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     ;I knew well that if I saw you again I should be lost。; 

     ;Say�察  �rather�察  �saved。   Your   mind   was   sick�察  �I   have   cured   you。   I   work 

miracles�察�you once took the pains to write me so。 Will you touch my hand�拭�

That will not bind you to anything�察�you can return it to me if you choose。; 

     He took the hand she extended to him�察�he did not carry it to his lips�察�

but he held it within his own。 

     ;Listen to me�察─�she resumed。 ;To´day�察�this very hour�察�you will set out 

for Cormeilles�察�and you will say to my father�此�'She has given me her hand�察�

it has seemed good to me to keep it�察�allow me to do so��' Is it agreed upon�拭�

Will you obey me�拭─�

     He    exclaimed�此     �You     are  here�察  �you    speak   to   me�察  �the   world    has 

disappeared�察�henceforth I believe only in you� ─�

     ;Well   done�   �You   see   when   two   people   frankly   discuss   matters   they 

soon come to an understanding�察�but the main essential is to see each other。 

Since you are so wise when you see me�察�I naturally desire to have you see 

me always。 Theretake that� ─�And she handed him a medallion containing 

her portrait�察�then she moved towards the door。 On the threshold she turned。 



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;Please tell Mlle。 Galet�察─�said she�察 �that I respect her nap�察�and will return 

to´morrow。 Mlle。 Moiseney awaits me�察�and must be growing impatient。 I 

have your word of honour�拭�Adieu�察�then�察�until this evening。 I must hasten 

away。; 

     And she did hasten�察�or�察�rather�察�she flew away。 

     Returning   from   as   well   as   driving   into   Paris�察  �the   coachman   put   his 

horses to full speed�察�and Cormeilles was reached before the soup was cold。 

Nevertheless�察 �M。  Moriaz   had had   abundant   time   for   anxiety。   He   did   not 

take his seat at table without   first questioning   Mlle。 Moiseney�察  �knowing 

nothing�察�she could give him no information�察�but she responded indefinitely 

to his queries with that air of mystery beneath which it was her wont to 

disguise   her   ignorance。   He   resolved   to   question Antoinette   after   dinner。 

She   anticipated   him�察  �taking   him   aside   and   recounting   to   him   what   had 

occurred。 

     ;I   presume�察─  �said   she�察   �that   henceforth   you   will   believe   in   his   pride 

and his disinterestedness。 Did I not foretell you that I should have to put 

myself on my knees to compel him to marry me�拭─�

     He could not repress a movement of indignation。 

     ;Oh�察    �reassure    yourself� ─   �she    resumed�察     �that   is  only   my    way    of 

speaking。 He was at my feet and I was standing。; 

     M。 Moriaz opened his lips and closed them again three times without 

speaking。   He   finally   contented   himself   with   a   gesture�察  �which   signified�察�

;The die is cast�察�let come what must。; 

     Samuel   Brohl   religiously   kept   his   word。   After   having   made   a   most 

faultless toilet�察�he repaired by the railway to Argenteuil�察�where he took a 

carriage。 He reached Cormeilles as the clock struck nine。 He was ushered 

into   the   /salon/�察  �where   M。   Moriaz   was   reading   his   journal。   Samuel   was 

pale�察  �and   his   lips   trembled   with   emotion。   He   greeted   M。   Moriaz   with 

profound respect�察�saying�此�

     ;I feel�察�monsieur�察�like a criminal。 Be merciful�察�and refuse her to me。; 

     M。 Moriaz replied�此 �The fact is�察�you come�察�monsieur�察�in the words of 

the evangelist�察�'like a thief in the night'�察�but I have nothing to refuse you。 

You are not the son´in´law I frankly avow�察�whom I should have chosen。 

This   matters   not�察  �my  daughter   belongs   to   herself�察  �she   is   mistress   of   her 



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own actions�察�and I have no reason to believe that she errs in her choice。 

You are a man of taste and of honour�察�and you know the worth of what she 

has given you。 If you render Antoinette happy�察�you will find in me a warm 

friend。   I   have   said   all   that   is   necessary�察  �let   us   suppose   that   you   have 

replied to me�察�and talk of something else。; 

     Samuel Brohl considered the matter settled�察�he insisted no longer�察�and 

entered   at   once   upon   another   topic。   He   knew   how   to   be   agreeable   and 

dignified at the same time。 He was as amiable and gracious as his lively 

emotion would permit。 M。 Moriaz was obliged to confess to himself that 

Count   Larinski   was   as   good   company   at   Cormeilles   as   he   had   been   at 

Saint Moritz�察�and had no other fault than having taken it into his head to 

become his son´in´law。 

     Their interview was a prolonged one。 During this time Antoinette had 

been   promenading   the   walk   in   front   of   the   house�察  �inhaling   the   jasmine´ 

perfumed air�察�pouring out her heart to the night and to the stars。 Her happy 

reverie   was   troubled   only   by   the   presence   of   a   bat�察  �flitting   incessantly 

from one end of the terrace to the other�察�flapping its wings about her head。 

The loathsome   creature seemed   to be   especially in quest of her�察 �circling 

around and above her with obstinate persistency�察�even venturing to graze 

her hair in passing�察�Antoinette even fancied that she could distinguish its 

hideous   face�察  �with   deep   pouches   and   long   ears�察  �and   she   moved   away�察�

quivering with disgust。 

     She heard a step on the gravel´walk。 Samuel Brohl had taken leave of 

M。    Moriaz     and    was    crossing    the   terrace   to  regain    his  carriage。    He 

recognised Antoinette�察�approached her and clasped on her wrist a bracelet 

he held in his hand�察�saying as he did so�此 �What could I give you that would 

equal   in   value   the   medallion   you   deigned   to   offer   me   and   that   should 

never leave me�拭�However�察�here is a trinket by which I set great store。 My 

mother loved it�察�she always refused to part with it�察�even in the time of her 

greatest distress�察�she wore it on her arm when she died。; 

     We are not all moulded alike�察�and there is no human clay in which are 

not   intermingled   some   spangles of   gold。  Intriguers   as   well   as   downright 

knaves   are   often   capable   of   experiencing   moments   of   sincere   and   pure 

sentiments�察�in certain encounters every human being rises superior to him´ 



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or herself。 The upper part of Mlle。 Moriaz's face   was shaded by her   red 

hood�察�the lower part lit up by the moon�察�which was slowly rising above the 

hills。   Samuel   Brohl   contemplated   her   in   silence�察  �she   seemed   to   him   as 

beautiful as a dream。 During two entire minutes he forgot that she had an 

income      of   a   hundred     thousand     livres�察  �and   that�察  �according     to   all 

probabilities�察  �M。   Moriaz   would   die   one   day。   His   head   was   completely 

turned by the thought that this woman loved him�察�that soon she would be 

his。 Yes�察�for precisely two minutes�察�Samuel Brohl was as passionately in 

love with Mlle。 Moriaz as might�察�perchance�察�have been Count Larinski。 

     He could not resist the impulse that transported him。 He folded in his 

arms the slender�察�supple form of Antoinette�察�and imprinted upon her hair a 

kiss   of   flame�察  �a   true   Polish   kiss。   She   offered   no   resistance�察  �but   at   this 

moment the bat that had already forced upon her its distasteful company 

renewed the attack�察�struck her full in the face�察�and stuck fast in her hood。 

Antoinette felt the touch of its cold�察�clammy wings�察�of its hooked claws。 

She tore the hood from her head and flung it away in horror。 Samuel Brohl 

sprang forward to pick it up�察�pressed it to his

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