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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