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engagement until after I had accepted him。 When we next met in England´ 

´and    when     there   was   danger�察   �no   doubt�察   �of  the  affair   coming     to  my 

knowledgehe told me the truth。 I was naturally indignant。                    He had his 

excuse ready�察�he showed me a letter from the lady herself�察�releasing him 

from  his   engagement。 A  more   noble�察  �a   more   high´minded   letter�察  �I   never 

read in my life。 I cried over itI who have no tears in me for sorrows of 

my   own�   �If   the   letter   had   left   him  any   hope   of   being   forgiven�察  �I   would 

have   positively   refused   to   marry   him。     But   the   firmness   of   it   without 

anger�察  �without   a   word   of   reproach�察  �with   heartfelt   wishes   even   for   his 

happinessthe firmness of it�察�I say�察�left him no hope。 He appealed to my 

compassion�察�he appealed to his love for me。 You know what women are。 

I   too  was    soft´heartedI    said�察  �Very   well�此   �yes�    �In    a  week    more    ��I 

tremble as I think of it�� we are to be married。' 

     She did really trembleshe was obliged to pause and compose herself�察�



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before she could go on。         The Doctor�察�waiting for more facts�察�began to fear 

that he stood committed to a long story。             'Forgive me for reminding you 

that I have suffering persons waiting to see me��' he said。              'The sooner you 

can come to the point�察�the better for my patients and for me。' 

     The strange smileat once so sad and so cruelshowed itself again on 

the   lady's   lips。 'Every   word   I   have   said   is   to   the   point��'   she   answered。 

'You will see it yourself in a moment more。' 

     She resumed her narrative。 

     'Yesterdayyou   need   fear   no   long   story�察  �sir�察  �only   yesterday   I   was 

among   the   visitors   at   one   of   your   English   luncheon   parties。   A   lady�察  �a 

perfect stranger to me�察�came in lateafter we had left the table�察�and had 

retired to the drawing´room。 She happened to take a chair near me�察�and we 

were presented to each other。 I knew her by name�察�as she knew me。                         It 

was   the   woman   whom   I   had   robbed   of   her   lover�察  �the   woman   who   had 

written the noble letter。 Now listen�          �You were impatient with me for not 

interesting you in what I said just now。           I said it to satisfy your mind that 

I had no enmity of feeling towards the lady�察�on my side。 I admired her�察�I 

felt for herI had no cause to reproach myself。 This is very important�察�as 

you will presently see。        On her side�察�I have reason to be assured that the 

circumstances had been truly explained to her�察�and that she understood I 

was in no way to blame。 Now�察�knowing all these necessary things as you 

do�察�explain to me�察�if you can�察�why�察�when I rose and met that woman's eyes 

looking     at  me�察  �I  turned   cold   from    head   to  foot�察 �and   shuddered�察     �and 

shivered�察�and knew what a deadly panic of fear was�察�for the first time in 

my life。' 

     The Doctor began to feel interested at last。 

     'Was there anything remarkable in the lady's personal appearance��' he 

asked。 

     'Nothing     whatever��'     was    the  vehement      reply。    'Here    is  the   true 

description   of   her��The   ordinary  English   lady�察  �the   clear   cold   blue   eyes�察�

the fine rosy complexion�察�the inanimately polite manner�察�the large good´ 

humoured       mouth�察   �the  too   plump    cheeks    and   chin�此  �these�察  �and  nothing 

more。' 



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     'Was   there   anything   in   her   expression�察  �when   you   first   looked   at   her�察�

that took you by surprise��' 

     'There was natural curiosity to see the woman who had been preferred 

to her�察�and perhaps some astonishment also�察�not to see a more engaging 

and more beautiful person�察�both those feelings restrained within the limits 

of good breeding�察�and both not lasting for more than a few momentsso 

far as I could see。      I say�察 �so far�察─�because the horrible agitation that she 

communicated to me disturbed my judgment。                   If I could have got to the 

door�察�I would have run out of the room�察�she frightened me so�                   �I was not 

even able to stand up I sank back in my chair�察�I stared horror´struck at 

the calm blue eyes that were only looking at me with a gentle surprise。 To 

say they affected me like the eyes of a serpent is to say nothing。 I felt her 

soul    in   them�察  �looking     into   minelooking�察     �if  such   a  thing    can   be�察�

unconsciously to her own mortal self。             I tell you my impression�察�in all its 

horror and in all its folly�        �That woman is destined ��without knowing it 

herself��   to   be   the   evil   genius   of   my   life。   Her   innocent   eyes   saw   hidden 

capabilities of wickedness in me that I was not aware of myself�察�until I felt 

them stirring under her look。 If I commit faults in my life to comeif I am 

even guilty of crimes she will bring the retribution�察�without ��as I firmly 

believe��   any   conscious   exercise   of   her   own   will。    In   one   indescribable 

moment I felt all thisand I suppose my face showed it。 The good artless 

creature was inspired by a sort of gentle alarm for me。                 ;I am afraid the 

heat of the room is too much for you�察�will you try my smelling bottle�拭─                   �I 

heard her say those kind words�察�and I remember nothing elseI   fainted。 

When I recovered my senses�察�the company had all gone�察�only the lady of 

the house   was with   me。 For   the moment   I could   say nothing to her�察  �the 

dreadful impression that I have tried to describe to you came back to me 

with the coming back of my life。            As soon I could speak�察�I implored her 

to tell me the whole truth about the woman whom I had supplanted。                      You 

see�察�I had a faint hope that her good character might not really be deserved�察�

that   her   noble   letter   was   a   skilful   piece   of   hypocrisyin   short�察  �that   she 

secretly hated me�察�and was cunning enough to hide it。 No� �the lady  had 

been her friend from her girlhood�察�was as familiar with her as if they had 



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been sistersknew her positively to be as good�察�as innocent�察�as incapable 

of hating anybody�察�as the greatest saint that ever lived。             My one last hope�察�

that I had only felt an ordinary forewarning of danger in the presence of an 

ordinary   enemy�察  �was   a   hope   destroyed   for   ever。     There   was   one   more 

effort I could make�察�and I made it。           I went ne
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