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nothings which could never be quoted against herthat he was really the 
object   of   her  secret   ridicule�察  �that   she  thought   him�察  �as   I   did�察  �a   coxb�察�
whom she would have pleasure in disappointing。                     Me she openly petted 
in   my   brother's   presence�察  �as   if   I   were   too   young   and   sickly   ever   to   be 
thought of as a lover�察�and that was the view he took of me。                    But I believe 
she must inwardly have delighted in the tremors into which she threw me 
by the coaxing way in which she patted my curls�察�while she laughed at my 
quotations。       Such     caresses    were    always    given    in  the  presence     of   our 
friends�察  �for   when   we   were   alone   together�察  �she   affected   a   much   greater 
distance towards me�察�and now and then took the opportunity�察�by words or 
slight actions�察�to stimulate my foolish timid hope that she really preferred 
me。     And   why  should   she   not   follow   her   inclination�拭       �I   was   not   in   so 
advantageous a position as my brother�察�but I had fortune�察�I was not a year 
younger than she was�察�and she was an heiress�察�who would soon be of age 
to decide for herself。 
     The fluctuations of hope and fear�察�confined to this one channel�察�made 
each day in her presence a delicious torment。                  There was one deliberate 
act   of   hers   which   especially   helped   to   intoxicate   me。   When   we   were   at 
Vienna   her   twentieth   birthday   occurred�察  �and   as   she   was   very   fond   of 
ornaments�察�we all took the opportunity of the splendid jewellers' shops in 
that Teutonic Paris to purchase her a birthday present of jewellery。                    Mine�察�
naturally�察  �was   the least   expensive�察�it   was   an opal   ringthe  opal   was   my 
favourite stone�察�because it seems to blush and turn pale as if it had a soul。 
I told Bertha so when I gave it her�察�and said that it was an emblem of the 
poetic nature�察�changing with the changing light of heaven and of woman's 
eyes。      In   the   evening     she   appeared      elegantly     dressed�察   �and    wearing 
conspicuously all the birthday presents except mine。                   I looked eagerly at 
her fingers�察�but saw no opal。           I had no opportunity of noticing this to her 
during   the   evening�察  �but   the   next   day�察  �when   I   found   her   seated   near   the 
window alone�察�after breakfast�察�I said�察 �You scorn to wear my poor opal。                        I 
should   have   remembered   that   you   despised   poetic   natures�察  �and   should 
have   given   you   coral�察  �or   turquoise�察  �or   some   other   opaque   unresponsive 
stone。;   ;Do   I   despise   it�拭─  �she   answered�察  �taking   hold   of   a   delicate   gold 
chain   which   she   always   wore   round   her   neck   and   drawing   out   the   end 
from her bosom with my ring hanging to it�察 �it hurts me a little�察�I can tell 
you�察─  �she   said�察  �with   her   usual   dubious   smile�察   �to   wear   it   in   that   secret 
place�察�and since your poetical nature is so stupid as to prefer a more public 
position�察�I shall not endure the pain any longer。; 
     She took off the ring from the chain and put it on her finger�察�smiling 
still�察�while the blood rushed to my cheeks�察�and I could not trust myself to 
say a word of entreaty that she would keep the ring where it was before。 
     I was pletely fooled by this�察�and for two days shut myself up in my 
own   room   whenever   Bertha   was   absent�察  �that   I   might   intoxicate   myself 
afresh with the thought of this scene and all it implied。 
I should mention that during these two monthswhich seemed a long 
life   to   me   from   the   novelty   and   intensity   of   the   pleasures   and   pains   I 
underwentmy         diseased    anticipation     in  other    people's    consciousness 
continued to torment me�察�now it was my father�察�and now my brother�察�now 
Mrs。 Filmore or her husband�察�and now our German courier�察�whose stream 
of thought rushed upon me like a ringing in the ears not to be got rid of�察�
though      it  allowed     my    own    impulses      and   ideas    to  continue     their 
uninterrupted   course。       It   was   like   a   preternaturally   heightened   sense   of 
hearing�察�making audible to one a roar of sound where others find perfect 
stillness。    The   weariness   and   disgust   of   this   involuntary   intrusion   into 
other   souls   was   counteracted   only   by   my   ignorance   of   Bertha�察  �and   my 
growing passion for her�察�a passion enormously stimulated�察�if not produced�察�
by that ignorance。        She was my oasis of mystery in the dreary desert of 
knowledge。       I had never allowed my diseased condition to betray itself�察�
or to drive me into any unusual speech or action�察�except once�察�when�察�in a 
moment of peculiar bitterness against my brother�察�I had forestalled some 
words which I knew he was going to uttera clever observation�察�which he 
had    prepared     beforehand。       He     had   occasionally     a   slightly   affected 
hesitation in his speech�察�and when he paused an instant after the second 
word�察�my impatience and jealousy impelled me to continue the speech for 
him�察�as if it were something we had both learned by rote。                   He coloured 
and looked astonished�察�as well as annoyed�察�and the words had no sooner 
escaped my lips than I felt a shock of alarm lest such an anticipation of 
wordsvery far from being words of course�察�easy to divineshould have 
betrayed   me   as   an   exceptional   being�察  �a   sort   of   quiet   energumen�察  �whom 
every     one�察  �Bertha    above    all�察 �would     shudder     at  and   avoid。     But    I 
magnified�察     �as  usual�察  �the  impression     any   word    or  deed   of  mine    could 
produce      on  others�察  �for   no  one    gave   any   sign   of  having    noticed    my 
interruption as more than a rudeness�察�to be forgiven me on the score of my 
feeble nervous condition。 
     While this superadded consciousness of the actual was almost constant 
with me�察�I   had never   had a   recurrence of that distinct   prevision which   I 
have   described   in   relation   to   my   first   interview   with   Bertha�察  �and   I   was 
waiting with eager curiosity to know whether or not my vision of Prague 
would prove to have been an instance of the same kind。                    A few days after 
the incident of the opal ring�察�we were paying one of our frequent visits to 
the Lichtenberg Palace。 I could never look at many pictures in succession�察�
for pictures�察�when they are at all powerful�察�affect me so strongly that one 
or two exhaust all my capability of contemplation。                    This morning I had 
been looking at Giorgione's picture of the cruel´eyed woman�察�said to be a 
likeness of Lucrezia Borgia。            I had stood long alone before it�察�fascinated 
by the terrible reality of that cunning�察�relentless face�察�till I felt a strange 
poisoned sensation�察�as if I had long been inhaling a fatal odour�察�and was 
just beginning to be conscious of its effects。              Perhaps even then I should 
not have moved away�察�if the rest of the party had not returned to this room�察�
and announced that they were going to the Belvedere Gallery to settle a 
bet which had arisen between my brother and Mr。 Filmore about a portrait。 
I followed them dreamily�察�and was hardly alive to what occurred till they 
had   all   gone   up   to   the   gallery�察  �leaving   me   below�察  �for   I   refused   to   e 
within   sight   of   another   picture   that   day。   I   made   my   way   to   the   Grand 
Terrace�察�since it was agreed that we should saunter in the gardens when 
the   dispute   had   been   decided。       I   had   been   sitting   here   a   short   space�察�
vaguely   conscious   of   trim   gardens�察  �with        a   city   and  green   hills   in  the 
distance�察�when�察�wishing to avoid the proximity of the sentinel�察�I rose and 
walked down the broad stone steps�察�intending to seat myself farther on in 
the gardens。 Just as I reached the gravel´walk�察�I felt an arm slipped within 
mine�察�and   a light   hand gently  pressing my  wrist。              In the   same instant   a 
strange   intoxicating   numbness   passed   over   me�察  �like   the   continuance   or 
climax of the sensation I was still feeling from the gaze of Lucrezia Borgia。 
The   gardens�察  �the   summer   sky�察  �the   consciousness   of   Bertha's   arm   being 
within mine�察�all vanished�察�and I seemed to be suddenly in darkness�察�out of 
which there gradually broke a dim firelight�察�and I felt myself sitting in my 
father's   leather   chair   in   the   library   at   home。  I   knew   the   fireplacethe 
dogs   for   the   wood´firethe   black   marble   chimney´piece   with   the   white 
marble      medallion     of   the   dying    Cleopatra     in  the   centre。    Intense    and 
hopeless misery was pressing on my soul�察�the light became stronger�察�for 
Bertha   was   entering   with   a   candle   in   her   hand´   ´Bertha�察  �my   wifewith 
cruel   eyes�察  �with   green   jewels   and   green   leaves   on   her   white   ball´dress�察�
every hateful thought within her present to me 。 。 。 ;Madman�察�idiot� �why 
don't you kill yourself�察�then�拭─         �It was a moment of hell。          I saw into her 
pitiless   soulsaw   its   barren   worldliness�察  �its   scorching   hateand   felt   it 
clothe me round like an air I was obliged to breathe。                 She came with her 
candle and stood over me with a bitter smile of contempt�察�I saw the great 
emerald brooch on her bosom�察�a studded   serpent with diamond   eyes。                       I 
shudderedI despised this woman with the barren soul and mean thoughts�察�
but   I   felt   helpless   before   her�察  �as   if   she   clutched   my   bleeding   heart�察  �and 
would clutch it till the last drop of life´ blood ebbed away。                 She was my 
wife�察�and we hated each other。 Gradually the hearth�察�the dim library�察�the 
candle´light disappearedseemed to melt away into a background of light�察�
the green serpent with the diamond eyes remaining a dark image on th
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