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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   mysterious 

charm which Nature has lent to animate form�察�and the clay which lives has 

given to me that shudder of delight which makes the lover and the poet。 

But I have   never known   either how  to love   or  how  to sing。  Now  in  my 

memoryall       encumbered       as  it  is  with  the  rubbish    of  old   textsI   can 

discern   again�察  �like   a   miniature   forgotten   in   some   attic�察  �a   certain   bright 

young face�察�with violet eyes。。。。 Why�察�Bonnard�察�my friend�察�what an old fool 

you are becoming� �Read that catalogue which a Florentine bookseller sent 

you this very morning。 It is a catalogue of Manuscripts�察�and he promises 

you a description of several famous ones�察�long preserved by the collectors 

of   Italy   and   Sicily。   There   is   something   better   suited   to   you�察  �something 

more in keeping with your present appearance。 

     I read�察�I cry out� �Hamilcar�察�who has assumed with the approach of age 

an air of gravity that intimidates me�察�looks at me reproachfully�察�and seems 

to ask me whether there is any rest in this world�察�since he cannot enjoy it 

beside me�察�who am old also like himself。 

     In the sudden joy of my discovery�察�I need a confidant�察�and it is to the 

sceptic   Hamilcar   that   I   address   myself   with   all   the   effusion   of   a   happy 

man。 

     ;No�察�Hamilcar� �no�察─�I said to him�察 �there is no rest in this world�察�and 

the   quietude   which   you   long   for   is   incompatible   with   the   duties   of   life。 

And     you   say   that  we    are  old�察 �indeed�    �Listen    to  what    I  read  in  this 

catalogue�察�and then tell me whether this is a time to be reposing�此�

     ;'LA LEGENDE DOREE DE JACQUES DE VORAGINE��trduction 

francaise du quatorzieme sicle�察�par le Clerc Alexandre。 

     ;'Superb MS。�察�ornamented with two miniatures�察�wonderfully executed�察�

and in a perfect state of preservation��one representing the Purification of 

the Virgin�察�the other the Coronation of Proserpine。 

     ;'At the termination of the ;Legende Doree; are the Legends of Saints 

Ferreol�察    �Ferrution�察   �Germain�察     �and    Droctoveus      ��xxxviij    pp。��   and    the 

Miraculous Sepulture of Monsieur Saint´Germain d'Auxerre ��xij pp。��。 



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     ;'This   rare   manuscript�察  �which   formed   part   of   the   collection   of   Sir 

Thomas   Raleigh�察  �is   now   in   the   private   study   of   Signor   Michel´Angelo 

Polizzi�察�of Girgenti。'; 

     ;You hear that�察�Hamilcar�拭�The manuscript of the Clerk Alexander is in 

Sicily�察�at the house of Michel´Angelo Polizzi。 Heaven grant he may be a 

friend of learned men� �I am going to write him� ─�

     Which I did forthwith。 In my letter I requested Signor Polizzi to allow 

me     to  examine     the   manuscript     of   Clerk    Alexander�察    �stating   on   what 

grounds   I   ventured      to   consider   myself   worthy   of   so   great   a   favour。   I 

offered at the same time to put at his disposal several unpublished texts in 

my own possession�察�not devoid of interest。 I begged him to favour me with 

a   prompt   reply�察  �and   below   my   signature   I   wrote   down   all   my   honorary 

titles。 

     ;Monsieur� �Monsieur� �where are you running like that�拭─�cried Therese�察�

quite alarmed�察�coming down the stairs in pursuit of me�察�four steps at a time�察�

with my hat in her hand。 

     ;I am going to post a letter�察�Therese。; 

     ;Good God� �is that a way to run out in the street�察�bareheaded�察�like a 

crazy man�拭─�

     ;I am crazy�察�I know�察�Therese。 But who is not�拭�Give me my hat�察�quick� ─�

     ;And your gloves�察�Monsieur� �and your umbrella� ─�

     I had reached the bottom of the stairs�察�but still heard her protesting and 

lamenting。 



     October 10�察�1859。 

       I awaited Signor Polizzi's reply with ill´contained impatience。 I could 

not   even   remain   quiet�察  �I   would   make   sudden   nervous   gestures   open 

books and violently close them again。 One day I happened to upset a book 

with my elbowa volume of Moreri。 Hamilcar�察�who was washing himself�察�

suddenly   stopped�察  �and   looked   angrily   at   me�察  �with   his   paw   over   his   ear。 

Was   this   the   tumultuous   existence   he   must   expect   under   my   roof�拭  �Had 

there   not   been   a   tacit   understanding   between   us   that   we   should   live   a 

peaceful life�拭�I had broken the covenant。 

     ;My poor dear comrade�察─�I made answer�察 �I am the victim of a violent 



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passion�察�which agitates and masters me。 The passions are enemies of peace 

and   quiet�察  �I   acknowledge�察  �but   without   them   there   would   be   no   arts   or 

industries in the world。 Everybody would sleep naked on a dung´heap�察�and 

you would not be able�察�Hamilcar�察�to repose all day on a silken cushion�察�in 

the City of Books。; 

     I   expatiated   no   further   to   Hamilcar   on   the   theory   of   the   passions�察�

however�察     �because     my    housekeeper       brought     me   a   letter。  It  bore   the 

postmark of Naples and read as follows�此�

     ;Most      Illustrious     Sir��I   do    indeed     possess     that   incomparable 

manuscript   of   the   'Golden   Legend'   which   could   not   escape   your   keen 

observation。      All´important       reasons�察   �however�察    �forbid    me�察  �imperiously�察�

tyrannically�察�to let the manuscript go out of my possession for a single day�察�

for   even   a   single   minute。   It   will   be   a   joy  and   pride   for   me   to   have   you 

examine it in my humble home in Girgenti�察�which will be embellished and 

illuminated by  your presence。 It is with the most anxious expectation of 

your   visit   that   I   presume   to   sign   myself�察  �Seigneur   Academician�察   �Your 

humble   and   devoted   servant        ;Michel´Angelo   Polizzi�察   �Wine´merchant 

and Archaeologist at Girgenti�察�Sicily。; 

     Well�察�then� �I will go to Sicily�此�

     ;Extremum hunc�察�Arethusa�察�mihi concede laborem。; 



     October 25�察�1859。 

       My    resolve    had    been   taken    and   my    preparations     made�察    �it  only 

remained for me to notify my housekeeper。 I must acknowledge it was a 

long time before I could make up my mind to tell her I was going away。 I 

feared her remonstrances�察�her railleries�察�her objurgations�察�her tears。 ;She is 

a good�察�kind girl�察─�I said to myself�察 �she is attacked to me�察�she will want to 

prevent me from going�察�and the Lord knows that when she has her mind 

set upon anything�察�gestures and cries cost her no effort。 In this instance she 

will be sure to call the concierge�察�the scrubber�察�the mattress´maker�察�and the 

seven sons of the fruit´seller�察�they will all kneel down in a circle around 

me�察�they will begin to cry�察�and then they will look so ugly that I shall be 

obliged to yield�察�so as not to have the pain of seeing them any more。; 

     Such   were   the   awful   images�察  �the   sick   dreams�察  �which   fear   marshaled 



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before my imagination。 Yes�察�fear;fecund Fear�察─�as the poet says gave 

birth   to   these   monstrosities   in   my   brain。   ForI   may   as   well   make   the 

confession   in   these   private   pagesI   am   afraid   of   my   housekeeper。   I   am 

aware that she knows I am weak�察�and this fact alone is sufficient to dispel 

all my courage in any contest with her。 Contests are of frequent occurrence�察�

and I invariably succumb。 

     But for all that�察�I had to announce my departure to Therese。 She

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