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making   her   think   that   he   denied   himself   nothing。   In   the   course   of   time 

Fortune favoured him�察�he had acquired a certain competency。 The countess 

came to rejoin him in San Francisco�察�but angels cannot live in the rude�察�

exciting   atmosphere   of  the  gold´seekers�察  �they  suffer�察 �spread   their   wings�察�

and fly away。 Some weeks after having lost his motherit was in 1863 

Count Abel learned from a journal that fell into his hands that Poland had 

risen again。 He was twenty´one years of age。 He thought he heard a voice 

calling him�察�and another voice from the skies whispered�此 �She calls thee。 



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Go�察�it is thy duty。; And he went。 Two months later he crossed the frontier 

of Galicia to join the bands of Langiewicz。 

     Othello spoke to Desdemona of caverns�察�deserts�察�quarries�察�rocks�察�and 

hills whose heads touch heaven�察�of cannibals�察�the anthropophagi�察�and men 

whose heads do grow beneath their shoulders。 Count Abel spoke to Mlle。 

Moriaz      of  the   fortunes   and    vicissitudes    of  partisan   warfare�察   �of   vain 

exploits�察�of obscure glories�察�of bloody encounters that never are decisive�察�

of defeats from which survive hope�察�hunger�察�thirst�察�cold�察�snow stained with 

blood�察�and long captivities in forests�察�tracked by the enemy�察�then disasters�察�

discouragements�察�the vanishing of the last hope�察�punishment�察�the gallows�察�

and finally a mute�察�feverish resignation�察�swallowed up in that vast solitude 

with which silence surrounds misfortune。 After the dispersion of the band 

whose destinies he had followed�察�he had gone over to Roumania。 

     This narration�察�exact and precise�察�bore the impress of truth。 Count Abel 

made it in a simple�察�modest tone�察�keeping himself as much as possible in 

the   background�察  �and   growing   persuasive   without   apparent   effort。   There 

were moments when his face would flame up with enthusiasm�察�when his 

voice would become husky and broken�察�when he would seek for a word�察�

become   impatient   because   he   could   not   find   it�察  �find   it   at   last�察  �and   this 

effort added to the energy of his spasmodic and disjointed eloquence。 In 

conclusion�察�he said�此 �In his youth man believes himself born to roll�察�the 

day comes when he experiences the necessity of being seated。 I am seated�察�

my seat is a little hard�察�but when I am tempted to murmur�察�I think of my 

mother and refrain。; 

     ;What   did   you   do   in   Roumania�拭─  �inquired   M。   Moriaz�察  �who   liked   to 

have stories circumstantially detailed。 

     ;Ah�   �I   beg   of   you   to   excuse   me   from   recounting   to   you   the   worst 

employed   years   of   my   life。   I   am   my   father's   own   son。   He   dreamed   of 

cutting through an isthmus�察�I of inventing a gun。 I spent four years of my 

life in fabricating it�察�and the first time it was used it burst。; 

     And thereupon he plunged into a somewhat humorous description of 

his invention�察�his hopes�察�his golden dreams�察�his disappointments�察�and his 

chagrin。   ;The   only   admirable   thing   in   the   whole   affair�察─  �he   concluded�察�

;and something that I believe never has happened to any other inventor�察�is 



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that I am cured entirely of my chimera�察�I defy it to take possession of me 

again。   I   propose   to   put   myself   under   discipline   in   order   to   expiate   my 

extravagance。   So   soon   as   my   cure   is   entirely   finished   I   will   set   out   for 

Paris�察�where I will do penance。; 

     ;What kind of penance�拭─�asked M。 Moriaz。 ;Paris is not a hermitage。; 

     ;Nor is it my intention to live there as a hermit�察─�was the reply�察�given 

with    perfect    simplicity。    ;I  go   to  give    lessons    in  music    and    in  the 

languages。; 

     ;Indeed� ─�exclaimed M。 Moriaz。 ;Do you see no other career open to 

you�察�my dear count�拭─�

     ;I am no longer a count�察─�he replied�察�with an heroic smile。 ;Counts do 

not   run   about   giving   private   lessons。; And   a   strange   light   flashed   in   his 

eyes   as   he   spoke。   ;I   shall   run   about   giving   private   lessons   until   I   hear 

anew the voice that spoke to me in California。 It will find me ever ready�察�

my reply will be�此�'I belong to thee�察�dispose of me at thy pleasure。' Ah� �this 

chimera is one that I never will renounce� ─�

     Then suddenly he started as one just awakening from a dream�察�he drew 

his hand over his brow�察�looked confusedly around him�察�and said�此 �/Grand 

Dieu��/ here I have been talking to you of myself for two hours� �It is the 

most   stupid   way   of   passing   one's   time�察  �and   I   promise   you   it   shall   not 

happen again。; 

     With these words he rose�察�took up his hat�察�and left。 

     M。   Moriaz   paced   the   floor   for   some   moments�察  �his   hands   behind   his 

back�察�presently he said�此 �This /diable/ of a man has strangely moved me。 

One thing alone spoils his story for methat is the gun。 A man who once 

has drunk   will   drink   again�察  �one   who   has invented   will   invent   again。   No 

man in the world ever remained satisfied with his first gun。; 

     ;I beg of you�察�monsieur�察─�cried Mlle。 Moiseney�察 �could you not speak 

to the Minister of War about adopting the Larinski musket�拭─�

     ;Are     you    your   country's     enemy�拭─     �he   asked。   ;Do    you    wish    its 

destruction�拭�Have you sworn that after Alsace we must lose Champagne�拭─�

     ;I am perfectly sure�察─�she replied�察�mounting on her high horse�察 �that 

the Larinski musket is a /chef´d'oeuvre/�察�and I would pledge my life that 

he who invented it is a man of genius。; 



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     ;If you would pledge your word of honour to that�察�mademoiselle�察─�he 

replied�察�making her a profound bow�察 �you may well feel assured that the 

French Government would not hesitate a moment。; 

     Mlle。    Moriaz     took   no   part  in  this  conversation。     Her    face   slightly 

contracted�察�buried in her thoughts as in a solitude inaccessible to earthly 

sounds�察�her cheek resting in the palm of her left hand�察�she held in her right 

hand a paper´cutter�察�and she kept pricking the point into one of the grooves 

of the table on   which   her  elbow  rested�察 �while her half´closed   eyes   were 

fixed   on   a   knot   of   the   mahogany。   She   saw   in   this   knot   the   Isthmus   of 

Panama�察  �San   Francisco�察  �the   angelic   countenance   of   the   beautiful   Polish 

woman   who   had   given birth   to   Count Abel   Larinski�察  �she   saw  there   also 

fields   of   snow�察  �ambuscades�察  �retreats   more   glorious   than   victories�察  �and�察�

beyond all else�察�the bursting of a gun and of a man's heart。 

     She   arose�察  �and    saluted   her   father   without    a   word。  In  crossing    the 

/salon/ she perceived that M。 Larinski had forgotten a book he had left on 

the piano   when   he   came   in。   She   opened   the   volume�察  �he   had   written   his 

name      on   the   top   of  the   first  page�察   �and   Antoinette      recognised     the 

handwriting of the note。 

     Shut up in her own room�察�while taking down and combing her hair�察�her 

imagination long wandered through California and Poland。 She compared 

M。 Larinski with all the other men she ever had known�察�and she concluded 

that he resembled none of them。 And it was he who had written�此 �I arrived 

in this village disgusted with life�察�sorrowful and so weary that I longed to 

die。 I saw you pass by�察�and I know not what mysterious virtue entered into 

me。 I will live。; 

     It seemed to her that for long years she had been seeking some one�察�

and that she had done well to

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