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of saxifrage�察�of great�察�velvety campanulas�察�of pretty violet asters�察�wrapped 

in little�察�cravat´like tufting�察�to protect them from the cold�拭�Besides�察�near 

the   runnels�察  �following   whose   borders   the   cattle   have   tracked   out   graded 

paths�察�there grows that species of immortelle called /Edelweiss/�察�an object 

of   covetousness   to   every  guest   at   the  Baths。   Higher   up�察 �near   the  glacier 

approach�察  �may   be   found   the   white   heart's´ease�察  �the   anemone�察  �and         the 

glacial ranunculus ��spearwort���察�higher still�察�often buried beneath the snow�察�

flourishes     that   charming      little  lilac  flower�察  �delicately    cut�察  �sensitive�察�

quivering�察�as it were�察�with a cold�察�known as the soldanella。 To scrape away 

the    snow    and   find   beneath    it  a  flower�    �Are   there   often   made     such 

delightful discoveries in life�拭�

     Having said thus much�察�we must admit that the Rue de Saint Moritz 

does not resemble the Rue de la Paix of Paris。 We must also admit that the 

markets of the place are poorly supplied�察�and that in an atmosphere well 

calculated to stimulate the appetite the wherewithal to supply this cannot 

always be obtained。 We cannot have everything in this world�察�but it is by 

no means our intention to advise any one to take up his residence for life 

in the Engadine。 There must�察�however�察�be some charm in this valley�察�since 

those of its inhabitants who emigrate from it in their youth are very apt�察�

after they have made some money�察�to return to pass their old age in their 

natal place�察�where they build some very pretty houses。 

     Mlle。 Moriaz did not find Saint Moritz disagreeable�察�the wildness of 

the scenery  and the   rugged pines pleased her。  From  the   terrace   of   Hotel 

Badrutt she loved to gaze upon the green lake�察�slumbering at her feet�察�and 

it never occurred to her to grumble because it had the form of a wash´bowl。 

She   loved   to   see   the   cows   returning   at   evening   from   the   pasture。   The 

cowherd in charge marshalled home in the most orderly manner his little 

drove�察�which announced its coming from afar by the tinkling of the cow´ 

bells。 Each one of the creatures stopped of itself at the entrance to its stall 

and demanded admittance by its lowing。 In the morning�察�when they were 

turned out again�察�they awaited the arrival of the entire herd�察�and fell into 

rank    and   file�察 �each   in  its  proper    place。   The   first  time   Mlle。   Moriaz 

witnessed this ceremony�察�she found it as interesting as a first presentation 



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at the theatre or opera。 

     There     were    several    rainy    days�察  �which     she   employed       in  reading�察�

painting�察  �and   making   observations   on   the   human   animals   of   both   sexes 

whom she encountered at the /table d'hote/。 She soon gained an increase of 

occupation。 With her�察�mind and heart were so constantly on the alert that it 

was impossible   for her to remain   a   week in   a place   without discovering 

some work of charity to be performed。 A woman to whom she had taken a 

fancy�察�a little shopkeeper of the place�察�interested her in her daughter�察�who 

was     destined    to   be  a   governess�察    �and   who     desired    to  learn   drawing。 

Antoinette undertook to give her drawing´lessons�察�making her come every 

day to the hotel�察�and often keeping her there several hours。 Her pupil was 

rather    dull   of   comprehension�察       �and   caused     her  to   grow    a  little  cross 

sometimes�察�but she always   made amends to the girl by her caresses and 

sprightly talk。 

     The     weather    became      fine   again。   Antoinette     availed    herself   of   the 

opportunity   to   take   long   promenades�察  �she   clambered   up   the   mountain´ 

slopes�察�over slippery turf�察�in the hope of carrying home some rare plant�察�

but   her   strength   was   not   equal   to   her   valourshe   could   not   succeed   in 

scaling those heights where  flourished the /Edelweiss/。 A week   after  her 

arrival she had a surprise�察�we might even say a pleasurable emotion�察�which 

was not comprised in the programme of amusements that the proprietor of 

Hotel   Badrutt   undertook   to   procure   for   his   guests。   Returning   from   an 

excursion       to  Lake     Silvaplana�察    �she    found    in   her   chamber      a   basket 

containing      a   veritable   sheaf    of  Alpine     flowers�察   �freshly    gathered�察   �and 

among them not only /Edelweiss/ in profusion�察�but several very rare plants�察�

and   the   rarest   of   all   a   certain   bell´flower   creeper�察  �which   smells   like   the 

apricot�察�and which�察�except in some districts of the Engadine�察�is only found 

now in   Siberia。 This   splendid bouquet   was accompanied   by a  note�察 �thus 

conceived�此�

       ;A  man   who   had   had   enough   of   life�察  �resolved   to   hang   himself。   To 

execute his dolorous design�察�he selected a lonely and dismal spot�察�where 

there   grew   a   solitary   oak�察  �whose   sap   was   nearly   exhausted。  As   he   was 

engaged   in   securing   his   cord�察  �a   bird   alighted   on   the   half´dead   tree   and 

began     to   sing。   The   man     said   to  himself�此   �'Since    there   is  no   spot   so 



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miserable that a bird will not deign to sing in it�察�I will have the courage to 

live。' And he lived。 

       ;I arrived in this village disgusted with life�察�sorrowful and so weary 

that I longed to die。 I saw you pass by�察�and I know not what mysterious 

virtue entered into me。 I will live。 

       ; 'What matters it to me��' you will say�察�in reading these lines�察�and you 

will be right。 My sole excuse for having written them is�察�that I will leave 

here in a few days�察�that you never will see me again�察�never know who I 

am� ─�

     The first impression of Antoinette was one of profound astonishment。 

She would have taken it for granted that there was some mistake had not 

her name been written in full on the envelope。 Her second impulse was to 

laugh   at   her   adventure。   She   accorded   full   justice   to   Mlle。   Moriaz�察  �she 

knew very well that she did not resemble the first chance comer�察�but that 

her    beauty   would     work    miracles�察  �resurrections�察    �that  a  hypochondriac�察�

merely from seeing her pass by�察�was likely to regain his taste for existence�察�

scarcely  appeared   admissible to   her。  So great   was her   curiosity�察 �that   she 

took the pains to make inquiries�察�the flowers and the letter had been left by 

a   little peasant�察 �who   was not   of   the   place�察 �and   who   could not be   found。 

Antoinette      examined      the   hotel´register�察    �she   did   not    see   there   the 

handwriting   of   the   letter。   She   studied   the   faces   which   surrounded   her�察�

there   was   not   in   Hotel   Badrutt   a   single   romantic´looking   person。   Very 

speedily she renounced her search。 The bouquet pleased her�察�she kept it as 

a   present   fallen   from   the   skies�察  �and   preserved   the   letter   as   a   curiosity�察�

without long troubling herself to know who had written it。 ;Do not let us 

talk about it any more�察�it is doubtless some lunatic�察─�she replied one day to 

Mlle。    Moiseney�察    �who    kept   constantly    recurring    to  the   incident   whose 

mystery she burned to fathom。 The good demoiselle had been tempted to 

stop people in the   road to ask�察  �Was it you�拭─  �Perchance she might have 

suspected her Bergun unknown to have a hand in the affair�察�had she had 

the least idea that he was at Saint Moritz�察�where she never had met him。 

He came there�察�nevertheless�察�every day�察�but at his own time�察�besides�察�the 

hotels were full to overflowing�察�and it 

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