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sincere compliments to the Countess Larinski。; 

     After   which   she   busied   herself   arranging   in   a   vase   the   heather   and 

ferns    she   had   brought     back   with    her。  Mlle。   Moiseney      stood    lost  in 

astonishment   at   her   calm�察  �she   gazed   in   a   stupor   at   her�察  �and   suddenly 

exclaimed�此 �Thank God� �you do not love him� �Your father has mistaken�察�

he often mistakes�察�he sometimes gets the strangest ideas into his mind�察�he 

was persuaded that this would be a death´blow to you�察�he does not know 

you at all。 Ah� �unquestionably�察�M。 Larinski is far from being disagreeable�察�

I do not dispute his having some merit�察�but I always thought that there was 

something   suspicious   about   him�察  �his   manners   were   a   little   equivocal�察  �I 

suspected him of hiding something from us。 As it appears�察�he has made a 

/mesalliance/ that he did not care to acknowledge。 It is deplorable that a 

man     of   such   excellent    address    should    have    low   tastes   and   doubtful 

morality。 His duty was to tell us all�察�he was neither loyal nor delicate。; 

     ;You dream�察�my dear�察─�replied Antoinette。 ;What law�察�human or divine�察�

obliged M。 Larinski to tell us everything�拭�Did you expect him to render an 

account of his deeds and misdeeds to us as to a tribunal of penance�拭─�

     In speaking thus�察�she took off her hat and mantilla�察�seated herself in 

the embrasure of a window�察�and opened a book which she began to read 

with great attention。 

     ;God be praised� �she does not love him�察─�thought Mlle。 Moiseney�察�who 

was not aware that Mlle。 Moriaz was turning two or three pages at a time 

with perceiving it。 

     Deeply absorbed as she was�察�she still recognised her father's step as he 

came upstairs to his room。 She hurried out to meet him。 He noticed with 

pleasure that   her   face   was   not   wan�察 �nor   were   her   eyes   red。   He   was   less 

satisfied when she said�察�in a calm�察�clear voice�此�

     ;Please   show   me   the   letter   that   you   have   received   from   Mme。   de 

Lorcy。; 

     ;What is the use�拭─�he rejoined。 ;I know it by heart。 I am ready to recite 

it to you。; 

     ;Is it a letter that cannot be shown�拭─�



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     ;No�察�indeed�察�but as I tell you that I am ready to give you an account of 

it; 

     ;I would prefer to read it with my own eyes。; 

     ;After all�察�you have a right。 There� �take it。 But I beg of you do not be 

offended by unfortunate expressions。; 

     ;Mme。   de   Lorcy   always   knows   how   to   choose   the   proper   word   to 

express her thought�察─�she responded。 

     When she had run her eye rapidly over Mme。 de Lorcy's eight closely 

written pages�察�she looked at her father and smiled。 

     ;You must own that you found a very useful and a very zealous ally in 

Mme。 de Lorcy�察�do her this justice�察�she has worked hard�察�and you owe her 

many thanks for having busied herself so actively in ridding you of 'this 

worthy man�察�this good man�察�this delightful man'�察�those are her own words�察�

if you remember。; 

     M。 Moriaz exclaimed�此 �I hope you do not imagine that it was a matter 

arranged between us。 Do you really suspect me of having some dark plot 

with Mme。 de Lorcy� �Do you believe me capable of being implicated in an 

act of perfidy�拭─�

     ;God     forbid�   �I  only   accuse    you   of  being    too  joyous�察   �and   of  not 

knowing how to conceal it。; 

     ;Is that a crime�拭─�

     ;Perhaps it is an indiscretion。; 

     ;I   swear   to   you�察  �my  dear   child�察�that   I only  consider   your   happiness�察�

and   Mme。   de   Lorcy   herself   Since   M。   Langis   no   longer   thinks   of   you�察�

what reason could she have; 

     ;I do not know�察─�interrupted Antoinette�察 �but her prejudice would take 

the place of reason。; 

     ;So you will not believe that Count Larinski is married�拭─�

     ;I believe it�察�without being certain�察�and I wish to be assured of it。 Have 

I not acted in good faith through all this matter�拭�was I not ready to comply 

with   your   conditions�拭  �I   consented   to   refer   to   the   judgment   of   Mme。   de 

Lorcy。  She   has   deigned to   be   gracious   to   the   accused。   She has   admitted 

that M。 Larinski is a perfectly honourable and even a delightful man�察�but 

she has discovered�察�at intervals of several days�察�first�察�that he does not love 



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me�察�and then�察�that he has deceived me by letting me believe that he was 

still free。 I wish to satisfy my own mind�察�and convince myself that I am 

not being played with。; 

     ;And you have concluded; 

     ;I   have   concluded     that�察 �with   your   permission�察    �we   shall   leave   to´ 

morrow morning for Cormeilles。; 

     This conclusion was by no means agreeable to M。 Moriaz�察�whose face 

grew sensibly longer。 

     ;Of   what   are   you   afraid�拭  �You   know   that   I   have   character�察  �and   you 

ought to know�察�no matter what Mme。 de Lorcy says�察�that I am not wanting 

in good sense。 When it is proved to me that I have deceived myself�察�I will 

make the sign of the cross over my romance�察�it will be dead and buried�察�

and I promise you not to wear mourning for it。; 

     ;So be it�察─�said he�察 �I believe in your good sense�察�I have faith in your 

reason�此�we shall leave to´morrow for Cormeilles。; 

     Four days later�察�Mme。 de Lorcy was walking in an alley in her park。 

She    was    joined   there   by   M。   Langis�察  �to  whom      she  said�察  �in  a  good´ 

humoured tone�此 �Always grave and melancholy�察�my dear Camille� �When 

will you cease your drooping airs�拭�I cannot understand you。 I do my best 

to be   agreeable   to   you�察  �to   settle   matters   satisfactorily。   Nothing   seems   to 

cheer you。 You make me think of the hare in La Fontaine�此�

       ; 'Cet animal est triste�察�et la Crainte le ronge。' ; 

     ;Fear    and    hate�察  �madame�察─     �replied   he。   ;I  hate    this  man�察   �he   is 

insupportable to me。  I will give up coming   to Maisons if   I always   must 

meet him here。 Has he paid you his adieux for the last time�拭─�

     ;Not   yet�察  �a   little   patiencewe   shall   not   count   the   minutes。   Besides�察�

what harm  can this   man do   you�拭�The lion has   lost his   clawswhat do   I 

say��he has carried his good´nature to the point of muzzling himself。 It is 

not generous to pursue with hate a disarmed enemy。; 

     ;Very well�察�madame�察�if he is not gone in three days�察�I return to my first 

idea�察�it was the best。; 

     ;You will cut his throat�拭─�

     ;With all my heart。; 

     ;For the love of art�拭─�



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     ;I am not a very bloodthirsty individual�察�but I would take a singular 

delight in slashing at the skin of this gloomy personage。; 

     Mme。 de Lorcy shrugged her shoulders。 ;What makes you think him 

gloomy�察  �my   dear�拭�You   are   perfectly   reasonable。 You   ought   to   adore   M。 

Larinski�察�you are under the greatest obligations to him。 He has been the 

first to succeed in touching the heart of our dear�察�hitherto insensible girl�察�

he has broken the charm。 She was the Sleeping Beauty�察�he has awakened 

her�察�and�察�through the favour of Heaven�察�he cannot marry her。 I can see her 

in Churwalden�察�a prey to the gloomiest ennui�察�weeping over her illusions�察�

furious at having been deceived。 Do you not divine all the advantage that 

can be derived from a woman's anger�拭─�

     ;You know that I love her�察�and yet I do not wish to owe anything to her 

spite。; 

     ;You are a child�此�be guided。 The moment is come for you to propose。 

In a few days you will start for Churwalden�察�and you will say to this angry 


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