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ain�察�and they had to sweep away their baggage as fast as possible�察�and make off to the barn where they harboured�察�cold�察�wet�察�and supperless。 In the morning�察�a dear friend of mine�察�who has as warm a heart for strollers as I have myself�察�made a little collection�察�and sent it by my hands to comfort them for their disappointment。 I gave it to the father�察�he thanked me cordially�察�and we drank a cup together in the kitchen�察�talking of roads�察�and audiences�察�and hard times。
When I was going�察�up got my old stroller�察�and off with his hat。 'I am afraid��' said he�察�'that Monsieur will think me altogether a beggar�察�but I have another demand to make upon him。' I began to hate him on the spot。 'We play again to´night��' he went on。 'Of course�察�I shall refuse to accept any more money from Monsieur and his friends�察�who have been already so liberal。 But our programme of to´night is something truly creditable�察�and I cling to the idea that Monsieur will honour us with his presence。' And then�察�with a shrug and a smile�此 �'Monsieur understands ´ the vanity of an artist��' Save the mark� �The vanity of an artist� �That is the kind of thing that reconciles me to life�此 �a ragged�察�tippling�察 �incompetent old rogue�察�with the manners of a gentleman�察�and the vanity of an artist�察�to keep up his self´respect��
But the man after my own heart is M。 de Vauversin。 It is nearly two years since I saw him first�察�and indeed I hope I may see him often again。 Here is his first programme�察�as I found it on the breakfast´table�察�and have kept it ever since as a relic of bright days��
'MESDAMES ET MESSIEURS��
'MADEMOISELLE FERRARIO ET M。 DE VAUVERSIN AURONT L'HONNEUR DE CHANTER CE SOIR LES MORCEAUX SUIVANTS。
'MADERMOISELLE FERRARIO CHANTERA ´ MIGNON ´ OISEAUX LEGERS ´ FRANCE ´ DES FRANCAIS DORMENT LA ´ LE CHATEAU BLEU ´ OU VOULEZ´VOUS ALLER��
'M。 DE VAUVERSIN ´ MADAME FONTAINE ET M。 ROBINET ´ LES PLONGEURS A CHEVAL ´ LE MARI MECONTENT ´ TAIS´TOI�察�GAMIN ´ MON VOISIN L'ORIGINAL ´ HEUREUX COMME CA ´ COMME ON EST TROMPE。'
They made a stage at one end of the SALLE´A´MANGER。 And what a sight it was to see M。 de Vauversin�察�with a cigarette in his mouth�察 �twanging a guitar�察�and following Mademoiselle Ferrario's eyes with the obedient�察�kindly look of a dog� �The entertainment wound up with a tombola�察�or auction of lottery tickets�此 �an admirable amusement�察�with all the excitement of gambling�察�and no hope of gain to make you ashamed of your eagerness�察�for there�察�all is loss�察�you make haste to be out of pocket�察�it is a competition who shall lose most money for the benefit of M。 de Vauversin and Mademoiselle Ferrario。
M。 de Vauversin is a small man�察�with a great head of black hair�察�a vivacious and engaging air�察�and a smile that would be delightful if he had better teeth。 He was once an actor in the Chatelet�察�but he contracted a nervous affection from the heat and glare of the footlights�察�which unfitted him for the stage。 At this crisis Mademoiselle Ferrario�察�otherwise Mademoiselle Rita of the Alcazar�察 �agreed to share his wandering fortunes。 'I could never forget the generosity of that lady��' said he。 He wears trousers so tight that it has long been a problem to all who knew him how he manages to get in and out of them。 He sketches a little in water´colours�察�he writes verses�察�he is the most patient of fishermen�察�and spent long days at the bottom of the inn´garden fruitlessly dabbling a line in the clear river。
You should hear him recounting his experiences over a bottle of wine�察�such a pleasant vein of talk as he has�察�with a ready smile at his own mishaps�察�and every now and then a sudden gravity�察�like a man who should hear the surf roar while he was telling the perils of the deep。 For it was no longer ago than last night�察�perhaps�察 �that the receipts only amounted to a franc and a half�察�to cover three francs of railway fare and two of board and lodging。 The Maire�察�a man worth a million of money�察�sat in the front seat�察 �repeatedly applauding Mlle。 Ferrario�察�and yet gave no more than three SOUS the whole evening。 Local authorities look with such an evil eye upon the strolling artist。 Alas� �I know it well�察�who have been myself taken for one�察�and pitilessly incarcerated on the strength of the misapprehension。 Once�察�M。 de Vauversin visited a commissary of police for permission to sing。 The commissary�察�who was smoking at his ease�察�politely doffed his hat upon the singer's entrance。 'Mr。 Commissary��' he began�察�'I am an artist。' And on went the commissary's hat again。 No courtesy for the companions of Apollo� �'They are as degraded as that��' said M。 de Vauversin with a sweep of his cigarette。
But what pleased me most was one outbreak of his�察�when we had been talking all the evening of the rubs�察�indignities�察�and pinchings of his wandering life。 Some one said�察�it would be better to have a million of money down�察�and Mlle。 Ferrario admitted that she would prefer that mightily。 'EH BIEN�察�MOI NON�察 � not I��' cried De Vauversin�察�striking the table with his hand。 'If any one is a failure in the world�察�is it not I�拭 �I had an art�察�in which I have done things well ´ as well as some ´ better perhaps than others�察 �and now it is closed against me。 I must go about the country gathering coppers and singing nonsense。 Do you think I regret my life�拭 �Do you think I would rather be a fat burgess�察�like a calf�拭 �Not I� �I have had moments when I have been applauded on the boards�此 �I think nothing of that�察�but I have known in my own mind sometimes�察�when I had not a clap from the whole house�察�that I had found a true intonation�察�or an exact and speaking gesture�察�and then�察�messieurs�察�I have known what pleasure was�察�what it was to do a thing well�察�what it was to be an artist。 And to know what art is�察�is to have an interest for ever�察�such as no burgess can find in his petty concerns。 TENEZ�察�MESSIEURS�察�JE VAIS VOUS LE DIRE ´ it is like a religion。'
Such�察�making some allowance for the tricks of memory and the inaccuracies of translation�察�was the profession of faith of M。 de Vauversin。 I have given him his own name�察�lest any other wanderer should come across him�察�with his guitar and cigarette�察�and Mademoiselle Ferrario�察�for should not all the world delight to honour this unfortunate and loyal follower of the Muses�拭 �May Apollo send him rimes hitherto undreamed of�察�may the river be no longer scanty of her silver fishes to his lure�察�may the cold not pinch him on long winter rides�察�nor the village jack´in´office affront him with unseemly manners�察�and may he never miss Mademoiselle Ferrario from his side�察�to follow with his dutiful eyes and accompany on the guitar��
The marionnettes made a very dismal entertainment。 They performed a piece�察�called PYRAMUS AND THISBE�察�in five mortal acts�察�and all written in Alexandrines fully as long as the performers。 One marionnette was the king�察�another the wicked counsellor�察�a third�察 �credited with exceptional beauty�察�represented Thisbe�察�and then there were guards�察�and obdurate fathers�察�and walking gentlemen。 Nothing particular took place during the two or three acts that I sat out�察�but you will he pleased to learn that the unities were properly respected�察�and the whole piece�察�with one exception�察�moved in harmony with classical rules。 That exception was the comic countryman�察�a lean marionnette in wooden shoes�察�who spoke in prose and in a broad PATOIS much appreciated by the audience。 He took unconstitutional liberties with the person of his sovereign�察�kicked his fellow´marionnettes in the mouth with his wooden shoes�察�and whenever none of the versifying suitors were about�察�made love to Thisbe on his own account in comic prose。
This fellow's evolutions�察�and the little prologue�察�in which the showman made a humorous eulogium of his troop�察�praising their indifference to applause and hisses�察�and their single devotion to their art�察�were the only circumstances in the whole affair that you could fancy would so much as raise a smile。 But the villagers of Precy seemed delighted。 Indeed�察�so long as a thing is an exhibition�察�and you pay to see it�察�it is nearly certain to amuse。 If we were charged so much a head for sunsets�察�or if God sent round a drum before the hawthorns came in flower�察�what a work should we not make about their beauty� �But these things�察�like good companions�察�stupid people early cease to observe�此 �and the Abstract Bagman tittups past in his spring gig�察�and is positively not aware of the flowers along the lane�察�or the scenery of the weather overhead。
BACK TO THE WORLD
OF the next two days' sail little remains in my mind�察�and nothing whatever in my note´book。 The river streamed on steadily through pleasant river´side landscapes。 Washerwomen in blue dresses�察 �fishers in blue blouses�察�diversified the green banks�察�and the relation of the two colours was like that of the flower and the leaf in the forget´me´not。 A symphony in forget´me´not�察�I think Theophile Gautier might thus have characterised that two days' panorama。 The sky was blue and cloudless�察�and the sliding surface of the river held up�察�in smooth places�察�a mirror to the heaven and the shores。 The washerwomen hailed us laughingly�察�
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