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impossible happiness� �Did you observe her during dinner�拭�How tranquil
she was� �how attentive� �Is she not astonishing�拭─�
;As astonishing as you are sagacious�察─�he replied。
;Ah� �undoubtedly�察�I never thought that she loved him so much as you
imagine I did�此�but he pleased her�察�she admired him。 Did she ever utter a
word of complaint�察�or a sigh�察�on learning the cruel truth�拭�what strength of
mind� �what equability of temperament� �what nobility of sentiment� �You do
not admire her enough�察 �monsieur�察 �you are not proud enough of having
such a daughter。 As to me�察 �I glory in having been of some value in her
education。 I always made a point of developing her judgment�察�and putting
her on her guard against all erratic tendencies。 Yes�察�I can safely say that I
took great pains to cultivate and fortify her reason。;
;I thank you with all my heart�察─�rejoined M。 Moriaz�察�leaning back in
one corner of the carriage�察 �you can most assuredly boast of having
accomplished a marvellous work�察�but I beg of you�察�mademoiselle�察�when
you have finished your discourse�察�will you kindly say to the coachman that
I am ready to start�拭─�
During the drive�察�M。 Moriaz gave himself up to the most melancholy
reflections�察�he even tormented himself with sundry reproaches。 ;We have
acted contrary to good sense�察─ �he thought。 ;Her imagination has been
taken by storm�察�in time it would have calmed down。 We should have left
her to herself�察�to her natural defenceher own good judgment�察�for she has
a large stock of it。 I fell on the unlucky idea of calling Mme。 de Lorcy to
my aid�察�and she has spoiled everything by her boasted /finesse/。 As soon as
Antoinette had reason to suspect that her choice was condemned by us�察�
and that we were plotting the enemy's destruction�察�the sympathy�察�mingled
with admiration�察�which she accorded to M。 Larinski�察�became transformed
into love�察 �the fire smouldering beneath ashes leaped up into flames。 We
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neglected to count on that passion which is innate in women�察�and which
phrenologists call combativeness。 With her there is now a cause to be
gained�察 �and�察 �when love unites its interests with cards or with war�察 �it
becomes irresistible。 Truly our campaign is greatly jeopardized�察 �unless
Heaven or M。 Larinski interfere。;
Thus reasoned M。 Moriaz�察 �whom paternal misadventures and recent
experiences had rendered a better psychologist than he ever had been。
While busied with his reflections the carriage drove rapidly onward�察�and
thirty´five minutes sufficed to reach the little /maison de campagne/
occupied by Abbe Miollens。 He found him in his cabinet�察 �installed in a
cushioned arm´chair embroidered by Mme。 de Lorcy�察�slowly sipping a cup
of excellent tea brought him by the missionaries from China。 On his left
was his violin´box�察 �on his right his beloved Horace�察 �Orelli's edition�察�
Zurich�察�1844。
Conversation began。 As soon as M。 Moriaz had pronounced the name
of Count Larinski�察 �the abbe assumed the charmed and contented
countenance of a dog lying in wait for its favourite game。
He exclaimed�察 �A most truly admirable man� ─�
;Mercy upon us� ─ �thought M。 Moriaz。 ;Here we have an exordium
strangely similar to that of Mlle。 Moiseney。 Do they think to condemn me
to a state of perpetual admiration of their prodigy�拭 �I fear there must be
some kinship of spirit between our friend the abbe and that crack´brained
woman�察�that he is cousin´german to her at least。;
;How grateful I am to you�察 �my dear monsieur�察─ �continued Abbe
Miollens�察�lying back in his chair�察 �for having given us the pleasure of the
acquaintance of this rare man� �It is you who sent him to us�察�to you belongs
the merit of having discovered him�察�or invented him�察�if you choose。;
;Oh� �I beg of you not to exaggerate�察─�humbly rejoined M。 Moriaz。 ;He
invented himself�察�I assure you。;
;At all events it was you who patronized him�察�who made him known
to us�察�without you the world never would have suspected the existence of
this superb genius�察�this noble character�察 �who was hidden from sight like
the violet in the grass。;
;He is unquestionably her cousin´german�察─�thought M。 Moriaz。
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;Only think�察─�continued the abbe�察 �I have found M。 Larinski all over
again in Horace� �Yes�察 �Horace has represented him�察 �trait for trait�察 �in the
person of Lollius。 You know Marcus Lollius�察�to whom he addressed Ode
ix。 of book iv。�察�and who was consul in the year 733 after the foundation of
Rome。 The resemblance is striking�察�pay attention� ─�
Depositing his cup on the table he took the book in his right hand�察�and
placing the forefinger of his left by turns on his lips or complacently
following with it the lines of especial beauty in the text�察 �he exclaimed�此�
;Now what do you say to this�拭�'Thy soul is wise��' wrote Horace to Lollius�察�
'and resists with the same constancy the temptations of happiness as those
of adversity/est animus tibi et secundis temporibus dubiisque rectus/。' Is
not this Count Larinski�拭 �Listen further�此 �'Lollius detested fraud and
cupidity�察�he despised money which seduces most men/abstinens ducentis
ad se cuncta pecuniae/。' This trait is very striking�察 �I find even�察 �between
ourselves�察�that our dear count despises money entirely too much�察�he turns
from it in horror�察�its very name is odious to him�察�he is an Epictetus�察�he is a
Diogenes�察�he is an anchorite of ancient times who would live happily in a
Thebaid。 He told us himself that it made little difference to him whether he
dined on a piece of bread and a glass of water�察�or in luxury at the Caf*
Anglais。 But I have not finished。 'Happy be those��' exclaimed Horace�察�
'who know how to suffer uncomplainingly the hardships of poverty/qui
duram que callet pauperiem pati/��' Of whom does he speakof Lollius�察�or
of our friend�察�who not only endures his poverty but who loves it�察�cherishes
it as a lover adores his mistress�拭�And the final trait�察�what to you think of it�拭�
Lollius was always ready to die for his country'/non ille pro patria
timidus perire/。' In good faith�察�is it not curious�拭�Does it not seem as though
Horace had known Count Larinski at Rome or at Tibur�拭─�
;I do not doubt it for an instant�察─�replied M。 Moriaz�察�taking the book
from the hands of Abbe Miollens and placing it respectfully on the table。
;Luckily�察�our friend Larinski�察�as you call him�察�fell upon the excellent idea
of resuscitating himself some thirty years ago�察�which procured for us the
great joy of meeting him at Saint Moritz�察�and while we are on the subject
My dear abbe�察�have you a free�察�impartial mind�拭�Can you listen to me�拭�I
have a question to propound�察�an elucidation to demand。 It is not only the
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friend to whom I address myself�察 �it is the confessor�察 �the director of
consciences�察 �the man of the whole universe in whose discretion I place
most reliance。;
;I am all ears�察─�responded the abbe�察�crossing the shapely legs in which
he took no little pride。
M。 Moriaz entered at once into the subject tha