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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