart   without   even   stopping   to   take 

breath�察�fifteen hundred verses of Girart de Rousillon。 

     ;As   far   as   regards   the   Capitulary   of   Charlemagne�察  �which   fixes   the 

compensation   for   abduction�察  �I   have   not   mentioned   it   because   I   am   sure 

that   you   must   remember   it。   So�察  �my   dear   Monsieur   de   Gabry�察  �you   see 

abduction   was   considered   as   decidedly   a   punishable   offense   under   the 

three dynasties of Old France。 It is a very great mistake to suppose that the 

Middle Ages represent a period of social chaos。 You must remember�察�on 

the contrary´; 

     Monsieur de Gabry here interrupted me�此�

     ;So�察─�he exclaimed�察 �you know of the Ordonnacne de Blois�察�you know 

Baluze�察 �you   know  Childebert�察 �you   know  the  Capitulariesand  you   don't 

know anything about the Code´Napoleon� ─�

     I replied that�察�as a matter of fact�察�I never had read the Code�察�and he 

looked very much surprised。 

     ;And now do you understand�察─�he asked�察 �the extreme gravity of the 

action you have committed�拭─�

     I had not indeed been yet able to understand it fully。 But little by little�察�

with the aid of Monsieur Paul's very sensible explanations�察�I reached the 

conviction   at   last   that   I   should   not   be   judged   in   regard   to   my   motives�察�

which      were    innocent�察   �but   only    according     to  my    action�察  �which     was 

punishable。 Thereupon I began to feel very despondent�察�and to utter divers 



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lamentations。 

     ;What      am   I  to  do�拭─   �I  cried  out�察   �what    am   I  to  do�拭  �Am     I  then 

irretrievably ruined��and have I also ruined the poor child whom I wanted 

to save�拭─�

     Monsieur de Gabry silently filled his pipe�察�and lighted it so slowly that 

his kind broad face remained for at least three or four minutes glowing red 

behind the light�察�like a blacksmith's in the gleam of his forge´fire。 Then he 

said�察�

     ;You   want   to   know   what   to   do�拭  �Why�察  �don't   do   anything�察  �my   dear 

Monsieur   Bonnard�   �For   God's          sake�察  �and   for   your  own   sake�察  �don't    do 

anything at all� �Your situation is bad enough as it is�察�don't try to meddle 

with it   now�察 �unless   you   want   to create new  difficulties   for  yourself。  But 

you must promise me to sustain me in any action that I may take。 I shall 

go to see Monsieur Mouche the very first thing to´morrow morning�察�and if 

he turns out to be what I think he isthat is to say�察�a consummate rascalI 

shall   very   soon   find   means   of   making   him   harmless�察  �even   if   the   devil 

himself should take sides with him。 For everything depends on him。 As it 

is too late this evening to take Mademoiselle Jeanne back to her boarding´ 

school�察  �my   wife   will   keep   the   young   lady   here   to´night。   This   of   course 

plainly   constitues   the   misdemeanour   of   complicity�察  �but   it   saves   the   girl 

from anything like an equivocal position。 As for you�察�my dear Monsieur�察�

you just go back to the Quai Malaquais as quickly as you can�察�and if they 

come to look for Jeanne there�察�it will be very easy for you to prove she is 

not in your house。; 

     While we were thus talking�察�Madame de Gabry was preparing to make 

her young lodger comfortable for the night。 When she bade me good´bye 

at the door�察�she was carrying a pair of clean sheets�察�scented with lavender�察�

thrown over her arm。 

     ;That�察─�I said�察 �is a sweet honest smell。; 

     ;Well�察�of course�察─�answered Madame de Gabry�察 �you must remember 

we are peasants。; 

     ;Ah� ─  �I   answered   her�察   �heaven   grant   that   I   also   may   be   able   one   of 

these days ti becine a peasant� �Heaven grant that one of these days I may 

be   able�察  �as   you   are   at   Lusance�察  �to   inhale   the   sweet   fresh   odour   of   the 



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country�察�and live in some little house all hidden among trees�察�and if this 

wish   of   mine   be   too   ambitious   on   the   part   of   an   old   man   whose   life   is 

nearly   closed�察  �then   I   will   only   wish   that   my   winding´   sheet   may   be   as 

sweetly scented with lavender as that linen you have on yo

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