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【国外英文文学】Camille
Camille(LaDameauxCamilias)
byAlexandreDumas,fils
ChapterI
Inmyopinion,itisimpossibletocreatecharactersuntilonehasspentalongtimeinstudyingmen,,Icontentmyselfwithnarrating,andIbegthereadertoassurehimselfofthetruthofastoryinwhichallthecharacters,withtheexceptionoftheheroine,-witnessesofthegreaterpartofthefactswhichIhavecollectedaretobefoundinParis,,thankstoaparticularcircumstance,Ialonecanwritethesethings,forIaloneamabletogivethefinaldetails,withoutwhichitwouldhavebeenimpossibletomakethestoryatonceinterestingandcomplete.
,1847,'snamewasnotmentioned,butthesalewastobeheldat9,Rued'Antin,onthe16th,.
Ihavealwaysbeenveryfondofcuriosities,andImadeupmymindnottomisstheoccasion,ifnotofbuyingsome,,Rued'Antin.
Itwasearlyintheday,andyettherewerealreadyanumberofvisitors,bothmenandwomen,andthewomen,thoughtheyweredressedincashmereandvelvet,andhadtheircarriageswaitingforthematthedoor,gazedwithastonishmentandadmirationattheluxurywhichtheysawbeforethem.
Iwasnotlongindiscoveringthereasonofthisastonishmentandadmiration,for,havingbeguntoexaminethingsalittlecarefully,,ifthereisonethingwhichwomeninsocietywouldliketosee(andthereweresocietywomenthere),itisthehomeofthosewomenwhosecarriagessplashtheirowncarriagesdaybyday,who,likethem,sidebysidewiththem,havetheirboxesattheOperaandattheItaliens,andwhoparadeinParistheopulentinsolenceoftheirbeauty,theirdiamonds,andtheirscandal.
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Thisonewasdead,,andifmoreexcusewereneeded,theyhadtheexcusethattheyhadmerelycometoasale,,theywishedtoseewhattheplacardshadannounced,?Yet,allthesame,inthemidstofallthesebeautifulthings,theycouldnothelplookingaboutforsometracesofthiscourtesan'slife,ofwhichtheyhadheard,nodoubt,strangeenoughstories.
Unfortunatelythemysteryhadvanishedwiththegoddess,and,foralltheirendeavours,theydiscoveredonlywhatwasonsalesincetheowner'sdecease,,;therewererosewoodandbuhlcabinetsandtables,SevresandChinesevases,Saxestatuettes,satin,velvet,lace;therewasnothinglacking.
Isaunteredthroughtherooms,,andIwasjustgoingtoenterinturn,whentheycameoutagainalmostimmediately,smiling,-room,laidoutwithallthearticlesoftoilet,inwhichthedeadwoman'sextravaganceseemedtobeseenatitsheight.
Onalargetableagainstthewall,atablethreefeetinwidthandsixinlength,,,andthesameloverhadcertainlynotbegunandendedit.
Notbeingshockedatthesightofakeptwoman'sdressing-room,Iamusedmyselfwithexaminingeverydetail,,eachrecallingaseparateshame,andIsaidthatGodhadbeenmercifultothepoorchild,innothavinglefthertopaytheordinarypenalty,butrathertodieinthemidstofherbeautyandluxury,beforethecomingofoldage,thecourtesan'sfirstdeath.
Isthereanythingsadderintheworldthantheoldageofvice,especiallyinwoman?Shepreservesnodignity,,notoftheevilwaysfollowed,butoftheplansthathavemiscarried,themoneythathasbeenspentinvain,"gay,","Youaremychild,"excepttobidhernourishheroldageassheherselfhadnourishedheryouth,wascalledLouise,and,beingobedienttohermother,sheabandonedherselfwithoutvolition,withoutpassion,withoutpleasure,asshewouldhaveworkedatanyotherprofessionthatmighthavebeentaughther.
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Theconstantsightofdissipation,precociousdissipation,inadditiontoherconstantsicklystate,hadextinguishedinhermindalltheknowledgeofgoodandevilthatGodhadperhapsgivenher,,asshepassedalongtheboulevardsalmosteverydayatthesamehour,,,however,,too,.
Onedaythegirl',,whohadmadeherwithoutstrength,haveleftherwithoutconsolation,underthesorrowfulburdenofherlife?Oneday,then,sherealizedthatshewastohaveachild,,butwearenottellingtalesofpleasantsins;wearetellingoftruefacts,whichitwouldbebetter,nodoubt,topassoverinsilence,ifwedidnotbelievethatitisneedfulfromtimetotimetorevealthemartyrdomofthosewhoarecondemnedwithoutbearing,scornedwithoutjudging;shamefulitis,butthismotheransweredthedaughterthattheyhadalreadyscarceenoughfortwo,andwouldcertainlynothaveenoughforthree;thatsuchchildrenareuseless,andalying-inissomuchtimelost.
Nextdayamidwife,ofwhomallwewillsayisthatshewasafriendofthemother,visitedLouise,whoremainedinbedforafewdays,andthengotuppalerandfeeblerthanbefore.
Threemonthsafterwardamantookpityonherandtriedtohealher,morallyandphysically;butthelastshockhadbeentooviolent,;how?Godknows.
ThisstoryreturnedtomymindwhileIlookedatthesilvertoiletthings,andacertainspaceoftimemusthaveelapsedduringthesereflections,fornoonewasleftintheroombutmyselfandanattendant,who,standingnearthedoor,wascarefullywatchingmetoseethatIdidnotpocketanything.
Iwentuptotheman,towhomIwascausingsomuchanxiety."Sir,"Isaid,"canyoutellmethenameofthepersonwhoformerlylivedhere?"
"MademoiselleMargueriteGautier."
Iknewherbynameandbysight.
"What!"Isaidtotheattendant;"MargueriteGautierisdead?"
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"Yes,sir."
"Whendidshedie?"
"Threeweeksago,Ibelieve."
"Andwhyaretheroomsonview?"
";youseethatinducesthemtobuy."
"Shewasindebt,then?"
"Toanyextent,sir."
"Butthesalewillcoverit?"
"Andmoretoo."
"Whowillgetwhatremainsover?"
"Herfamily."
"Shehadafamily?"
"Itseemsso."
"Thanks."
Theattendant,reassuredastomyintentions,touchedhishat,andIwentout.
"Poorgirl!"IsaidtomyselfasIreturnedhome;"shemusthavehadasaddeath,for,inherworld,onehasfriendsonlywhenoneisperfectlywell."AndinspiteofmyselfIbegantofeelmelancholyoverthefateofMargueriteGautier.
Itwillseemabsurdtomanypeople,butIhaveanunboundedsympathyforwomenofthiskind,andIdonotthinkitnecessarytoapologizeforsuchsympathy.
Oneday,asIwasgoingtothePrefectureforapassport,,.
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Chapter2
'sintervalhadbeenleftbetweenthevisitingdaysandthesale,inordertogivetimefortakingdownthehangings,curtains,'sdeathamongthepiecesofnewswhichone';butthoughthelifeofsuchwomenmakessensationenough,,,whentheydieyoung,isheardofbyalltheirloversatthesamemoment,forinParisalmostalltheloversofawell-,andeverybody'slifegoesonasiftheincidenthadneveroccurred,withoutsomuchasatear.
Nowadays,attwenty-five,.
Asforme,thoughmyinitialsdidnotoccuronanyofMarguerite'sbelongings,thatinstinctiveindulgence,thatnaturalpitythatIhavealreadyconfessed,setmethinkingoverherdeath,,whereshewentregularlyeverydayinalittlebluecoupedrawnbytwomagnificentbays,andIhadnoticedinheradistinctionquiteapartfromotherwomenofherkind,adistinctionwhichwasenhancedbyareallyexceptionalbeauty.
,andastheyareafraidofsolitude,theytakewiththemeitherthosewhoarenotwellenoughofftohaveacarriage,oroneoranotherofthoseelegant,ancientladies,whoseeleganceisalittleinexplicable,andtowhomonecanalwaysgoforinformationinregardtothewomenwhomtheyaccompany.
InMarguerite'-Elysees,lyingbackinhercarriageasmuchaspossible,dressedinfursinwinter,andinsummerwearingverysimpledresses;andthoughsheoftenpassedpeoplewhomsheknew,hersmile,whenshechosetosmile,wasseenonlybythem,,fromtheRond-PointtotheendoftheChamps-,walkedforanhour,returnedtohercarriage,anddroverapidlyhome.
AllthesecircumstanceswhichIhadsooftenwitnessedcamebacktomymemory,andIregrettedherdeathasonemightregretthedestructionofabeautifulworkofart.
,,andshowedoneachsidethelargeflouncesofasilkdress,andtheheavymuffwhichsheheldpressedagainstherbosomwassurroundedbysuchcunninglyarrangedfoldsthattheeye,howeverexacting,,amarvel,,andhermother,asMussetwouldsay,seemedtohavemadeitsoinordertomakeitwithcare.
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Set,inanovalofindescribablegrace,twoblackeyes,surmountedbyeyebrowsofsopureacurvethatitseemedasifpainted;veiltheseeyeswithlovelylashes,which,whendrooped,casttheirshadowontherosyhueofthecheeks;traceadelicate,straightnose,thenostrilsalittleopen,inanardentaspirationtowardthelifeofthesenses;designaregularmouth,withlipspartedgraciouslyoverteethaswhiteasmilk;colourtheskinwiththedownofapeachthatnohandhastouched,,blackasjet,wavingnaturallyornot,waspartedontheforeheadintwolargefoldsanddrapedbackoverthehead,leavinginsightjustthetipoftheears,inwhichthereglitteredtwodiamonds,'sfacethevirginal,almostchildlikeexpression,whichcharacterizedit,isaproblemwhichwecanbutstate,withoutattemptingtosolveit.
Margueritehadamarvellousportraitofherself,byVidal,,andthelikenesswassoastonishingthatithashelpedtorefreshmymemoryinregardtosomepointswhichImightnototherwisehaveremembered.
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