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the Hotel des Bergues and see if he is there。; 

     Pierre left the room at once�察�with a soothing ;Bien�察�Monsieur;�察�and I 

felt   the   better   for   this   scene   of   simple�察  �waking   prose。 Seeking   to   calm 

myself   still   further�察  �I   went   into   my   bedroom�察  �adjoining   the   salon�察  �and 

opened   a   case   of   eau´de´Cologne�察  �took   out   a   bottle�察  �went   through   the 

process of taking   out the  cork very neatly�察 �and then   rubbed the  reviving 

spirit over my hands and forehead�察�and under my nostrils�察�drawing a new 

delight from the scent because I had procured it by slow details of labour�察�

and     by   no   strange    sudden     madness。      Already      I  had    begun     to  taste 

something of the horror that belongs to   the lot of a human being   whose 

nature is not adjusted to simple human conditions。 

     Still   enjoying     the   scent�察  �I  returned     to  the   salon�察  �but   it  was    not 

unoccupied�察      �as   it  had  been    before    I  left  it。 In    front   of  the   Chinese 

folding´screen there was my father�察�with Mrs。 Filmore on his right hand�察�

and on his leftthe slim�察�blond´haired girl�察�with the keen face and the keen 

eyes fixed on me in half´smiling curiosity。 

     ;Well�察�Latimer�察�you thought me long�察─�my father said 。 。 。 

     I heard no more�察�felt no more�察�till I became conscious that I was lying 

with my head low on the sofa�察�Pierre�察�and my father by my side。                      As soon 

as    I  was   thoroughly      revived�察   �my    father   left  the   room�察   �and   presently 

returned�察�saying ´ 

     ;I've been to tell the ladies how you are�察�Latimer。                They were waiting 

in the next room。        We shall put off our shopping expedition to´day。; 

     Presently   he   said�察   �That   young   lady   is   Bertha   Grant�察  �Mrs。   Filmore's 

orphan niece。        Filmore has adopted her�察�and she lives with them�察�so you 

will   have   her   for   a   neighbour   when   we   go   homeperhaps   for   a   near 

relation�察�for there is a tenderness between her and Alfred�察�I suspect�察�and I 



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should be gratified by the match�察�since Filmore means to provide for her in 

every way as if she were his daughter。 It had not occurred to me that you 

knew nothing about her living with the Filmores。; 

     He   made   no   further   allusion   to   the   fact   of   my   having   fainted   at   the 

moment   of seeing   her�察 �and   I   would   not   for   the   world have   told him  the 

reason�此    �I shrank   from the   idea of   disclosing to any  one what   might   be 

regarded as a pitiable peculiarity�察�most of all from betraying it to my father�察�

who would have suspected my sanity ever after。 

     I   do   not  mean     to  dwell    with    particularity    on   the  details   of   my 

experience。       I have described these two cases at length�察�because they had 

definite�察�clearly traceable results in my after´lot。 

     Shortly after this last occurrenceI think the very next dayI began to 

be aware of a phase in my abnormal sensibility�察�to which�察�from the languid 

and slight nature of my intercourse with others since my illness�察�I had not 

been   alive   before。     This   was   the   obtrusion   on   my   mind   of   the   mental 

process going forward in first one person�察�and then another�察�with whom I 

happened to be in contact�此          �the vagrant�察�frivolous ideas and emotions of 

some uninteresting acquaintanceMrs。 Filmore�察�for examplewould force 

themselves   on   my   consciousness   like   an   importunate�察  �ill´played   musical 

instrument�察     �or   the   loud    activity   of   an   imprisoned      insect。   But    this 

unpleasant   sensibility  was   fitful�察  �and left   me   moments   of  rest�察  �when   the 

souls of my companions were once more shut out from  me�察�and I felt   a 

relief such as silence brings to wearied nerves。 I might have believed this 

importunate insight to be merely a diseased activity of the imagination�察�but 

that   my  prevision   of   incalculable   words   and   actions   proved   it   to   have   a 

fixed relation to the mental process in other minds。                But this superadded 

consciousness�察 �wearying and   annoying   enough   when   it   urged   on   me   the 

trivial experience of indifferent people�察�became an intense pain and grief 

when it seemed to be opening to me the souls of those who were in a close 

relation to mewhen the rational talk�察�the graceful attentions�察�the wittily´ 

turned phrases�察�and the kindly deeds�察�which used to make the web of their 

characters�察  �were   seen   as   if   thrust   asunder   by   a   microscopic   vision�察  �that 

showed all the intermediate frivolities�察�all the suppressed egoism�察�all the 

struggling chaos of puerilities�察�meanness�察�vague capricious memories�察�and 



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indolent make´shift thoughts�察�from which human words and deeds emerge 

like leaflets covering a fermenting heap。 

     At Basle we were joined by my brother Alfred�察�now a handsome�察�self´ 

confident      man    of  six´and´twentya       thorough     contrast    to  my    fragile�察�

nervous�察  �ineffectual   self。     I   believe   I   was   held   to   have   a   sort   of   half´ 

womanish�察�half´ghostly beauty�察�for the portrait´painters�察�who are thick as 

weeds at Geneva�察�had often asked me to sit to them�察�and I had been the 

model of a dying minstrel in a fancy picture。 But I thoroughly disliked my 

own physique and nothing but the belief that it was a condition of poetic 

genius would have reconciled me to it。               That brief hope was quite fled�察�

and I saw in my face now nothing but the stamp of a morbid organization�察�

framed     for   passive   sufferingtoo     feeble   for   the  sublime    resistance    of 

poetic    production。      Alfred�察   �from    whom     I  had   been   almost    constantly 

separated�察�and who�察�in his present stage of character and appearance�察�came 

before me as a perfect stranger�察�was bent on being extremely friendly and 

brother´like to me。       He had the superficial kindness of a good´humoured�察�

self´satisfied     nature�察   �that  fears    no   rivalry�察  �and   has    encountered      no 

contrarieties。     I am not sure that my disposition was good enough for me 

to have been quite free from envy towards him�察�even if our desires had not 

clashed�察�and if I had been in the healthy human condition which admits of 

generous      confidence     and   charitable    construction。      There     must   always 

have been an antipathy between our natures。                 As it was�察�he became in a 

few   weeks   an   object   of   intense   hatred   to   me�察  �and   when   he   entered   the 

room�察�still more when he spoke�察�it was as if a sensation of grating metal 

had    set   my    teeth   on   edge。    My      diseased    consciousness       was   more 

intensely and continually  occupied with his   thoughts and emotions�察 �than 

with   those   of   any  other   person   who   came   in   my   way。  I   was   perpetually 

exasperated      with   the   petty   promptings     of  his   conceit   and   his  love   of 

patronage�察  �with   his   self´complacent   belief   in   Bertha   Grant's   passion   for 

him�察   �with   his   half´pitying    contempt     for  meseen     not   in  the  ordinary 

indications of intonation and phrase and slight action�察�which an acute and 

suspicious      mind    is  on  the   watch    for�察 �but   in  all  their  naked    skinless 

complication。 

     For we were rivals�察�and our desires clashed�察�though he was not aware 



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of it。   I have said nothing yet of the effect Bertha Grant produced in me 

on a nearer acquaintance。          That effect was chiefly determined by the fact 

that she made the only exception�察�among all the human beings about me�察�

to my unhappy gift of insight。            About Bertha I was always in a state of 

uncertainty�此     �I could watch the expression of her face�察�and speculate on 

its meaning�察�I could ask for her opinion with the real interest of ignorance�察�

I could listen for her words and watch for her smile with hope and fear�此�

she had for me the fascination of an unravelled destiny。                  I say it was this 

fact that chiefly determined the strong effect she produced on me�此�for�察�in 

the abstract�察�no womanly character could seem to have less affinity for that 

of a shrinking�察�romantic�察�passionate youth than Bertha's。                  She was keen�察�

sarcastic�察    �unimaginative�察      �prematurely      cynical�察   �remaining      critical  and 

unmoved        in  the   most    impressive     scenes�察   �inclined    to  dissect    all  my 

favourite   poems�察  �and   especially   contemptous   towards   the   German   lyrics 

which were my pet literature at that time。             To this moment I am unable to 

define my feeling towards her�此           �it was not ordinary boyish admiration�察�for 

she   was   the   very   opposite�察  �even   to   the   colour   of   her   hair�察  �of   the   ideal 

woman   who   still   remained   to   me   the   type   of   loveliness�察  �and   she   was 

without that enthusiasm for the great and good�察�which�察�even at the moment 

of   her   strongest   dominion      over   me�察  �I   should   have   declared   to   be   the 

highest element of character。          But there is no tyranny more complete than 

that    which    a  self´centred     negative     nature   exercises     over   a  morbidly 

sensitive   nature   perpetually   craving   sympathy   and   support。            The   most 

independent people feel the effect of a man'
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