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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 lips�察�and made his escape�察�

like a thief carrying off his booty。 

     When      Antoinette     re´entered     the  /salon/�察   �she   found    there   Mlle。 

Moiseney�察�whose boisterous�察�overwhelming joy had just put M。 Moriaz to 

flight。 This time Mlle。 Moiseney knew everything。 She had seen Samuel 

Brohl   arrive�察  �she   had   been   unable   to   control   her   overweening   curiosity�察�

and�察�without the slightest scruples�察�she had listened at the door。 She cast 

herself into Antoinette's arms�察�pressed her to her heart�察�and cried�此 �Ah�察�my 

dear� �oh�察�my dear� �Did I not always say that it would end thus�拭─�

     Mlle。 Moriaz hastened to free herself from her embraces�察�she felt the 

need of being alone。 On entering her chamber she took a hasty survey of it�此�

her furniture�察�her pretty knick´knacks�察�her rose´tined tapestry�察�the muslin 

hangings of her bed�察�the large silver crucifix hanging on the extreme wall�察�

all seemed to regard her with astonishment�察�asking�察 �What has happened�拭─�

And she replied�此�

     ;You are right�察�something has happened。; 

     She remained in contemplation before a portrait of her mother�察�whom 

she had lost very young。 



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     ;I have been told�察─�she mused�察 �that you were a great romance´reader。 

I do not care for romances at allI scarcely ever read them�察�but I have just 

been making one myself�察�with which you would not be discontented。 This 

man   would   astonish   you   a   little�察  �he   would   please   you   still   more。   Some 

hours ago he seemed lost to me forever。 I brazened it out。 I went in search 

of him�察�and when he saw me he surrendered。 Only now he was with me on 

the terrace�察�his lips touched me here on my hair�察�and thrilled me from head 

to foot。 Do not feel displeased with mehis are pure and royal lips� �They 

have   been   touched   by   the   sacred   fire�察  �they   never   have   lied�察  �never   have 

there fallen from them other than proud and noble words�察�they modestly 

recount the history of a life without blemish Ah� �why are you not here�拭�I 

have a thousand things to say to you�察�which you alone could comprehend�察�

others do not comprehend me。; 

     She began her toilet for the night。 When she had unfastened her hair�察�

she    remembered        that   there   was    One    in   her   chamber      who    could 

comprehend everything�察�and to whom she had yet said nothing。 She knelt 

down�察�her wealth of hair streaming over her beautiful shoulders�察�her hands 

reverently clasped�察�her eyes fixed on the silver crucifix�察�and she said�察�in a 

low tone�此�

     ;Forgive me that I have forgotten thee�察�thou who never hast forgotten 

me�   �I   return   thanks   to   thee   that   thou   hast   granted   my   desires�察  �thou   hast 

given me the happiness of which I have dreamed without daring to ask it。 

Ah�察�yes�察�I am happy�察�perfectly happy� �I promise thee that I will cast the 

reflection of my joy among the poor and unfortunate of this world�此�I will 

love them as I have never loved them before� �When we give them food 

and drink�察�we give it also unto thee�察�and when we give them flowers�察�this 

crown of thorns that has wounded thy brow bursts into bloom。 I will give 

them flowers and bread。 It is vain to say that thou art a jealous God。 Full 

as may be my heart�察�thou knowest that there is always room for thee�察�and 

that   thou   never   canst   knock   at   the   door   without   my   crying�此  �'Enter�察  �the 

house and all that therein is belong unto thee� �My happiness blesses thee�此�

oh�察�bless thou it��' ; 

     While   Mlle。  Moriaz thus held   communion   with her   crucifix�察  �Samuel 

Brohl was rolling along the great highway from Cormeilles to Argenteuil�察�



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a distance of six kilometres。 His head was held erect�察�his face was radiant�察�

his eyes were like balls of fire�察�his temples throbbed�察�and it seemed to him 

that   his   dilated   chest   might   have   held   the   world。   He   was   speaking   to 

himselfmurmuring over and over again the same phrase。 ;She is mine� ─�

he repeated to the vines bordering the road�察�to the mill of Trouillet�察�to the 

Sannois   Hills�察  �whose   vague   outlines   loomed   up   against   the  sky。   ;She   is 

mine� ─  �he   cried   to   the   moon�察  �which   this   evening   shone   for   him   alone�察�

whose sole occupation was to gaze upon Samuel Brohl。 It was plain to see 

that she  was   in   the secret�察 �that   she  knew  that  before  long   Samuel   Brohl 

would      marry     Mlle。    Moriaz。     She   had    donned     her    festal  garments      to 

celebrate   this   marvellous   adventure�察  �her   great   gleaming   face   expressed 

sympathy and joy。 

     Although he had exhorted his coachman to make haste�察�Samuel missed 

the    train�察 �which     was   the   last。  He   decided     to  put   up   for   the  night    at 

Argenteuil�察�and sought hospitality at the inn of the Coeur´Volant�察�where he 

ordered   served   forthwith   a   great   bowl   of   punch�察  �his   favourite   drink。   He 

betook himself   to bed   in   the   full   expectation of   enjoying   most delicious 

dreams�察     �but   his   sleep   was    troubled     by   a  truly   disagreeable      incident。 

Glorious days are at times succeeded by most wretched nights�察�and the inn 

of   Coeur´Volant   was   destined   to   leave   most   disagreeable   reminiscences 

with Samuel Brohl。 

     Towards four o'clock he heard some one knocking at his door�察�and a 

voice not unknown to him cried�此�

     ;Open�察�I beseech you� ─�

     He     was    seized    with    an   insupportable       anguish�察    �he   felt  like   one 

paralyzed�察  �and   it   was   with   great   difficulty   that   he   rose   up   in   a   sitting 

posture。 He remembered that the bolt was drawn�察�and this reassured him。 

What   was   not   his   stupefied   amazement   to   see   the   bolt   glide   back   in   its 

shaft�   �The   door   opened�察  �some   one   entered�察  �slowly   approached   Samuel�察�

drew back the curtains of his bed�察�and bent towards him�察�fixing upon him 

great   eager   eyes   that   he   recognised。   They   were   singular   eyes�察  �these�察  �at 

once full of sweetness and full of fire�察�of audacity and of candour�察�a child�察�

a grand soul�察�an unbalanced weakling all this in one was in this gaze。 

     Samuel   Brohl   quailed   with   horror。   He   tried   to   speak�察 �but   his   tongue 



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was powerless to move。 He made desperate efforts to unloose it�察�he finally 

succeeded in moving his lips�察�and he murmured�此�

     ;Is it you�察�Abel�拭�I believed you dead。; 

     Evidently Count Abel�察�the veritable Abel Larinski�察�was not dead。 He 

was on his feet�察�his eyes were terribly wide open�察�and his face never had 

worn more life´like colouring。 Nothing remained but to believe that he had 

been buried alive�察�and that he had been resuscitated。 In coming forth from 

the   tomb�察  �he   had   carried   with   him   a   portion   of   its   dust�察  �his   hair   was 

covered with a singular powder of an earthy hue�察�and at intervals he shook 

himself as though to make it fall from him。 

     With     the   exception    of   this  there    was   nothing     alarming     in  his 

appearance�察�but a mocking�察�half´crafty smile played about his lips。 After a 

long pause�察�he said to Samuel�此�

     ;Yes�察�it is indeed I。 You did not expect me�拭─�

     ;Are you sure that you are not dead�拭─�rejoined Samuel。 

     ;Perfectly sure�察─�he replied�察�once more shaking a mass of dust from his 

head。 ;Does my return incommode you�察�Sam

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