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strange city�察�quite unfamiliar to my imagination�拭                �I had seen no picture of 
Prague�此     �it   lay   in   my   mind   as   a   mere   name�察  �with   vaguely´remembered 
historical     associationsill´defined        memories       of  imperial     grandeur     and 
religious wars。 
     Nothing   of   this   sort   had   ever   occurred   in   my   dreaming   experience 
before�察  �for   I   had   often   been   humiliated   because   my   dreams   were   only 
saved   from   being   utterly   disjointed   and   monplace   by   the   frequent 
terrors of nightmare。         But I could not believe that I had been asleep�察�for I 
remembered distinctly the gradual breaking´in of the vision upon me�察�like 
the  new   images   in   a  dissolving   view�察  �or   the   growing   distinctness   of   the 
landscape as the sun lifts up the veil of the morning mist。                      And while I 
was   conscious   of   this   incipient   vision�察  �I   was   also   conscious   that   Pierre 
came to tell my father Mr。 Filmore was waiting for him�察�and that my father 
hurried out of the room。           No�察�it was not a dream�察�was itthe thought was 
full of tremulous exultationwas it the poet's nature in me�察�hitherto only a 
troubled       yearning      sensibility�察   �now      manifesting       itself   suddenly      as 
spontaneous   creation�拭         �Surely   it   was   in   this   way   that   Homer   saw   the 
plain of Troy�察�that Dante saw the abodes of the departed�察�that Milton saw 
the earthward flight of the Tempter。               Was it that my illness had wrought 
some   happy   change   in   my   organizationgiven   a   firmer   tension   to   my 
nervescarried       off   some    dull   obstruction�拭      �I  had    often   read   of   such 
effectsin   works   of   fiction   at   least。 Nay�察  �in   genuine   biographies   I   had 
read of the subtilizing or exalting influence of some diseases on the mental 
powers。       Did    not   Novalis     feel   his  inspiration     intensified    under    the 
progress of consumption�拭�
     When      my   mind    had    dwelt   for  some     time   on  this   blissful  idea�察  �it 
seemed to me that I might perhaps test it by an exertion of my will。                     The 
vision had begun when my father was speaking of our going to Prague。                         I 
did not for a moment believe it was really a representation of that city�察�I 
believedI   hoped   it   was   a   picture   that   my   newly   liberated   genius   had 
painted     in  fiery   haste�察  �with   the  colours    snatched     from    lazy   memory。 
Suppose I were to fix my mind on some other placeVenice�察�for example�察�
which was far more familiar to my imagination than Prague�此                    �perhaps the 
same sort of result would follow。            I concentrated my thoughts on Venice�察�
I   stimulated   my   imagination   with   poetic   memories�察  �and   strove   to   feel 
myself   present   in Venice�察  �as   I   had   felt   myself   present   in   Prague。   But   in 
vain。    I was only colouring the Canaletto engravings that hung in my old 
bedroom   at   home�察  �the   picture   was   a   shifting   one�察  �my   mind   wandering 
uncertainly   in   search   of   more   vivid   images�察  �I   could   see   no   accident   of 
form or shadow without conscious labour after the necessary conditions。 
It was all prosaic effort�察�not rapt passivity�察�such as I had experienced half 
an   hour   before。    I   was   discouraged�察  �but   I   remembered   that   inspiration 
was fitful。 
     For several days I was in a state of excited expectation�察�watching for a 
recurrence of my new gift。           I sent my thoughts ranging over my world of 
knowledge�察  �in   the   hope   that   they   would   find   some   object   which   would 
send a reawakening vibration through my slumbering genius。                      But no�察�my 
world remained as dim as ever�察�and that flash of strange light refused to 
e again�察�though I watched for it with palpitating eagerness。 
     My   father   acpanied   me   every   day   in   a   drive�察  �and   a   gradually 
lengthening walk as my powers of walking increased�察�and one evening he 
had agreed to e and fetch me at twelve the next day�察�that we might go 
together to select a musical box�察�and other purchases rigorously demanded 
of a rich Englishman visiting Geneva。               He was one of the most punctual 
of men and bankers�察�and I was always nervously anxious to be quite ready 
for him at the appointed time。 But�察�to my surprise�察�at a quarter past twelve 
he had not appeared。 I felt all the impatience of a convalescent who has 
nothing particular to do�察�and who has just taken a tonic in the prospect of 
immediate exercise that would carry off the stimulus。 
     Unable to sit still and reserve my strength�察�I walked up and down the 
room�察  �looking   out   on   the   current   of   the   Rhone�察  �just   where   it   leaves   the 
dark´blue lake�察�but thinking all the while of the possible causes that could 
detain my father。 
     Suddenly   I   was   conscious   that   my   father   was   in   the   room�察  �but   not 
alone�此    �there    were    two   persons     with   him。    Strange�      �I   had   heard    no 
footstep�察�I had not seen the door open�察�but I saw my father�察�and at his right 
hand our neighbour Mrs。 Filmore�察�whom I remembered very well�察�though 
I had not seen her for five years。             She was a monplace middle´aged 
woman�察�in silk and cashmere�察�but the lady on the left of my father was not 
more than twenty�察�a tall�察�slim�察�willowy figure�察�with luxuriant blond hair�察�
arranged in cunning braids and folds that looked almost too massive for 
the   slight   figure   and   the   small´featured�察  �thin´lipped   face   they   crowned。 
But   the   face   had   not   a   girlish   expression�此  �the   features   were   sharp�察  �the 
pale grey eyes at once acute�察�restless�察�and sarcastic。                They were fixed on 
me   in   half´smiling   curiosity�察  �and   I   felt   a   painful   sensation   as   if   a   sharp 
wind were cutting   me。          The pale´green dress�察�and the  green leaves   that 
seemed to   form  a   border   about her pale   blond hair�察 �made   me   think of   a 
Water´Nixiefor my mind was full of German lyrics�察�and this pale�察�fatal´ 
eyed   woman�察  �with   the green   weeds�察  �looked   like   a   birth   from  some   cold 
sedgy stream�察�the daughter of an aged river。 
     ;Well�察�Latimer�察�you thought me long�察─�my father said 。 。 。 
     But while the last word was in my ears�察�the whole group vanished�察�and 
there was nothing between me and the Chinese printed folding´ screen that 
stood   before   the   door。     I   was   cold   and   trembling�察  �I   could   only   totter 
forward   and   throw   myself   on   the   sofa。        This   strange   new   power   had 
manifested itself again 。 。 。 But WAS it a power�拭                �Might it not rather be a 
diseasea sort of intermittent delirium�察�concentrating my energy of brain 
into   moments   of   unhealthy   activity�察  �and   leaving   my   saner   hours   all   the 
more barren�拭�I felt a dizzy sense of unreality in what my eye rested on�察�I 
grasped      the   bell   convulsively�察     �like  one    trying    to  free   himself     from 
nightmare�察  �and   rang   it   twice。     Pierre   came   with   a   look   of   alarm   in   his 
face。 
     ;Monsieur ne se trouve pas bien�拭─�he said anxiously。 
     ;I'm tired of waiting�察�Pierre�察─�I said�察�as distinctly and emphatically as I 
could�察  �like   a   man   determined   to   be   sober   in   spite   of   wine�察   �I'm   afraid 
something has happened to my fatherhe's usually so punctual。                         Run to 
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 
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 
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