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rt inwardly flutter'd That my heart's native tongue to my heart had been utter'd And whene'er I hear French spoken as I approve I feel myself quietly falling in love。


XIII。


Lord Alfred�察�on hearing the stranger�察�appeased By a something�察�an accent�察�a cadence�察�which pleased His ear with that pledge of good breeding which tells At once of the world in whose fellowship dwells The speaker that owns it�察�was glad to remark In the horseman a man one might meet after dark Without fear。              And thus�察�not disagreeably impress'd�察�As it seem'd�察�with each other�察�the two men abreast Rode on slowly a moment。


XIV。


STRANGER。

                         I see�察�Sir�察�you are A smoker。  Allow me��

ALFRED。

                      Pray take a cigar。

STRANGER。

Many thanks�  � 。 。  Such cigars are a luxury here。 Do you go to Luchon��

ALFRED。

                     Yes�察�and you��

STRANGER。

                                   Yes。  I fear�察�Since our road is the same�察�that our journey must be Somewhat closer than is our acquaintance。  You see How narrow the path is。  I'm tempted to ask Your permission to finish ��no difficult task�。� The cigar you have given me ��really a prize�。� In your company。

ALFRED。

                Charm'd�察�Sir�察�to find your road lies In the way of my own inclinations�  �Indeed The dream of your nation I find in this weed。 In the distant Savannahs a talisman grows That makes all men brothers that use it 。 。 。 who knows�拭�That blaze which erewhile from the Boulevart out´broke�察�It has ended where wisdom begins�察�Sir��in smoke。 Messieurs Lopez ��whatever your publicists write�� Have done more in their way human kind to unite�察�Perchance�察�than ten Prudhons。

STRANGER。

                             Yes。  Ah�察�what a scene��

ALFRED。

Humph�  �Nature is here too pretentious。  Her mien Is too haughty。  One likes to be coax'd�察�not compell'd�察�To the notice such beauty resents if withheld。 She seems to be saying too plainly�察 �Admire me� ─�And I answer�察 �Yes�察�madam�察�I do�此�but you tire me。;

STRANGER。

That sunset�察�just now though 。 。 。

ALFRED。

                                A very old trick� �One would think that the sun by this time must be sick Of blushing at what�察�by this time�察�he must know Too well to be shocked bythis world。

STRANGER。

                                        Ah�察�'tis so With us all。  'Tis the sinner that best knew the world At Twenty�察�whose lip is�察�at sixty�察�most curl'd With disdain of its follies。  You stay at Luchon��

ALFRED。

A day or two only。

STRANGER。

                    The season is done。


ALFRED。

Already��

STRANGER。

         'Twas shorter this year than the last。 Folly soon wears her shoes out。  She dances so fast We are all of us tired。

ALFRED。

                        You know the place well��

STRANGER。

I have been there two seasons。

ALFRED。

                               Pray who is the Belle Of the Baths at this moment��

STRANGER。

                            The same who has been The belle of all places in which she is seen�察�The belle of all Paris last winter�察�last spring The belle of all Baden。

ALFRED。

                         An uncommon thing��

STRANGER。

Sir�察�an uncommon beauty�  � 。 。 I rather should say An uncommon character。  Truly�察�each day One meets women whose beauty is equal to hers�察�But none with the charm of Lucile de Nevers。

ALFRED。

Madame de Nevers��

STRANGER。

                  Do you know her��

ALFRED。

                                    I know Or�察�rather�察�I knew hera long time ago。 I almost forget 。 。 。

STRANGER。

                      What a wit� �what a grace In her language� �her movements� �what play in her face� �And yet what a sadness she seems to conceal��

ALFRED。

You speak like a lover。

STRANGER。

                         I speak as I feel�察�But not like a lover。  What interests me so In Lucile�察�at the same time forbids me�察�I know�察�To give to that interest�察�whate'er the sensation�察�The name we men give to an hour's admiration�察�A night's passing passion�察�an actress's eyes�察�A dancing girl's ankles�察�a fine lady's sighs。

ALFRED。

Yes�察�I quite comprehend。  But this sadnessthis shade Which you speak of�拭 � 。 。 it almost would make me afraid Your gay countrymen�察�Sir�察�less adroit must have grown�察�Since when�察�as a stripling�察�at Paris�察�I own I found in them terrible rivals��if yet They have all lack'd the skill to console this regret ��If regret be the word I should use���察�or fulfil This desire ��if desire be the word���察�which seems still To endure unappeased。  For I take it for granted�察�From all that you say�察�that the will was not wanted。


XV。


The stranger replied�察�not without irritation�此 �I have heard that an Englishmanone of your nation I presumeand if so�察�I must beg you�察�indeed�察�To excuse the contempt which I 。 。 。;

ALFRED。

                                     Pray�察�Sir�察�proceed With your tale。  My compatriot�察�what was his crime��

STRANGER。

Oh�察�nothing�  �His folly was not so sublime As to merit that term。  If I blamed him just now�察�It was not for the sin�察�but the silliness。

ALFRED。

                                           How��

STRANGER。

I own I hate Botany。  Still�察 � 。 。 dmit�察�Although I myself have no passion for it�察�And do not understand�察�yet I cannot despise The cold man of science�察�who walks with his eyes All alert through a garden of flowers�察�and strips The lilies' gold tongues�察�and the roses' red lips�察�With a ruthless dissection�察�since he�察�I suppose�察�Has some purpose beyond the mere mischief he does。 But the stupid and mischievous boy�察�that uproots The exotics�察�and tramples the tender young shoots�察�For a boy's brutal pastime�察�and only because He knows no distinction 'twixt heartsease and haws�察�One would wish�察�for the sake of each nursling so nipp'd�察�To catch the young rascal and have him well whipp'd��

ALFRED。

Some compatriot of mine�察�do I then understand�察�With a cold Northern heart�察�and a rude English hand�察�Has injured your Rosebud of France��

STRANGER。

                                    Sir�察�I know But little�察�or nothing。  Yet some faces show The last act of a tragedy in their regard�此�Though the first scenes be wanting�察�it yet is not hard To divine�察�more or less�察�what the plot may have been�察�And what sort of actors have pass'd o'er the scene。 And whenever I gaze on the face of Lucile�察�With its pensive and passionless languor�察�I feel That some feeling hath burnt there 。 。 。 burnt out�察�and burnt up Health and hope。  So you feel when you gaze down the cup Of extinguish'd volcanoes�此�you judge of the fire Once there�察�by the ravage you see��the desire�察�By the apathy left in its wake�察�and that sense Of a moral�察�immovable�察�mute impotence。

ALFRED。

Humph�  � 。 。 I see you have finished�察�at last�察�your cigar�察�Can I offer another��

STRANGER。

                     No�察�thank you。  We are Not two miles from Luchon。

ALFRED。

                           You know the road well��

STRANGER。

I have often been over it。


XVI。


                           Here a pause fell On their converse。  Still musingly on�察�side by side�察�In the moonlight�察�the two men continued to ride Down the dim mountain pathway。  But each for the rest Of their journey�察�although they still rode on abreast�察�Continued to follow in silence the train Of the different feelings that haunted his brain�察�And each�察�as though roused from a deep revery�察�Almost shouted�察�descending the mountain�察�to see Burst at once on the moonlight the silvery Baths�察�The long lime´tree alley�察�the dark gleaming paths�察�With the lamps twinkling through themthe quaint wooden roofs The little white houses。                           The clatter of hoofs�察�And the music of wandering bands�察�up the walls Of the steep hanging hill�察�at remote intervals Reached them�察�cross'd by the sound of the clacking of whips�察�And here and there�察�faintly�察�through serpentine slips Of verdant rose´gardens deep´sheltered with screens Of airy acacias and dark evergreens�察�They could mark the white dresses and catch the light songs Of the lovely Parisians that wander'd in throngs�察�Led by Laughter and Love through the old eventide Down the dream´haunted valley�察�or up the hillside。


XVII。


At length�察�at the door of the inn l'HERISSON�察�Pray go there�察�if ever you go to Luchon�。� The two horsemen�察�well pleased to have reached it�察�alighted And exchanged their last greetings。                                     The Frenchman invited Lord Alfred to dinner。  Lord Alfred declined。 He had letters to write�察�and felt tired。  So he dined In his own rooms that night。                              With an unquiet eye He watched his companion depart�察�nor knew why�察�Beyond all accountable reason or measure�察�He felt in his breast such a sovran displeasure。 ;The fellow's good looking�察─�he murmur'd at last�察 �And yet not a coxcomb。;  Some ghost of the past Vex'd him still。                  ;If he love her�察─�he thought�察 �let him win her。; Then he turn'd to the futureand order'd his dinner。


XVIII。


O hour of all hours�察�the most bless'd upon earth�察�Blessed hour of our dinners�                              �The land of his birth�察�The face of his first love�察�the bills that he owes�察�The twaddle of friends and the venom of fo
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