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left him to his reflections。 As he maintained an ominous silence�察�she grew
impatient。 ;Speak�察─ �she exclaimed。 ;I wish to know your innermost
thoughts。;
;I think you are adorable。;
;Oh� �please�察�do for once be serious。;
;Seriously�察─�he rejoined�察 �I am not certain that you are wrong�察�nor has
it been proved to me that you are right�察�there remain some doubts。;
She cried out eagerly�此 �According to this�察 �the sole realities of this
world are things that can be seen�察�touched�察�felta retort and its contents。
Beyond this all is null and void�察�a lie�察�a cheat。 Ah� �your wretched retorts
and crucibles� �If I followed out this thought�察�I should be ready to break
every one of them。;
She cast about her as she spoke so ferocious and threatening a look�察�
that M。 Moriaz trembled for his laboratory�察 �I beg of you�察─�he protested�察�
;have mercy on my poor crucibles�察�my honest retorts�察�my innocent jars� �
They have nothing to do with this affair。 Is it their fault that the stories you
narrate to me so disturb my usual train of thoughts that I find it wholly
impossible to make adroit replies�拭─�
;You do not�察�then�察�believe in the extraordinary�拭─�
;The extraordinary� �Every time I encounter it�察�I salute it�察─�replied he�察�
drawing off his cap and bowing low�察 �but at the same time I demand its
papers。;
;Ah� �there we are。 I really imagined that the investigation had been
made。;
;It was not conclusive�察�since it failed to convince Mme。 de Lorcy。;
;Ah� �who could convince Mme。 de Lorcy�拭�Do you forget how people
of the world are constituted�察 �and how they detest all that astonishes�察 �all
that exceeds their limits�察 �all that they cannot weight with their small
balances�察�measure with their tiny compasses�拭─�
;/Peste��/ you are severe on the world�察�I always fancied that you were
fond of it。;
;I do not know whether I am fond of it or not�察 �it is certain that I
scarcely should know how to live without it�察�but I surely may be permitted
to pass an opinion on it�察 �and I often tell myself that if Christ should
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reappear among us with his train of publicans and fishermanare you
listening��that if the meek and the lowly Jesus should come to preach his
Sermon on the Mount in the Boulevard des Italiens;
;To make a show of probability�察─�he interrupted�察 �suppose you were to
place the scene at Montmartre。 Frankly�察 �I cannot see what possible
connection there can be between the Christ and your Count Larinski�察�and�察�
pray�察 �do not let us enter into a theological discussion�察 �you know it is
wholly out of my line。 Religion seems to me an excellent thing�察 �a most
useful thing�察�and I freely accept Christianity�察�minus the romantic side�察�with
which I have no time to occupy myself。 You will at least grant me that�察�if
there are true miracles�察�there are also false ones。 How distinguish them�拭─�
;It is the heart that must decide�察─�said she。
;Oh� �the infallibility of the heart� ─ �exclaimed he。 ;There never was
council yet that voted that。;
There was a pause�察�after which M。 Moriaz resumed�此 �And so�察�my dear�察�
you are persuaded that M。 Larinski is still free�察�and that Mme。 de Lorcy
lied�拭─�
;Not at all�察 �if she had lied�察 �she would not have betrayed herself so
naively just now。 I accuse her of deceiving herself�察 �or rather of having
wished to deceive herself。 Do you know what you are going to doI mean
this eveningafter dinner�拭�You are going to order up the carriage�察�and you
are going;
;To Paris�察�Rue Mont´Thabor� ─�he exclaimed�察�bounding up in his seat。
;Very good�察�I will put on a dress´coat�察�and I will say to Count Larinski�此�
'My dear monsieur�察 �I come to demand your hand for my daughter�察 �who
adores you。 Certain malicious tongues assert that you are no longer free�察�I
do not believe them�察 �besides�察 �this would be a mere bagatelle。' On the
whole�察�I believe you would do better to put it down in writing for me�察�left
to myself I never will get through with it�察 �out of my professor's chair I
have considerable difficulty in finding words� ─�
;Dear me�察 �how hasty you are� �Who suggests such a thing�拭 �Abbe
Miollens is our friend�察 �he is a worthy man�察 �whose testimony would be
reliable。;
;Now this is something like� �I see what you mean。 At this rate you will
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not need to prepare my harangue。 Here we have an acceptable idea�察 �a
possible interview。 This evening�察 �after my dinner�察 �I shall go see Abbe
Miollens�察�but it is clearly understood�察�I presume�察�that if he confirms the
sentence;
;I shall not ask for its repeal�察 �and I promise you that I will be
courageous beyond anything that you can imagine�察�you shall not so much
as suspect that I even regret my chimera。 But�察�as a fair exchange�察�you on
your side must make me a promise。 If Abbe Miollens;
;You know as well as I that you are of age。;
;I know as well as you that I never will be content without your
consent。 Here once more as in the Engadine�察�I say�察�'Either he or no one。' ;
;Did I not warn you that when once a formula has been pronounced�察�
one is apt to keep on repeating it forever�拭─�
;Either he or no one�此�that is my last word。 Would you not rather that it
should be he�拭�Are you willing to accept him�拭─�
;I will submit。;
;With a good grace�拭─�
;With resignation。;
;With cheerful resignation�拭─�
;I shall certainly do my best to acquire it�察�or�察�rather�察�if he makes you
happy�察�I shall welcome him all the days of my life�察�in the contrary case�察�I
will repeat�察 �morning and evening�察 �like Mme。 de Lorcy�此 �'You would not
listen to me�察�you ought to have believed me。' ;
;It is agreed�察 �you are a good father�察 �and now we are in perfect
harmony�察─ �she replied�察 �impulsively seizing his two hands�察 �and pressing
them in her own。
He watched her a moment between his half´closed eyes�察�and then he
cried�察�half resentfully�此�
;But�察�/mon Dieu/ why do you love this man�拭─�
She replied�察�in a low voice�此 �Because I love him�察�this is my sole reason�察�
but I find it good。;
;Certainly most decisive。 But�察 �come�察 �let us go quickly�察─ �he replied�察�
rising。 ;I fear that my retorts and crucibles�察 �if they listen to you much
longer�察�will fall into a syncope as prolonged as that of M。 Larinski。 Was
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ever such a debate heard of in a chemical laboratory�拭─�
As soon as dinner was over�察 �M。 Moriaz made ready to repair to
Maisons�察�where Abbe Miollens passed the summer in the vicinity of Mme。
de Lorcy。 Mlle。 Moiseney followed him to the carriage�察�and said�此�
;You have a remarkable daughter�察 �monsieur� �With what courage she
has assumed her role� �With what resolution she has renounced an
impossible happiness� �Did you observe her during dinner�拭�How tranquil