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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

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