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M。 le Comte。 The name you bear is excellent�察�the head you carry on your 

shoulders is superb�察�and it is the general opinion that you resemble /Faust/�察�

but neither name nor head does you any good。 Leave the guns as they are�察�

and   bestow   your   attention   upon   women�察  �they�察  �and   they  alone�察  �can   draw 

you out   of the   deep   waters where   you are   now  floundering。 There   is   no 

time   to   lose。   I   beg   your   pardon�察  �but   you   must   be   thirty   years   old�察  �and 

perhaps   a   little   more。   This   /diable/   of   a   gun   has   made   you   lose   three 

valuable years。 

       ;It pains   me�察�M。  le   Comte�察�to   be compelled to   remind you   that the 

little note falls due shortly。  I have had the value   of the bracelet you   left 

with me as a pledge estimated�察�it is not worth a thousand florins�察�as you 

believed�察�it is a piece of antiquity that has a value to only those who can 

indulge in a caprice for fancy articles�察�and such caprices are rare nowadays�察�

the time for such is past。 

       ;I   am�察 �M。  le   Comte�察 �with   much   respect�察 �your   humble   and   obedient 

servant�察�



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     ;MOSES GULDENTHAL。; 

       Abel Larinski turned once more in his chair。 He crumpled up between 

his fingers the letter of M。 Moses Guldenthal�察�saying to himself as he did 

so�察�that the Guldenthals are often very clear´sighted folks。 ;Ay�察�to be sure�察─�

thought he�察 �this Hebrew is right�察�I have lost three valuable years。 I have 

had fever�察�and my eyes have been clouded�察�but�察�Heaven be praised� �The 

charm   is    broken�察   �the  illusion   fled�察 �I  am   cured   saved�    �Farewell�察   �my 

chimera�察�I am no longer thy dupe� �Many thanks�察�my dear friend�此�I return to 

you your gun�察�do with it as it seemeth best to you。; 

     His eyes suddenly  fell on his own reflection  in the  mirror above the 

chimney´piece�察�and he regarded it fixedly for a few moments。 

     ;The semblance truly of an inventor�察─�he resumed�察�mournfully smiling。 

;This   pale�察  �emaciated   face�察  �these   deep´set   eyes�察  �with   dark   circles   about 

them�察�these hollow�察�cadaverous cheeks� �The three years have indeed left 

their   traces。   Bah�   �a   little   rest   in   the   Alpine   pastures�察  �and   /Faust/  will 

become rejuvenated。; 

     He seized a pen�察�and wrote the following reply�此�

       ;You are truly kind�察�my dear Guldenthal�此�you refuse me the miserable 

florins�察�but you give me in their stead a little piece of advice that is worth 

a   fortune。   Unluckily�察  �I   am   not   capable   of   following   it。   Noble   souls   like 

ours    comprehend       each   other    with   half  a  word�察   �and    you   are  a   poet 

whenever it suits you。 When in the course of the day you have transacted a 

neat little piece of business�察�after having rubbed your hands until you have 

almost deprived them of skin�察�you tune your violin�察�which you play like an 

angel�察�and   you   draw  from  it   such delightful strains that   your ledger and 

your cash´box fall to weeping with emotion。 I�察�too�察�am a musician�察�and my 

music is the fair sex。 But�察�alas� �women never can be for me other than an 

adorable inutility�察�a part of the dream of my life。 Your dreams yield you a 

handsome percentage�察�as I have sorrowfully experienced�察�my dreams yield 

me nothing�察�and therefore it is that they are dear to me。 

       ;I must prohibitunderstand me clearlyyour disposing of the trinket 

I left with you�察�we have the weakness�察�we Poles�察�of clinging to our family 

relics。   Set   your   mind   at   rest�察  �before   the   end   of   the   month   I   shall   have 

returned to Vienna�察�and will honour the dear little note。 One day you will 



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go down on your knees to beg of me to loan you a thousand florins�察�and I 

will astonish you with my ingratitude。 May the God of Abraham�察�of Isaac�察�

and of Jacob�察�have you in his holy keeping�察�my dear Guldenthal� ─�

     As he finished his letter�察�he heard the sound of harps and violins。 Some 

itinerant musicians were giving a concert in the hotel´garden�察�which was 

lit up as bright as day。 Abel opened his window�察�and leaned on his elbows�察�

looking   out。   The   first   object   that   presented   itself   to   his   eyes   was   Mlle。 

Moriaz�察�promenading one of the long garden´walks�察�leaning on her father's 

arm。 Many eyes were fixed on herwe have already said it was difficult 

not    to  gaze   upon    herbut    no   one   contemplated       her   with   such   close 

attention as Count Larinski。 He never once lost sight of her。 

     ;Is   she   beautiful�拭  �Is   she   even   pretty�拭─  �he   queried   within   himself。   ;I 

cannot quite make up my mind�察�but I am very sure that she is charming。 

Like   my   bracelet�察  �this   is   a   fancy   article。   She   is   a   little   thin�察  �and   her 

shoulders are too vigorously fashioned for her waist�察�which is slender and 

supple as a reed�察�but�察�such as she is�察�she has not her equal。 Her walk�察�her 

carriage�察�resemble nothing I ever have seen before。 I can well imagine that 

when she appears in the streets of Paris people turn to look after her�察�but 

no one would have the audacity to follow her。 How old is she�拭�Twenty´ 

four or twenty´five years�察�I should say。 Why is she not married�拭�Who is 

this withered�察�pinched´looking fright of a personage who trots at her side 

like a poodle´dog�拭�Probably some /demoiselle de compagnie/。 And there 

comes   her   /femme   de   chambre/�察  �a   very  spruce   little   lass�察  �bringing   her   a 

shawl�察    �which    the   /demoiselle     de   compagnie/      hastens    to  put   over   her 

shoulders。 She allows it to be done with the air of one who is accustomed 

to   being   waited   upon。   Mlle。   Moriaz   is   an   heiress。 Why�察  �then�察  �is   she   not 

married�拭─�

     Count      Larinski    pursued     his   soliloquy     as   long   as   Mlle。    Moriaz 

promenaded in the garden。 As soon as she re´entered the hotel�察�it appeared 

to   him   that   the   garden   had   become   empty�察  �and   that   the   musicians   were 

playing out of tune。 He closed his window。 He gave up his plan of starting 

the next   day  for   Saxon。   He   had   decided   that   he   would   set   out   for   Saint 

Moritz�察  �to   pass   there   at   least   two   or   three   days。   He   said   to   himself�察   �It 

seems absurd�察�but who can tell�拭─�



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     Thereupon he proceeded to investigate the state of his finances�察�and he 

weighed and re´weighed his purse�察�which was very light。 Formerly Count 

Larinski     had   possessed     a  very   pretty   collection    of  jewellery。    He   had 

looked upon this as a reserve fund�察�to which he would have recourse only 

in   cases   of   extreme   distress。 Alas�   �there   remained   to   him  now   only  two 

articles of his once considerable storethe bracelet that was in the hands 

of   M。   Guldenthal�察  �and   a   diamond   ring   that   he   wore   on   his   finger。   He 

decided that�察�before quitting Chur�察�he would borrow money on this ring�察�or 

that he would try to sell it。 

     He remained some time seated at the foot of his bed�察�dangling his legs 

to and fro�察�his eyes closed。 He had closed them�察�in order to better call up a 

vision of Mlle。 Moriaz�察�and he repeated the words�此 �It seems absurd�察�but 

who can tell�拭�The fact is�察�we can know nothing of a surety�察�and anything 

may happen。; Then he recalled one of Goethe's poems�察�entitled ;Vanitas� �

vanitatum vanitas� ─�and he recited several time in German these two lines�此�

       ;Nun   hab'   ich   mein'   Sach'   auf   nichts   gestellt�察  �Und   mein   gehort   die 

ganze Welt� ─�

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