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spring their first leaves�察�still all pale and chilly。 Beside me the   carriages 



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keep rolling by to the Bois de Boulogne。 Unconsciously I have wandered 

into this fashionable avenue on my promenade�察�and halted�察�quite stupidly�察�

in   front of   a   booth   stocked   with   gingerbread and   decanters of   liquorice´ 

water�察�each topped by a lemon。 A miserable little boy�察�covered with rags�察�

which expose his chapped skin�察�stares with widely opened eyes at   those 

sumptuous sweets which are not for such as he。 With the shamelessness of 

innocence   he   betrays   his   longing。   His   round�察  �fixed   eyes   contemplate   a 

certain gingerbread man of lofty stature。 It is a general�察�and it looks a little 

like Uncle Victor。 I take it�察�I pay for it�察�and present it to the little pauper�察�

who dares not extend his hand to receive itfor�察�by reason of precocious 

experience�察�he cannot believe in luck�察�he looks at me�察�in the same way that 

certain big dogs do�察�with the air of one saying�察 �You are cruel to make fun 

of me like that� ─�

     ;Come�察�little stupid�察─�I say to him�察�in that rough tone I am accustomed 

to use�察 �take ittake it�察�and eat it�察�for you�察�happier than I was at your age�察�

you can satisfy your tastes without disgracing yourself。;。。。And you�察�Uncle 

Victoryou�察     �whose     manly     figure   has   been    recalled    to  me    by   that 

gingerbread   general�察  �come�察  �glorious   Shadow�察  �help   me   to   forget   my   new 

doll。 We remain for ever children�察�and are always running after new toys。 



       Same day。 

       In the oddest way that Coccoz family has become associated in my 

mind with the Clerk Alexander。 

     ;Therese�察─�I said�察�as I threw myself into my easy´chair�察 �tell me if the 

little Coccoz is well�察�and whether he has got his first teeth yetand bring 

me my slippers。; 

     ;He ought to have them by this time�察�Monsieur�察─�replied Therese�察 �but 

I never saw them。 The very first fine day of spring the mother disappeared 

with   the   child�察  �leaving   furniture   and   clothes   and   everything   behind   her。 

They found thirty´eight empty pomade´pots in the attic。 It passes all belief� �

She had visitors latterly�察�and you may be quite sure she is not now in a 

convent of nuns。 The niece of the concierge says she saw her driving about 

in a carriage on the boulevards。 I always told you she would end badly。; 

     ;Therese�察─�I replied�察 �that young woman has not ended either badly or 



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well as yet。 Wait until the   term of her life is over before you judge her。 

And be careful not to talk too much with that concierge。 It seemed to me 

though I only saw her for a moment on the stairs that Madame Coccoz 

was very  fond of   her child。  For that   mother's love   at least�察 �she deserves 

credit。; 

     ;As far as that goes�察�Monsieur�察�certainly the little one never wanted for 

anything。 In all the Quarter one could not have found a child better kept�察�

or   better   nourished�察  �or   more   petted   and   coddled。   Every   day   that   God 

makes she puts a clean bib on him�察�and sings to him to make him laugh 

from morning till night。; 

     ;Therese�察�a poet has said�察�'That child whose mother has never smiled 

upon him is worthy neither of the table of the gods nor of the couch of the 

goddesses。'; 



     July 8�察�1852。 

       Having      been    informed      that  the   Chapel     of   the   Virgin    at  Saint´ 

Germain´ des´Pres was being repaved�察�I entered the church with the hope 

of discovering some old inscriptions�察�possibly exposed by the labours of 

the workmen。 I was not disappointed。 The architect kindly showed me a 

stone   which   he   had   just   had   raised   up   against   the   wall。   I   knelt   down   to 

look   at   the  inscription   engraved   upon   that   stone�察  �and   then�察 �half   aloud�察  �I 

read   in   the   shadow   of   the   old   apsis   these   words�察  �which   made   my   heart 

leap�此�

     ;Cy´gist Alexandre�察�moyne de ceste eglise�察�qui fist mettre en argent le 

menton   de   Saint´Vincent   et   de   Saint´Amant   et   le   pie   des   Innocens�察  �qui 

toujours   en son vivant   fut preud'homme   et   vayllant。  Priez pour l'ame   de 

lui。; 

     I   wiped   gently   away   with   my   handkerchief   the   dust   covering   that 

gravestone�察�I could have kissed it。 

     ;It is he� �it is Alexander� ─�I cried out�察�and from the height of the vaults 

the name fell back upon me with a clang�察�as if broken。 

     The silent severity of the beadle�察�whom I saw advancing towards me�察�

made   me   ashamed   of   my   enthusiasm�察  �and   I   fled   between   the   two   holy 

water  sprinklers   with   which   tow   rival   ;rats   d'eglise;   seemed   desirous   of 



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barring my way。 

     At   all   events   it   was   certainly   my   own Alexander�   �there   could   be   no 

more doubt possible�察�the translator of the ;Golden Legend�察─�the author of 

the    saints   lives   of  Saints    Germain�察    �Vincent�察   �Ferreol�察   �Ferrution�察   �and 

Droctoveus   was�察  �just   as   I   had   supposed�察  �a   monk   of   Saint´Germain´des´ 

Pres。 And what a monk�察�toopious and generous� �He had a silver chin�察�a 

silver head�察�and a silver foot made�察�that certain precious remains should be 

covered with an incorruptible envelope� �But shall I never be able to view 

his   handiwork�拭  �or   is   this   new   discovery   only   destined   to   increase   my 

regrets�拭�



     August 20�察�1859。 

       ;I�察�that please some�察�try all�察�both joy and terror Of good and bad�察�that 

make and unfold error Now take upon me�察�in the name of Time To use 

my wings。 Impute it not a crime To me or my swift passage�察�that I slide 

O'er years。; 

     Who speaks thus�拭�'Tis an old man whom I know too well。 It is Time。 

     Shakespeare�察  �after   having   terminated   the   third   act   of   the   ;Winter's 

Tale�察─�pauses in order to leave time for little Perdita to grow up in wisdom 

and in beauty�察�and when he raises the curtain again he evokes the ancient 

Scythe´bearer upon   the  stage   to   render  account   to   the  audience   of   those 

many long days which have weighted down upon the head of the jealous 

Leontes。 

     Like Shakespeare in his play�察�I have left in this diary of mine a long 

interval to oblivion�察�and after the fashion of the poet�察�I make Time himself 

intervene   to   explain   the   omission   of   ten   whole   years。   Ten   whole   years�察�

indeed�察�have passed since I wrote one single line in this diary�察�and now 

that I  take  up   the  pen   again�察 �I  have   not   the  pleasure�察 �alas� �to   describe  a 

Perdita     ;now     grown     in  grace。;    Youth     and   beauty     are   the   faithful 

companions of poets�察�but those charming phantoms scarcely visit the rest 

of us�察�even for the space of a season。 We do not know how to retain them 

with   us。   If   the   fair   shade   of   some   Perdita   should   ever�察  �through  some 

inconceivable   whim�察  �take   a   notion   to   traverse   my   brain�察  �she   would   hurt 

herself horribly against heaps of dog´eared parchments。 Happy the poets� �



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their    white   hairs   never    scare    away    the   hovering     shades    of  Helens�察�

Francescas�察�Juliets�察�Julias�察�and Dorotheas� �But the nose alone of Sylvestre 

Bonnard would put to flight the whole swarm of love's heroines。 

     Yet   I�察  �like   others�察  �have   felt   beauty�察  �I   have   known   that   myste

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