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     The   abbe   knit   his   brows�察  �his   countenance   assumed   an   expression   of 

chagrin   and   disapproval。   He   was   about   delivering   to   his   dear   count   a 

sermon on the immorality and positive danger of free unions�察�but Samuel 

Brohl gave him no time。 ;I am not going to Vienna to rejoin my mistress�察─�

he interposed。 ;She never leaves me�察�she accompanies me everywhere�察�she 

is here。; 

     Abbe Miollens cast about him a startled�察�bewildered gaze�察�expecting to 

see a woman start out of some closet or come forward from behind some 

curtain。 

     ;I   tell   you   that   she   is   here�察─  �repeated   Samuel   Brohl�察  �pointing   to   an 

alabaster   statuette�察  �posed   on   a   /piedouche/。   The   statuette   represented   a 

woman bound tightly�察�on whom two Cossacks were inflicting the knout�察�

the socle bore the inscription�察 �Polonia vincta et flagellata。; 

     The abbe's countenance became transformed in the twinkling of an eye�察�

the wrinkles smoothed away from his brow�察�his mouth relaxed�察�a joyous 

light   shone   in   his   eyes。   ;How   well   it   is   that   I   came� ─  �thought   he。   ;And 

under what obligations M。 Moriaz will be to me� ─�

     Turning towards Samuel he exclaimed�此�

     ;I am simply a fool�察�I imagined Ah� �I comprehend�察�your mistress is 

Poland�察  �this   is   delightful�察  �and   it   is   truly   a   union  that   is   as   sacred  as 

marriage。   It   has�察  �besides�察  �this   advantagethat   it   interferes   with   nothing 

else。 Poland is not jealous�察�and if�察�peradventure�察�you should meet a woman 

worthy of you whom you would like to marry�察�your mistress would have 

nothing   to   say   against   it。   To   speak   accurately�察  �however�察  �she   is   not   your 

mistress�察  �one's   country   is   one's   mother�察  �and   reasonable   mothers   never 

prevent their sons from marrying。; 

     It was now Samuel's turn to assume a stern and sombre countenance。 

His eye fixed upon the statuette�察�he replied�此�

     ;You deceive yourself�察�M。 l'Abbe�察�I belong to her�察�I have no longer the 

right to dispose of either my heart�察�or my soul�察�or my life�察�she will have 

my  every   thought   and   my  last   drop   of blood。   I   am  bound   to   her   by   my 

vows quite as much�察�I think�察�as is the monk by his。; 

     ;Excuse   me�察  �my   dear   count�察─  �said   the   abbe�察   �this   is   fanaticism�察  �or   I 

greatly     mistake。    Since    when     have   patriots    come    to   take   the   vow    of 



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celibacy�拭  �Their   first   duty   is   to   become   the   fathers   of   children   who   will 

become   good   citizens。 The   day  when   there   will   cease   to be   Poles�察  �there 

will cease also to be a Poland。; 

     Samuel Brohl interrupted him�察�pressing his arm earnestly�察�and saying�此�

     ;Look at me well�察�have I not the appearance of an adventurer�拭─�The 

abbe recoiled。 ;This word shocks you�拭─�continued Samuel。 ;Yes�察�I am a 

man of adventures�察�born to be always on my feet�察�and ready to start off at a 

moment's warning。 Marriage was not instituted for those whose lives are 

liable at any time to be in jeopardy。; With a tragic accent�察�he added�此 �You 

know what occurred in Bosnia。 How do we know that war may not very 

shortly be proclaimed�察�and who can foresee the consequences�拭�I must hold 

myself in   readiness   for the great   day。 Perhaps   an   inscrutable   Providence 

may   ere   long   offer   me   a   new   occasion   to   risk   my   life   for   my   country�察�

perhaps   Poland   will   call   me�察  �crying�察  �'Come�察  �I   have   need   of   thee��'   If   I 

should respond�此�'I belong no more to myself�察�I have given my heart to a 

woman   who   holds   me   in   chains�察  �I   have   henceforth   a   roof�察  �a   family�察  �a 

hearthstone�察�dear ties that I dare not break��' I ask you�察�M。 l'Abbe�察�would 

not Poland have a right to say to me�察�'Thou hast violated thy vow�察�thou 

hast denied me�察�upon thy head rest forever my maledictions��' ; 

     Abbe   Miollens   had   just   taken   a   pinch   of   snuff�察  �and   he   hearkened   to 

this harangue�察�tapping his fingers impatiently on the lid of his handsome 

gold snuff´box�察�which had been presented to him by the most amiable of 

his penitents。 

     ;If this be the way you view it�察─�replied he�察 �is your conscience quite 

tranquil�察�my dear friend�拭�for you will permit me�察�I trust�察�to call you so。 Ay�察�

is it sure that from your standpoint your conscience has no accusations to 

make   you�拭  �Is   it   certain   that   your   heart   has   not   been   unfaithful   to   its 

mistress�拭�If I may believe a certain rumour that has reached my ear�察�there 

took   place   a   most   singular   scene     yesterday   at   the   house   of   Mme。     de 

Lorcy。; 

     Samuel   Brohl   trembled   violently�察  �he   changed   colour�察  �he   buried   his 

face in his hands�察�doubtless to hide from the abbe the blushes remorse had 

caused to mantle his cheeks。 In a faint voice he murmured�此�

     ;Not     a  word    more�    �you   know     not   how    deep   a   wound     you   have 



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probed。; 

     ;It   is�察  �then�察  �true   that   you   love   Mlle。  Antoinette   Moriaz�拭─  �asked   the 

abbe。 

     ;I have sworn that she never shall know it�察─�replied Samuel�察�in accents 

of the most humble contrition。 ;Yesterday I had the unworthy weakness to 

betray myself。 /Mon Dieu��/ what must she have thought of me�拭─�

     As he spoke thus�察�his face buried in his hands�察�he slightly moved apart 

his fingers�察�and fixed upon the abbe two glittering eyes that�察�like cats' eyes�察�

were capable of seeing clearly in the dark。 

     ;What   she   thinks   of   you� ─  �echoed   the   abbe�察  �taking   a   fresh   pinch   of 

snuff。 ;Bah� �my dear count�察�women never are angry when a man swoons 

away   because   of   their   bright   eyes�察  �especially   when   this   man   is   a   noble 

chevalier�察�a true knight of the Round Table。 I have reason to believe that 

Mlle。   Moriaz   did   not   take   your   accident   unkindly。   Shall   I   tell   you   my 

whole thought�拭�I should not be surprised if you had touched her heart�察�and 

that�察�if you take the pains�察�you may flatter yourself with the hope of one 

day being loved by her。; 

     At   this   moment   the   voice   of   his   worthy   friend   appeared   to   Samuel 

Brohl the most harmonious of all music。 He felt a delicious thrill quiver 

through his   frame。 The   abbe   was   telling   him  nothing he   had not   known 

before�察�but there are things of which we are certain�察�things that we have 

told ourselves a hundred times�察�and yet that seem new when told us for the 

first time by another。 

     ;You are not misleading me�拭─�ejaculated Samuel Brohl�察�overwhelmed 

with   joy�察  �transported   beyond   himself。   ;Can   it   really  be   true��One   day   I 

may   flatter    myselfone     day   she   may    judge    me   worthy    Ah�    �what   a 

glorious   vision   you   cause   to   pass   before   my   eyes�   �How   good   and   cruel 

together you are to me� �What bitterness is intermingled with the ineffable 

sweetness of your words� �No�察�I never could have believed that there could 

be so much joy in anguish�察�so much anguish in joy。; 

     ;What would you imply�察�my dear count�拭─�interposed Abbe Miollens。 

;Have      you   need    of   a  negotiator�拭    �I  can   boast   of   having    had   some 

experience in that line。 I am wholly at your service。; 

     These   words   calmed   Samuel   Brohl。   Quickly   recovering   himself�察  �he 



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coldly rejoined�此�

     ;A negotiator�拭�What occasion would I have for a nego

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