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will come out entirely cured of her follies。; 

     Just as Princess Gulof was finishing this remarkable declaration of her 

principles�察�the door opened and Mlle。 Moriaz entered。 Whatever it might 

cost her to do so�察�the future Countess Larinski faithfully kept the promise 

she had made to her father。 Mme。 de Lorcy was strictly on her guard�察�she 

hastened to meet her�察�held out both hands�察�kissed her on both cheeks�察�and 

reproached her�察�in the most affectionate tone in the world�察�for the rarity of 

her visits。 Then she presented her to the princess�察�who said�此 �Come here�察�

my beauty�察�that I may look at you�察�I have been told that you are adorable。; 

     When   Antoinette   approached�察  �she   fixed   on   her   a   keen�察  �penetrating 

glance�察  �examined   her   from   head   to   foot�察  �passed   all   her   perfections   in 

review�此�one might have taken her for some Normandy farmer at a cattle´ 

fair。  The   result   of   this   investigation   was   satisfactory�察  �the   princess   cried�察�

;Truly   she   does   very   well� ─  �and   proceeded   to   assert   that   Mlle。   Moriaz 

greatly   resembled   a   certain   person   who   had   played   a   certain   role   in   a 

certain adventure that she undertook to narrate。 She had scarcely finished 

this recital when she entered on another。 Mme。 de Lorcy was on thorns。 

She     knew    by   experience      that  the   anecdotes     of  Princess     Gulof    were 



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ordinarily somewhat indelicate and ill´suited to maiden ears。 She watched 

Antoinette   anxiously�察  �and�察  �when   she   saw   the   approach   of   an   especially 

objectionable passage�察�she was suddenly seized with a fit of coughing。 The 

princess�察�comprehending the significance of that�察�made an effort to gloss 

over�察  �but   her   glossings   were   very   transparent。   Mme。   de   Lorcy   coughed 

anew�察     �and   the    princess    ended     by   losing    patience�察    �and�察   �brusquely 

interrupting   herself�察  �exclaimed�此   �And   this�察  �that�察  �and   the   other�察  �etc。   Thus 

ended the adventure。; 

     Mlle。     Moriaz     listened    with    an   astonished     air�察 �not   in   the   least 

understanding        these   attacks   of   coughing     and    these   interruptions�察    �nor 

divining the significance of the constant repetition of ;this�察�that�察�and the 

other�察�etc。; Princess Gulof struck her as a very eccentric and unpleasantly 

brusque  person�察  �she  even   suspected her   of  being   slightly  deranged   or   at 

least rather crack´brained�察�yet she was pleased with her for being present 

upon this especial occasion and sparing her a /tete´a´tete/ with Mme。   de 

Lorcy with its disagreeable explanations and unpleasant discussions。 

     She remained nearly an hour�察�planted on a chair�察�watching with a sort 

of stupor the turning of the fan of this word´mill�察�whose clapper kept up 

such an incessant noise。 After having criticised to her heart's content her 

neighbours�察  �including   under   that   title   emperors   and   grand´   dukes�察  �and 

having     abundantly      multiplied    the   et  ceteras�察  �Princess    Gulof     suddenly 

turned   the   conversation   to   physiology�此  �this   science�察  �whose   depths   she 

believed   herself   to   have   fathomed�察  �was�察  �in   her   estimation�察  �the   secret   of 

everything�察  �the   Alpha   and   Omega   of   human   life。   She   exposed   certain 

materialistic   views�察  �making   use   of   expressions   that   shocked   the   modest 

and delicate ears of Mlle。 Moriaz。 The astonishment the latter had at first 

experienced became now blended with horror and disgust�察�she judged that 

her   visit   had   lasted   long   enough�察  �and   she   proceeded   to   beat   a   retreat�察�

which Mme。 de Lorcy made no effort to prevent。 

     Upon arriving at Cormeilles�察�her carriage crossed with a young man on 

horseback�察�who with his head bowed down allowed his animal full liberty 

to take his own course。 This young man trembled when a clear�察�soprano 

voice�察�which he preferred to the most beautiful music in the world�察�cried to 

him�察 �Where are you going�察�Camille�拭─�



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     He bowed over his horse's neck�察�drew down his hat over his eyes�察�and 

replied�察 �To Maisons。; 

     ;Do not go there。 I have just left because there is a dreadful old woman 

there who says horrid things。; Then Mlle。 Moriaz added�察�in a queenly tone�察�

;You cannot passyou are my prisoner。; 

     She obliged him to turn back�察�ten minutes later she had alighted from 

her coupe�察�he had sprung from his saddle�察�and they  were seated side by 

side on a rustic bench。 

     A   few    days   previous    M。   Langis    had   met    M。   Moriaz�察   �who    had 

complained bitterly of being forsaken by him as well as by Mme。 de Lorcy�察�

and    who    had   extracted   from   him    the  promise    to  come    and   see  him。 

Camille had kept this promise。 Had he chosen well his time of doing so�拭�

The truth is�察�he had been both rejoiced and heart´broken to learn that Mlle。 

Moriaz     was    absent。   Man    is  a  strange   combination      of  contradictions�察�

especially a man who is in love。 In the same way he had bestowed both 

blessings     and   imprecations     upon   Heaven     for  permitting    him    to  meet 

Antoinette。     During    some    moments      he  had   lost  countenance�察     �but  had 

quickly recovered himself�察�he had   formed the generous resolution to   act 

out consistently his role of friend and brother。 He had acquitted himself of 

it so well at Saint Moritz�察�that Antoinette believed him cured of the caprice 

of a day with which she had inspired him and which she had never taken 

seriously。 

     ;The last time I saw you�察─�said she�察 �you dropped a remark that pained 

me�察�but I am pleased to think that you did not mean to do so。; 

     ;I   am   a   terrible   culprit�察─  �he   rejoined�察   �and   I   smite   myself   upon   the 

breast therefore。 I was wanting in respect to your idol。; 

     ;Fortunately�察�my idol knew nothing about it�察�and�察�if he had known�察�I 

would have appeased him by saying�此�'Pardon this young man�察�he does not 

always know what he is saying。' ; 

     ;He even seldom knows it�察�but what help is there for it�拭�A man given 

to fainting always did seem a curiosity to me。 I know we should endeavour 

to   conquer    our   prejudices�察   �every   country    has  its  customs�察   �and�察 �since 

Poland is a country that pleases you�察�I will make an effort to see only its 

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     ;Now that is the right way to talk。 I hope this very day to reconcile you 

with Count Larinski�察�stay and dine with ushe will be here very soon�察�the 

first duty of the people whom I love is to love one another。; 

     M。    Langis    at  first  energetically     declined    accepting     this  invitation�察�

Antoinette insisted�此�he ended by bowing in sign of obedience。 Youth has a 

taste for suffering。 

     Tracing figures in the gravel with a stick he had picked up�察�M。 Langis 

said�察  �in   a   wholly   unconstrained   voice�此   �I   do   not   wish   M。   Larinski   any 

harm�察 �and   yet   you   must   admit   that   I   would   have the   right   to detest   him 

cordially�察�for I had the honour two years ago�察�if I mistake not�察�of asking 

your hand in marriage。 Do you remember it�拭─�

     ;Perfectly�察─  �she   replied�察  �fixing   upon   him  her   pure�察  �clear   eyes�察   �but   I 

ought to avow to you that this fancy of yours never seemed to me either 

very reasonable or very serious。; 

     ;You are wrong�察�I can certify to you that your refusal plunged me for 

as   much   as   forty´eight   hours

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