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light to dawn。 Samuel Brohl felt that he had had a film over his eyes�察�and
that it was now removed。 He saw things that he never had seen before�察�and
he felt joy mingled with terror。 He learned /The Merchant of Venice/ by
heart。 He shut himself up in the barn�察 �so that he might cry out with
Shylock�此 �Hath not a Jew eyes�拭�hath not a Jew hands�察�organs�察�dimensions�察�
senses�察�affections�察�passions�拭�If you prick us�察�do we not bleed�拭�If you tickle
us�察�do we not laugh�拭�if you poison us�察�do we not die�拭�and if you wrong us�察�
shall we not revenge�拭─�He repeated�察�too�察�with Lorenzo�此�
;Sit�察 �Jessica。 Look how the floor of heaven Is thick inlaid with
patines of bright gold。 There's not the smallest orb which thou behold'st
But in his motion like an angel sings�察 �Still quiring to the young´eyed
cherubins�此 �Such harmony is in immortal souls�察 �But whilst this muddy
vesture of decay Doth grossly close it in�察�we cannot hear it。;
Samuel sometimes rose at night to watch the heavens�察�and he fancied
he heard the voices of the ;young´eyed cherubins。; He dreamed of a world
where Jessicas and Portias were to be met�察�of a world where Jews were as
proud as Shylock�察�as vindictive as Shylock�察�and�察�as Shylock�察�ate the hearts
of their enemies for revenge。 He also dreamed�察�poor fool�察�that there was in
Samuel Brohl's mind or bosom an immortal soul�察 �and that in this soul
there was music�察�but that he could not hear it because the muddy vesture
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of decay too grossly closed it in。 Then he experienced a feeling of disgust
for Galicia�察 �for the tavern�察 �for the tavern´keeper�察 �and for Samuel Brohl
himself。 An old schoolmaster�察 �who owned a harpsichord�察 �taught him to
play on it�察 �and�察 �believing he was doing good�察 �lent him books。 One day�察�
Samuel modestly expressed to his father a desire to go to the gymnasium
at Lemberg to learn various things that seemed good to him to know。 It
was then that he received from the paternal hand a great blow�察�which made
him see all the stars of heaven in broad daylight。 Old Jeremiah Brohl had
taken a dislike to his son Samuel Brohl�察 �because he thought he saw
something in his eyes that seemed to say that Samuel despised his father。
;Poor devil� ─�murmured Count Abel�察�picking up a pebble and tossing it
into the air。 ;Fate owes him compensation�察�it has dealt so roughly with him
thus far。 He fell from the frying´pan into the fire�察 �he exchanged his
servitude for a still worse slavery。 When he left the land of Egypt�察 �he
fancied he saw the palms of the promised land。 Alas� �it was not long
before he regretted Egypt and Pharaoh� �Why was not this woman Portia�拭�
why was she neither young nor beautiful�拭─�And he added�此 �Ah� �old fairy�察�
you made him suffer� ─�
It seemed to Count Larinski that this woman�察�this ugly fairy who had
made Samuel Brohl suffer so much�察�stood there�察�before him�察�and that she
scanned him from head to foot�察 �as a fairy�察 �whether old or young�察 �might
scan a worm。 She had an imperious�察�contemptuous smile on her lips�察�the
smile of a czarina�察�so Catharine II smiled�察�when she was dissatisfied with
Potemkin�察�and said to herself�察 �I made him what he is�察�and to´morrow I
can ruin him。; ;Yes�察�it was she�察�it was surely she�察─�thought Count Larinski。
;I cannot mistake。 I saw her five weeks ago�察�in the Vallee du Diable�察�she
made me tremble� ─�
This woman who had taken Samuel Brohl from out of the land of
Egypt�察�and had showered attentions upon him�察�was a Russian princess。 She
owned an estate of Podolia�察 �and chance would have it that one day�察 �in
passing�察�she stopped at the tavern where young Samuel was growing up in
the shadow of the tabernacle。 He was then sixteen。 In spite of his squalid
rags�察�she was struck by his figure。 She was a woman of intelligence�察�and
had no prejudices。 ;When he is well washed and cared for�察─�she thought�察�
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;when he is divested of his native impurities�察�when he has seen the world
and had communication with honest people�察�he certainly will be a noble
fellow。; She made him talk�察�and found him intelligent�察�she liked intelligent
men。 She made him sing�察�assured herself that he had a voice�察�she adored
music。 She questioned him�察�he told her all his misery�察�and while he talked
she said to herself�此 �No�察�I do not mistake�察�he has a future before him�察�in
two or three years he will be superb。 Three years is not long�此�the gardener
who grafts a young tree is often condemned to wait longer than that。;
When he had ended his narrative�察�she told him that she was in want of a
secretary�察�that she had had several�察�but that she had soon tired of them�察�on
account of their not having the desired qualifications�察�she asked him if he
would like to accept the position。 He replied only by pointing his finger to
his father�察�who was smoking his pipe on the door´step。 A moment later she
was closeted with Jeremiah Brohl。
She at once proposed to him to buy his son�察�he dropped his arms in
astonishment�察�then felt delighted and charmed。 He declared�察�at first�察�that
his son was not for sale�察�and then he insinuated that if ever he did sell him
he would sell him dear�察�he was�察�according to his opinion�察�merchandise of
the best quality�察�a rich and rare article。 He raised his demands ridiculously�察�
she exclaimed�察�he affirmed he could not put them lower�察�that he had his
terms�察�and that he always sold at a fixed price。 They disputed a long time�察�
she was about to give up�察 �he yielded�察 �and they ended by making the
transaction。 She sent for Samuel and said to him�此 �My boy�察�you belong to
meI have bought you for cash。 You are satisfied with the bargain�察�are you
not�拭─�
He was stupefied to learn that he had a commercial value�察 �he never
had suspected it。 He wanted very much to know what he was worth�察�but
the princess was discreet upon the subject�察 �and desired that he should
believe that he had cost her a fabulous sum。 After reflection�察�he made his
conditions�察�he stipulated that he should belong to himself for three years�察�
which time he would employ in study and in satisfying a multitude of
curious longings。
She readily consented�察 �as that had been her own intention�此 �it would
take fully three years before the fruit was ripe and ready to be served at the
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princely table。 She gave him instructions and advice�察�all bearing the stamp
of a superior mind�察�she understood the world�察�the state of public affairs�察�
and physiology�察 �all that can be learned�察 �and all that cannot be learned。
Thus Samuel Brohl set out�察 �his pocket well filled�察 �for the University of
Prague�察 �which he soon left to settle at Heidelberg�察 �whence he went to
Bonn�察�then to Berlin�察�then to Paris。 He was restless�察�he did not know what
he wanted�察 �but wherever he went he studied semiquavers�察 �naturals�察 �and
flats�察�it was part of the conditions。
The princess was herself a great traveller�察 �two or three times a year
Samuel Brohl received a visit from her。 She questioned him�察 �examined
him�察�felt him�察�as we fe