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Ten hours later�察�a post´chaise bore in the direction of Engadine Mlle。
Antoinette Moriaz�察 �her father�察 �her /demoiselle de compagnie/�察 �and her
/femme de chambre/。 They breakfasted tolerably well in a village situated
in the lower portion of a notch�察�called Tiefenkasten�察�which means�察�literally�察�
/deep chest/�察�and certainly a deeper never has been seen。 After breakfast
they pursued their way farther�察�and towards four o'clock in the afternoon
they reached the entrance of the savage defile of Bergunerstein�察 �which
deserves to be compared with that of Via Mala。 The road lies between a
wall of rocks and a precipice of nearly two hundred metres�察�at the bottom
of which rush the swift waters of the Albula。 This wild scenery deeply
moved Mlle。 Moriaz�察�she never had seen anything like it at Cormeilles or
anywhere about Paris。 She alighted�察 �and�察 �moving towards the parapet�察�
leaned over it�察 �contemplating at her ease the depths below�察 �which the
foaming torrent beneath filled with its roars。
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Her father speedily joined her。
;Do you not find this music charming�拭─�she asked of him。
;Charming�察 �I grant�察─ �he replied�察 �but more charming still are those
brave workmen who�察 �at the risk of their necks�察 �have engineered such a
suspended highway as we see here。 I think you admire the torrent too
much�察�and the road not enough。; And after a pause he added�察 �I wish that
our friend Camille Langis had had fewer dangers to contend with in
constructing his。; Antoinette turned quickly and looked at her father�察�then
she bestowed her attention once more upon the Albula。 ;To be sure�察─�
resumed M。 Moriaz�察 �stroking his whiskers with the head of his cane�察�
;Camille is just the man to make his way through difficulties。 He has a
youthful air that is very deceptive�察�but he always has been astonishingly
precocious。 At twenty years of age he became head of his class at the
Central School�察�but the best thing about him is that�察�although in possession
of a fortune�察 �yet he has a passion for work。 The rich man who works
accepts voluntary poverty。;
There arose from the precipice a damp�察 �chill breeze�察 �Mlle。 Moriaz
drew over her head a red hood that she held in her hand�察�and scraping off
with her finger some of the facing of the parapet�察 �which glittered with
scales of mica�察�she asked�此 �What do you call this�拭─�
;It is gneiss�察�a sort of sheet´granite�察�but do not you too admire people
who work when they are not compelled to do anything�拭─�
;Then you must admire yourself a great deal。;
;Oh�察�I� �In my early youth I worked from necessity�察�and then I formed a
habit which I cannot now get rid of�察�while Camille Langis;
;Once more�拭─ �she ejaculated�察 �with a gesture of impatience。 ;What
prompts you to speak to me of Camille�拭─�
;Nothing。 I often think of him。;
;Do not let us two play at diplomacy。 You have had news of him
lately�拭─�
;You just remind me that I have�察 �through a letter from Mme。 De
Lorcy。;
;Mme de Lorcy�察�my godmother�察�would do better to meddle with what
concerns her。 That woman is incorrigible。;
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;Of what would you have her correct herself�拭─�
;Simply of her mania for making my happiness after her own fashion。
I read in your eyes that Camille has returned to Paris。 What is his object�拭─�
;I know nothing about it。 How should I know�拭�I only presumethat is�察�
I suppose;
;You do not supposeyou know。;
;Not at all。 At the same time�察�since hypothesis is the road which leads
to science�察�a road we /savants/ travel every day�察�I;
'You know very well�察─ �she again interposed�察 �that I promised him
nothing。;
;Strictly speaking�察�I admit�察�but you requested me to tell him that you
found him too young。 He has laboured conscientiously since then to
correct that fault。; Then playfully pinching her cheeks�察�he added�此 �You are
a great girl for objections。 Soon you will be twenty´five years old�察�and you
have refused five eligible offers。 Have you taken a vow to remain
unmarried�拭─�
;Ah� �you have no mercy�察─�she cried。 ;What� �you cannot even spare me
on the Albula� �You know that�察�of all subjects of conversation�察�I have most
antipathy for this。;
;Come�察�come�察�you are slandering me now�察�my child。 I spoke to you of
Camille as I might have spoken of the King of Prussia�察�and you rose in
arms at once�察�taking it wholly to yourself。;
Antoinette was silent for some moments。
;Decidedly�察�you are very fond of Camille�察─�she presently said。
;Of all the sons´in´law you could propose to me;
;But I do not propose any。;
;That is precisely what I find fault with。;
;Very good�察 �since you think so much of him�察 �this Camille�察 �suppose
you command me to marry him�拭─�
;If I were to command�察�would you obey�拭─�
;Perhaps�察�just for the curiosity of the thing�察─�she rejoined�察�laughing。
;Naughty girl�察�to mock at her father� ─�said he。 ;If these twenty years I
have been in servitude�察 �I can scarcely emancipate myself in a day。
However�察�since the great king deigns to hold parley with his ministers�察�I
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am Pomponnelet us argue。;
;Ah�察 �well� �you know as well as I that I have a real friendship for
Camille�察�as the playmate of my childhood。 I remember him when he was
ever so small�察�and he remembers me�察�too�察�when I was a tiny creature。 We
played hide´and´seek together�察�and he humoured me in my ten thousand
little caprices。 Delightful reminiscences these�察�but unfortunately I think of
them too much when I see him。;
;He has passed two years among the Magyars�察 �two years is a good
while。;
;Bah� �he could never possibly have any authority over me。 I intend
that my husband shall be my government。;
;So that you may have the pleasure of governing your government�拭─�
;Besides�察 �I know Camille too well。 I could only fall in love with a
stranger�察─�said she�察�heedless of the last sally。
;Was not the Viscount R´ a stranger�拭─�
;At the end of five minutes I knew him by heart。 He is precisely like
all other second secretaries of legation in the world。 You may be sure that
there is not a single idea in his head that is really his own。 Even his figure
does not belong to himself�察�it is the /chef´d'oeuvre/ of the united efforts of
his tailor and his shirt´maker。;
;According to this�察�a prime requisite in the man whom you could love
is to be poorly clad。;
;If ever my heart is touched�察�it will be because I have met a man who
is not like all the other men of my acquaintance。 After that I will not
positively forbid him to have decent clothing。;
M。 Moriaz made a little gesture of impatience�察 �and then set out to
regain the chaise�察 �which was some distance in advance。 When he had
proceeded about twenty steps�察�he paused�察�and�察�turning towards Antoinette�察�
who was engaged in readjustin