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I instantly changed my tactics�察�and endeavored to embrace him。 He
kicked me twice�察�violently。 I begged permission to kiss madame's
hand。 He replied by throwing me down stairs。
I am in bed with my head bound up�察�and beef´steaks upon my eyes��
but still confident and buoyant。 I have not lost faith in
Macchiavelli。 Tra la la� �as they sing in the opera。 I kiss
everybody's hands。
CHAPTER V。
DR。 DIGGS'S STATEMENT。
My name is David Diggs。 I am a surgeon�察�living at No。 9 Tottenham
Court。 On the 15th of June�察�1854�察�I was called to see an elderly
gentleman lodging on the Kent Road。 Found him highly excited�察�with
strong febrile symptoms�察�pulse 120�察�increasing。 Repeated
incoherently what I judged to be the popular form of a conundrum。
On closer examination found acute hydrocephalus and both lobes of
the brain rapidly filling with water。 In consultation with an
eminent phrenologist�察�it was further discovered that all the organs
were more or less obliterated�察�except that of Comparison。 Hence
the patient was enabled to only distinguish the most common points
of resemblance between objects�察�without drawing upon other
faculties�察�such as Ideality or Language�察�for assistance。 Later in
the day found him sinking��being evidently unable to carry the
most ordinary conundrum to a successful issue。 Exhibited Tinct。
Val。�察�Ext。 Opii�察�and Camphor�察�and prescribed quiet and emollients。
On the 17th the patient was missing。
CHAPTER LAST。
STATEMENT OF THE PUBLISHER。
On the 18th of June�察�Mr。 Wilkie Collins left a roll of manuscript
with us for publication�察�without title or direction�察�since which
time he has not been heard from。 In spite of the care of the
proof´readers�察�and valuable literary assistance�察�it is feared that
the continuity of the story has been destroyed by some accidental
misplacing of chapters during its progress。 How and what chapters
are so misplaced�察�the publisher leaves to an indulgent public to
discover。
N N。
BEING A NOVEL IN THE FRENCH PARAGRAPHIC STYLE。
Mademoiselle�察�I swear to you that I love you。
You who read these pages。 You who turn your burning eyes upon
these wordswords that I trace Ah�察�Heaven� �the thought maddens
me。
I will be calm。 I will imitate the reserve of the festive
Englishman�察�who wears a spotted handkerchief which he calls a
Belchio�察�who eats biftek�察�and caresses a bulldog。 I will subdue
myself like him。
Ha� �Poto´beer� �All rightGoddam��
Or�察�I will conduct myself as the free´born Americanthe gay
Brother Jonathan� �I will whittle me a stick。 I will whistle to
myself ;Yankee Doodle�察─�and forget my passion in excessive
expectoration。
Hoho��wake snakes and walk chalks。
The world is divided into two great divisions��Paris and the
provinces。 There is but one Paris。 There are several provinces��
among which may be numbered England�察�America�察�Russia�察�and Italy。
N N。 was a Parisian。
But N N。 did not live in Paris。 Drop a Parisian in the provinces��
and you drop a part of Paris with him。 Drop him in Senegambia�察�and
in three days he will give you an omelette soufflee�察�or a pate de
foie gras�察�served by the neatest of Senegambian filles�察�whom he
will call Mademoiselle。 In three weeks he will give you an opera。
N N。 was not dropped in Senegambia�察�but in San Francisco��quite as
awkward。
They find gold in San Francisco�察�but they don't understand gilding。
N N。 existed three years in this place。 He became bald on the top
of his head�察�as all Parisians do。 Look down from your box at the
Opera Comique�察�Mademoiselle�察�and count the bald crowns of the fast
young men in the pit。 Ahyou tremble� �They show where the arrows
of love have struck and glanced off。
N N。 was also near´sighted�察�as all Parisians finally become。 This
is a gallant provision of Nature to spare them the mortification of
observing that their lady friends grow old。 After a certain age
every woman is handsome to a Parisian。
One day�察�N N。 was walking down Washington street。 Suddenly he
stopped。
He was standing before the door of a mantuamaker。 Beside the
counter�察�at the farther extremity of the shop�察�stood a young and
elegantly formed woman。 Her face was turned from N N。 He entered。
With a plausible excuse�察�and seeming indifference�察�he gracefully
opened conversation with the mantuamaker as only a Parisian can。
But he had to deal with a Parisian。 His attempts to view the
features of the fair stranger by the counter were deftly combated
by the shop´woman。 He was obliged to retire。
N N。 went home and lost his appetite。 He was haunted by the
elegant basque and graceful shoulders of the fair unknown�察�during
the whole night。
The next day he sauntered by the mantuamaker。 Ah� �Heavens� �A
thrill ran through his frame�察�and his fingers tingled with a
delicious electricity。 The fair inconnue was there� �He raised his
hat gracefully。 He was not certain�察�but he thought that a slight
motion of her faultless bonnet betrayed recognition。 He would have
wildly darted into the shop�察�but just then the figure of the
mantuamaker appeared in the doorway。
Did Monsieur wish anything��
Misfortune� �Desperation。 N N。 purchased a bottle of Prussic acid��
a sack of charcoal�察�and a quire of pink note´paper�察�and returned
home。 He wrote a letter of farewell to the closely fitting basque��
and opened the bottle of Prussic acid。
Some one knocked at his door。 It was a Chinaman�察�with his weekly
linen。
These Chinese are docile�察�but not intelligent。 They are ingenious��
but not creative。 They are cunning in expedients�察�but deficient in
tact。 In love they are simply barbarous。 They purchase their
wives openly�察�and not constructively by attorney。 By offering
small sums for their sweethearts�察�they degrade the value of the
sex。
Nevertheless�察�N N。 felt he was saved。 He explained all to the
faithful Mongolian�察�and exhibited the letter he had written。 He
implored him to deliver it。
The Mongolian assented。 The race are not cleanly or sweet´savored��
but N N。 fell upon his neck。 He embraced him with one hand�察�and
closed his nostrils with the other。 Through him�察�he felt he
clasped the close´fitting basque。
The next day was one of agony and suspense。 Evening came�察�but no
Mercy。 N N。 lit the charcoal。 But�察�to compose his nerves�察�he
closed his door and first walked mildly up and down Montgomery
Steeet。 When he returned�察�he found the faithful Mongolian on the
steps。
All lity��
These Chinese are not accurate in their pronunciation。 They avoid
the r�察�like the English nobleman。
N N。 gasped for breath。 He leaned heavily against the Chinaman。
Then you have seen her�察�Ching Long��
Yes。 All lity。 She cum。 Top side of house。
The docile barbarian pointed up the stairs�察�and chuckled。
She hereimpossible� �Ah�察�Heaven� �do I dream��
Yes。 All lity��top side of house。 Good by�察�John。
This is the familiar parting epithet of the Mongolian。 It is
equivalent to our au revoir。
N N。 gazed with a stupefied air on the departing servant。
He placed his hand on his throbbing heart。 She here��alone
beneath this roof。 O Heavens�察�what happiness��
But how�拭 �Torn from her home。 Ruthlessly dragged�察�perhaps�察�from
her evening devotions�察�by the hands of a relentless barbarian。
Could she forgive him��
He dashed frantically up the stairs。 He opened the door。 She was
standing beside his couch with averted face。
A strange giddiness overtook him。 He sank upon his knees at the
threshold。
Pardon�察�pardon。 My angel�察�can you forgive me��
A terrible nausea now seemed added to the fearful giddiness。 His
utterance grew thick and sluggish。
Speak�察�speak�察�enchantress。 Forgiveness is all I ask。 My Love��
my Life��
She did not answer。 He staggered to his feet。 As he rose�察�his
eyes fell on the pan of burning charcoal。 A terrible suspicion
flashed across his mind。 This giddiness��this nausea。 The
ignorance of the barbarian。 This silence。 O merciful heavens� �she
was dying��
He crawled toward her。 He touched her。 She fell forward with a
lifeless sound upon the floor。 He uttered a piercing shriek�察�and
threw himself beside her。
* * * * *
A file of gendarmes�察�accompanied by the Chef Burke�察�found him the
next morning lying lifeless upon the floor。 They laughed
brutally��these cruel minions of the law��and disengaged his arm
from the waist of the wooden dummy which they had come to reclaim
for the mantuamaker。
Emptying a few bucketfuls of water over his form�察�they finally
succeeded in robbing him�察�not only of his mistress�察�but of that
Death he had coveted without her。
Ah� �we live in a strange world�察�Messieurs。
FANTINE。
AFTER THE FRENCH OF VICTOR HUGO。
PROLOGUE。
As long as there shall exist three paradoxes�察�a moral Frenchman�察�a
religious Atheist�察�and a believing sceptic�察�so long�察�in fact�察�as
booksellers shall waitsay twenty´five yearsfor a new gospel�察�so
long as paper shall remain cheap and ink three sous a bottle�察�I
have no hesitation in saying that such books as these are not
utterly profitless。
VICTOR HUGO。
I。
To be good is to be queer。 What is a good man�拭 �Bishop Myriel。
My friend�察�you will possibly object to this。 You will say you know
what a good man is。 Perhaps you will say your clergyman is a good
man�察�for instance。
Bah� �you are mistaken�察�you are an Englishman�察�and an Englishman is
a beast。
Englishmen think they are moral when they are only serious。 These
Englishmen also wear ill´shaped hats�察�and dress horribly��
Bah� �they are canaille。
Still�察�Bishop Myriel was a good man��quite as good as you。 Better
than you�察�in fact。
One day M。 Myriel was in Paris。 This angel used to walk about the
streets like any other man。 He was not proud�察�though fine´looking。
Well�察�three gamins de Paris called him bad names。 Says one��
;Ah�察�mon Dieu� �there goes a priest�察�look out for your eggs and
chickens� �
What did this good man do�拭 �He called to them kindly。
;My children�察─�said he�察 �this is clearly not your fault。 I
recognize in this insult and irreverence only the fault of your
immediate progenitors。 Let us pray for your immediate
progenitors。;
They knelt
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