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dilemma�拭�The case is embarrassing。;
It was M。 Moriaz who undertook the solution of this embarrassing
dilemma。 Three days later�察�some moments before dinner�察�he was walking
in the hotel´grounds�察 �smoking a cigar。 He saw passing along the road
Count Abel�察�on his way back to Cellarina。 A storm was coming up�察�already
great drops of rain were beginning to fall。 M。 Moriaz ran after the count
and seized him by the button�察�saying�此 �You have saved my lifepermit me�察�
at least�察�to save you from the rain。 Do me the honour to share our dinner�察�
we will have it served in my apartment。;
Abel strongly resisted this proposition�察 �giving reasons that sounded
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like mere pretences。 A rumbling of thunder was heard。 M。 Moriaz took his
man by the arm�察�and led him in by force。 He presented him to his daughter�察�
saying�此 �Antoinette�察�let me present to you M。 le Comte Larinski�察�a most
excellent man�察 �but little inclined to sociability。 I was compelled to use
violence in bringing him here。;
The count acknowledged these remarks with a constrained smile。 He
wore the manner of a prisoner�察 �but�察 �as he prided himself on his good´
breeding and on his philosophy�察 �he seemed to be endeavouring to make
the best of his prison。 During dinner he was grave。 He treated Antoinette
with frigid politeness�察�paid some attention to Mlle。 Moiseney�察�but reserved
his chief assiduities for Mr。 Moriaz。 He addressed his conversation more
particularly to him�察�and listened to him with profound respect。 A professor
is always sensible to this kind of courtesy。
After the coffee was served�察�the crusting of ice in which Count Abel
had incased himself began to thaw。 He had been all over the world�察 �he
knew the United States and Turkey�察 �New Orleans and Bucharest�察 �San
Francisco and Constantinople。 His travels had been profitable to him�此�he
had observed men and things�察�countries and institutions�察�customs and laws�察�
the indigenous races and the settlers�察 �all but the transient visitors�察 �with
whom he seemed to have had no time to occupy himself�察 �at least they
formed no part of his conversation。 He related several anecdotes�察 �with
some show of sprightliness�察�his melancholy began to melt away�察�he even
indulged in little bursts of gaiety�察 �and Antoinette could not avoid
comparing him and his discourse to some of the more rigorous passages of
the Engadine�察�where�察�amid the black shades of the pines�察�among frowning
rocks�察�there are to be found lilies�察�gentians�察�and lakes。
He resumed his gravity to reply to a question of M。 Moriaz concerning
Poland。 ;Unhappy Poland� ─�cried he。 ;To´day the Jew is its master。 Active�察�
adroit�察�inventive�察�little scrupulous�察�he makes capital out of our indolence
and our improvidence。 He has over us one great advantage�察 �which is
simply that�察�while we live from day to day�察�he possesses a notion of a to´
morrow�察�we despise him�察�and we could not do without him。 We are always
thirsty�察�and he supplies us with drink�察�we never have ready money�察�and he
loans it to us at an enormous rate of interest�察�we cannot return it to him�察�
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and he reimburses himself by seizing our goods and chattels�察�our jewels�察�
our land�察�and our castles。 We take out our revenge in insolence�察�and from
time to time in petty persecutions�察 �and we gradually arrive at the
conclusion that the sole means of freeing ourselves from the yoke of the
Jew would be to conquer the vices by which he lives。; Count Abel added
that for his part he had no prejudice against these children of Abraham�察�
and he quoted the words of an Austrian publicist who said that each
country had the kind of Jews it deserved。 ;In fact�察─ �he continued�察 �in
England�察�as in France�察�and in every country where they are placed on a
footing of equality�察 �they become one of the most wholesome�察 �most
vigorous elements of the nation�察�while they are the scourge�察�the leeches�察�of
the countries that persecute them。;
;And�察�truly�察�justice demands that it should be so�察─�cried Mlle。 Moriaz。
For the first time the count addressed himself directly to her�察�saying�察�
with a smile�此 �How is this�察�mademoiselle�拭�You are a woman�察�and you love
justice� ─�
;This astonishes you�察 �monsieur�拭─ �she rejoined。 ;You do not think
justice one of our virtues�拭─�
;A woman of my acquaintance�察─�he replied�察 �always maintained that it
would be rendering a very bad service to this poor world of ours to
suppress all injustice�察 �because with the same stroke would also be
suppressed all charity。;
;That is not my opinion�察─�said she。 ;When I give�察�it seems to me that I
make restitution。;
;She is somewhat of a socialist�察─�cried M。 Moriaz。 ;I perceive it every
January in making out her accounts�察�and it is fortunate that she intrusts this
to me�察 �for she never takes the trouble to look at the memorandum her
banker sends her。;
;I am proud for Poland that Mlle。 Moriaz has a Polish failing�察─ �said
Abel Larinski�察�gallantly。
;Is it a failing�拭─�queried Antoinette。
;Arithmetic is the most beautiful of the sciences and the mother of
certainty�察─�said M。 Moriaz。 And turning towards the count�察�he added�此 �She
is very wrong´headed�察�this girl of mine�察�she holds absolutely revolutionary
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principles�察�dangerous to public order and the preservation of society。 Why�察�
she maintains that people who are in need have a right to the superfluities
of others� ─�
;This appears to me self´evident�察─�said she。
;And�察�for example�察─�further continued M。 Moriaz�察 �she has among her
/proteges/ a certain Mlle。 Galard;
;Galet�察─�said Mlle。 Moiseney�察�bridling up�察�for she had been impatiently
awaiting an opportunity to put in a word。
;This Mlle。 Leontine Galet�察�who lives at No。 25 Rue Mouffetard;
;No。 27�察─�again interposed Mlle。 Moiseney�察�in a magisterial tone。
;As usual�察 �you are sure of it�察 �perfectly sure。 Very good� �This Mlle。
Galard or Galet�察 �residing at No。 25 or No。 27 Rue Mouffetard�察 �was
formerly a florist by trade�察�and now she has not a sou。 I do not wish to
fathom the mysteries of her pastit is very apt to be 'lightly come�察�lightly
go' with the money of these peoplebut certain it is that Mlle。 Galard;
;Galet�察─�put in Mlle。 Moiseney�察�sharply。
;Is to´day an infirm old woman�察�a worthy object of the compassion of
charitable people�察─�continued M。 Moriaz�察�heedless of this last interruption。
;Mlle。 Moriaz allows her a pension�察�with which I find no fault�察�but Mlle。
GaletI mistake�察 �Mlle。 Galardhas retained from her former calling her
passion for flowers�察�and during the winter Mlle。 Moriaz sends her every
week a bouquet costing from ten to twelve francs�察�which shows�察�according
to my opinion�察�a lack of common´sense。 In the month of January last�察�she
sent for Parma violets for this /prot �g*/ of hers。 Now�察 �I appeal to M。
Larinskiis this reasonable�察�or is it absurd�拭─�
;It is admirably absurd and foolishly admirable�察─�replied