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that Fate had conspired to ruin his hopes�察 �that he was found guilty and
condemned。 His heart grew heavy within him。
;Can you tell me what I ought to think of a certain Samuel Brohl�拭─�she
asked。
That name�察 �pronounced by her�察 �fell on him like a mass of lead�察 �he
never would have believed that there could be so much weight in a human
word。 He trembled under the blow�察 �then he struck his brow with his
clinched hand and replied�此�
;Samuel Brohl is a man as worthy of your pity as he is of mine。 If you
knew all that he has suffered�察 �all that he has dared�察 �you could not help
deeply pitying him and admiring him。 Listen to me�察�Samuel Brohl is an
unfortunate man;
;Or a wretch� ─�she interrupted�察�in a terrible voice。 She was seized by a
fit of nervous laughter�察�she cried out�此 �Mme。 Brohl� �I will not be called
Mme。 Brohl。 Ah� �that poor Countess Larinski� ─�
He had a spasm of rage that would have terrified her had she
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conjectured what agitated him。 He raised his head�察�crossed his arms on his
breast�察�and said�察�with a bitter smile�此�
;It was not the man that you loved�察�it was the count。;
She replied�察 �The man whom I loved never lied。;
;Yes�察�I lied� ─�he cried�察�gasping for breath。 ;I drank that cup of shame
without remorse or disgust。 I lied because I loved you madly。 I lied
because you were dearer to me than my honour。 I lied because I despaired
of touching your heart�察�and any road seemed good that led to you。 Why
did I meet you�拭�why could I not see you without recognising in you the
dream of my whole life�拭�Happiness had passed me by�察�it was about to take
flight�察�I caught it in a trapI lied。 Who would not lie�察�to be loved by you�拭─�
Samuel Brohl never had looked so handsome。 Despair and passion
kindled a sombre flame in his eyes�察�he had the sinister charm of a fiery
Satan。 He fixed on Antoinette a fascinating glance that said�此 �What matter
my name�察�my lies�察�and the rest�拭�My face is not a mask�察�and I am the man
who pleased you。; He had not the least suspicion of the astonishing
facility with which Antoinette had taken back the heart that she had given
away so easily�察 �he did not suspect that miracles can be wrought by
contempt。 In the middle ages people believed in golems�察�figures in clay of
an entrancing beauty�察�which had all the appearance of life。 Under a lock of
hair was written�察�in Hebrew characters�察�on their brow�察�the word ;Truth。; If
they chanced to lie�察�the word was obliterated�察�they lost all their charm�察�the
clay was no longer anything but clay。
Mlle。 Moriaz divined Samuel Brohl's thought�察 �she exclaimed�此 �The
man I loved was he whose history you related to me。;
He would have liked to kill her�察 �so that she never should belong to
another。 Behind Antoinette�察�not twenty steps distant�察�he descried the curb
of a well�察�and grew dizzy at the sight。 He discovered�察�with despair�察�that he
was not made of the stuff for crime。 He dropped down on his knees in the
grass�察�and cried�察 �If you will not pardon me�察�nothing remains for me but to
die� ─�She stood motionless and impassive。 She repeated between her teeth
Camille Langis's phrase�此 �I am waiting until this great comedian has
finished playing his piece。;
He rose and started to run towards the well。 She was in front of him
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and barred the passage�察�but at the same moment she felt two hands clasp
her waist�察 �and the breath of two lips that sought her lips and that
murmured�察 �You love me still�察�since you do not want me to die。;
She struggled with violence and horror�察 �she succeeded�察 �by a frantic
effort�察�in disengaging herself from his grasp。 She fled towards the house。
Samuel Brohl rushed after her in mad pursuit�察�he was just reaching her�察�
when he suddenly stopped。 He had caught sight of M。 Langis�察 �hurrying
from out a thicket�察 �where he had been hidden。 Growing uneasy�察 �he had
approached the orchard through a path concealed by the heavy foliage。
Antoinette�察�out of breath�察�ran to him�察�gasping�察 �Camille�察�save me from this
man� ─ �and she threw herself into his arms�察 �which closed about her with
delight。 He felt her sink�察�she would have fallen had he not supported her。
At the same instant a menacing voice saluted him with the words�察�
;Monsieur�察�we will meet again� ─�
;To´day�察�if you will�察─�he replied。
Antoinette's wild excitement had given place to insensibility�察 �she
neither saw nor heard�察 �her limbs no longer sustained her。 Camille had
great difficulty in bringing her to the house�察�she could not ascend the steps
of the terrace�察�he was obliged to carry her。 Mlle。 Moiseney saw him�察�and
filled the air with her cries。 She ran forward�察�she lavished her best care on
her queen。 All the time she was busy in bringing her to her senses she was
asking Camille for explanations�察 �to which she did not pay the least
attention�察 �she interrupted him at every word to exclaim�此 �This has been
designed�察�and you are at the bottom of the plot。 I have suspected youyou
owe Antoinette a grudge。 Your wounded vanity never has recovered from
her refusal�察 �and you are determined to be revenged。 Perhaps you flatter
yourself that she will end by loving you。 She does not love you�察�and she
never will love you。 Who are you�察�to dare compare yourself with Count
Larinski�拭�Be silent� �Do I believe in Samuel Brohl�拭�I do not know Samuel
Brohl。 I venture my head that there is no such person as Samuel Brohl。;
;Not much of a venture�察�mademoiselle�察─�replied M。 Moriaz�察�who had
arrived in the meantime。
Antoinette remained during an hour in a state of mute languor�察�then a
violent fever took possession of her。 When the physician who had been
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sent for arrived�察�M。 Langis accompanied him into the chamber of the sick
girl。 She was delirious�此 �seated upright�察 �she kept continually passing her
hand over her brow�察 �she sought to efface the taint of a kiss she had
received one moonlight night�察 �and the impression in her hair of the
flapping of a bat's wings that had caught in her hood。 These two things
were confounded in her memory。 From time to time she said�此 �Where is
my portrait�拭�Give me my portrait。;
It was about ten o'clock when M。 Langis called on Samuel Brohl�察�who
was not astonished to see him appear�察 �he had hoped he would come。
Samuel had regained self´possession。 He was calm and dignified。
However�察�the tempest through which he had gone had left on his features
some vestige of its passage。 His lips quivered�察�and his beautiful chestnut
locks curled like serpents about his temples�察�and gave his head a Medusa´
like appearance。
He said to Camille�此 �Where and when�拭�Our seconds will undertake the
arrangement of the rest。;
;You mistake�察�monsieur�察�the motive of my visit�察─�replied M。 Langis。 ;I
am grieved to destroy your illusions�察 �but I did not come to