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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