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he took no little pride。 

     M。 Moriaz  entered at   once into   the subject   that troubled   him。 It   was 

some moments before Abbe Miollens divined whither he was tending。 As 

soon as he had grasped a ray of light�察�his face contracted�察�and uncrossing 

his   limbs�察  �he   cried�此   �Ah�察  �what   a   misfortune� �You   will   have   to   renounce 

your delightful dream�察�my dear Monsieur�察�and�察�believe me�察�no one can be 

more   grieved than   I。  I   fully  comprehend   with  what   joy  you   would   have 

seen your charming daughter consecrate�察�I will not say her fortune�察�for you 

know   as   well   as   I   how   little   Count   Larinski   would   care   for   that�察  �but 

consecrate�察�I say�察�her graces�察�her beauty�察�and all the qualities of her angelic 

character   to   the   happiness   of   a   man   of   rare   merit   who   has   been   cruelly 

scourged   by   Providence。   She   loves   him�察  �she   is   loved   by   him�察  �Heaven 

would have blest their union。 Ah�察�what a misfortune� �I must repeat it�察�this 

marriage is impossible�察�our friend is already married。; 

     ;You are sure of it�拭─�cried M。 Moriaz�察�in a burst of enthusiasm that the 

good abbe mistook for an access of despair。 

     ;I scarcely can pardon myself for causing you this pain。 You ask if I 

am sure of it� �I have it from our friend himself。 One evening�察�apropos of I 

scarcely remember what�察�it occurred to me to ask if he were married�察�and 

he replied�察�briefly�此�'I thought I had told you so。' Ah� �my dear professor�察�it 

were needless to discuss whether such a marriage would be a happy one�察�

for it never can take place。; 

     ;Well�察   �now    we    have   something      positive�察─  �M。   Moriaz     hastened     to 

observe�察 �and there is nothing to do but yield to evidence。; 

     ;Alas� �yes�察─�rejoined the abbe�察�and�察�then�察�after a pause�察�during which 

he wore a reflective air�察�he added�察 �However; 

     ;There is no 'however��' M。 l'Abbe。 Believe me�察�your word suffices。; 

     ;But I might possibly have misunderstood。; 

     ;I have entire confidence in your earsthey are excellent。; 

     ;But pray allow me to observe that it is never worth while to despair 



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too   soon。   Do   you   know   what�拭  �Count   Larinski   came   recently   to   see   me 

without     finding    me    at  home。     I  owe   him    a  farewell    visit。  To´morrow 

morning�察�I promise you�察�I will call on him。; 

     ;For what purpose�拭─�interrupted M。 Moriaz。 ;I thank you a thousand 

times   for   your   kindly   intentions�察  �but   God   forbid   that   I   should   uselessly 

interfere   with   your   daily   pursuits�察  �your   time   is   too   precious�   �I   declare 

myself completely edified。 I consider the proof firmly established�察�there is 

no further doubt。; 

     As   Madame   de   Lorcy   had   remarked�察�Abbe   Miollens   was   not   one   to 

easily relax his hold upon an idea he had once deemed good。 In vain M。 

Moriaz   combated   his   proposition�察  �bestowing   secret   maledictions   on   his 

excess of zeal�察�the abbe would not give up�察�and M。 Moriaz was forced to 

be resigned。 It was agreed that the next day the worthy man should call on 

Count   Larinski�察  �and   that   from   Paris   he   should   repair   to   Cormeilles�察  �in 

order to   communicate to the proper  person   the result   of his   mission。  M。 

Moriaz perceived the advantage of having Antoinette learn from the abbe's 

own lips the fatal truth�察�and he did not leave without impressing upon him 

to   be   very   circumspect�察  �as   prudent   as   a   serpent�察  �as   discreet   as   a   father 

confessor。   He   started   for   home   with   quite   a   contented   mind�察  �seeing   the 

future lie smoothly and pleasantly before him�察�and it really seemed to him 

that the drive from Maisons to Cormeilles was a much shorter and more 

agreeable one than that from Cormeilles to Maisons。 

     Samuel      Brohl     was    seated   before    an   empty     trunk�察   �which    he   was 

apparently about to pack�察�when he heard some one knock at his door。 He 

went to open it and found himself face to face with Abbe Miollens。 From 

the   moment   of   their   first   meeting�察  �Samuel   Brohl   had   conceived   for   the 

abbe   that   warm  sympathy�察 �that strong   liking�察 �with   which   he   was   always 

inspired by people in whom he believed he recognised useful animals who 

might be of advantage to him�察�whom he considered destined to render him 

some      essential     service。    He    seldom      mistook�察    �he    was    a   admirable 

diagnostician�察       �he   recognised      at   first   sight    the   divine     impress     of 

predestination。 He gave the most cordial reception to his reverend friend�察�

and      ushered     him     into    his    modest      quarters     with     all   the   more 

/empressement/�察        �because     he   detected     at  once    the   mysterious�察     �rather 



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agitated air he wore。 ;Does he come in the quality of a diplomatic agent�察�

charged with some mission extraordinary�拭─�he asked himself。 On his side 

the abbe studied Samuel Brohl without seeming to do so。 He was struck 

with    his  physiognomy�察      �which    expressed    at  this  moment      a  manly    yet 

sorrowful pride。 His eyes betrayed at intervals the secret of some heroic 

grief that he had sworn to repress before men�察�and to confess to God alone。 

     He   sat   down   with   his   guest�察  �and   they   began   to   talk�察  �but   the   abbe 

directed the conversation into topics of the greatest indifference。 Samuel 

Brohl listened to him and replied with a melancholy grace。 Lively as was 

his curiosity he well knew how to hold it in check。 Samuel Brohl never 

had been in a hurry�察�during the month that had elapsed he had proved that 

he knew how to waita faculty lacking in more diplomates than one。 

     Abbe   Miollens's   call   had   lasted   during   the   usual   time   allotted   to   a 

polite visit�察�and the worthy man seemed about to depart�察�when�察�pointing 

with     his  forefinger    to   the   open    valise�察  �he   remarked�此     �I  see   here 

preparations that grieve me。 I did dream�察�my dear count�察�of inviting you to 

Maisons。 I have a spare chamber there which I might offer to you。 /Hoc 

erat in votis/�察�I should indeed have been happy to have had you for a guest。 

We should have chatted and made music to our hearts' content�察�close by a 

window      opening     on   a  garden。   'Hae   latebrae    dulces�察  �etiam�察  �si  credis�察�

amoenae。'   But�察  �alas�   �you   are   going   to   leave   us�察  �you   do   not   care   for   the 

friendship accorded you here。 Has Vienna such superior attractions for you�拭�

But I remember�察�you will doubtless be restored there to a pleasant home�察�a 

charming wife�察�children perhaps who; 

     Samuel   looked   at   him   with   an   astonished�察  �confused   air�察  �as   he   had 

viewed     Mme。     de   Lorcy   when     she  undertook     to  speak    to  him   of  the 

Countess Larinski。 ;What do you mean�拭─�he finally asked。 

     ;Why�察�did you not confide to me yourself that you were married�拭─�

     Samuel opened wide his eyes�察�during some moments he seemed to be 

in a dream�察�then�察�suddenly putting his hand to his brow and beginning to 

smile�察�he said�此 �Ah� �I seeI see。 Did you take me literally�拭�I thought you 

understood what I said。 No�察�my dear abbe�察�I am not married�察�and I never 

shall    marry�察  �but   there   are   free  unions    as  sacred�察   �as  indissoluble    as 

marriage。; 



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