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like you�察�smiling�察�perfumed�察�kindly egoists。 I am weary of all I know�察�and 

I am�察�therefore�察�going   to seek the unknown。   I have experienced joy  that 

was not joy�察�and here is a man who teaches me that sorrow is true joy。 I 

believe him�察�for he knows the truth。; 

     ;And   I�察  �sweetheart�察─  �replied   Nicias�察  �smiling�察   �I   know   the   truths。   He 

knows but one�察�I know them all。 I am superior to him in that respect�察�but to 

tell the truth�察�it doesn't make me any the prouder nor any the happier。; 

     Then�察�seeing that the monk was glaring fiercely at him 

     ;My     dear    Paphnutius�察    �do   not   imagine     that   I  think   you   extremely 

absurd�察 �or   even   altogether   unreasonable。 And if   I   were to   compare   your 

life   with   mine�察   �I  could    not   say   which    is  preferable     in  itself。  I  shall 

presently go and take the bath which Crobyle and Myrtale have prepared 

for me�察�I shall eat the wing of a Phasian pheasant�察�then I shall read for 

the hundredth timesome fable by Apuleius or some treatise by Porphyry。 

You will   return to   your cell�察 �where�察 �leaning   like a tame   camel�察  �you   will 

ruminate   onI   know   not   whatformulas   of   incarnations   you   have   long 

chewed and rechewed�察�and in the evening you will swallow some radishes 

without   any   oil。   Well�察  �my   dear   friend�察  �in   accomplishing   these   acts�察  �so 

different   apparently�察  �we   are   both   obeying   the   same   sentiment�察  �the   only 

motive for all human actions�察�we are both seeking our own pleasure�察�and 

striving   to   attain   the   same   endhappiness�察  �the   impossible   happiness。   It 

would   be   folly   on   my   part   to   say   you   were   wrong�察  �dear   friend�察  �even 

though I think myself in the right。 

     ;And you�察�my Thais�察�go and enjoy yourself�察�and be more happy still�察�if 

it be possible�察�in abstinence and austerity than you have been in riches and 

pleasure。 On the whole�察�I should say you were to be envied。 For if in our 

whole  lives�察  �Paphnutius   and   I   have pursued   but   one   kind   of   pleasurable 

satisfaction�察�you in your life�察�dear Thais�察�have tasted diverse joys such as it 

is rarely given to the same person to know。 I should really like to be for 



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one hour�察�a saint like our dear friend Paphnutius。 But that is not possible。 

Farewell�察  �then�察  �Thais�   �Go   where   the   secret   forces   of   nature   and   your 

destiny   conduct   you�   �Go�察  �and   take   with   you�察  �whithersoever   you   go�察  �the 

good wishes of Nicias� �I know that is mere foolishness�察�but can I give you 

anything   more   than   barren   regrets   and   vain   wishes   in   payment   for   the 

delicious illusions which once enveloped me when I was in your arms�察�and 

of which only the shadow now remains to me�拭�Farewell�察�my benefactress� �

Farewell�察�goodness that is ignorant of its own existence�察�mysterious virtue�察�

joy of men� �Farewell to the most adorable of the images that nature has 

ever   thrownfor   some   unknown   reasonson   the   face   of   this   deceptive 

world� ─�

     Whilst   he   spoke�察  �deep   wrath   had   been   brewing   in   the   monk's   heart�察�

and it now broke forth in imprecations。 

     ;Avaunt�察�cursed wretch� �I scorn thee and hate thee。 Go�察�child of hell�察�a 

thousand times worse than those poor lost ones who just now threw stones 

and   insults   at   me� �They  knew   not   what   they  did�察  �and the   grace   of   God�察�

which I implored for them�察�may some day descend into their hearts。 But 

thou�察�detestable Nicias�察�thou art but a perfidious venom and a bitter poison。 

Thy mouth breathes despair and death。 One of thy smiles contains more 

blasphemy than issues in a century from the smoking lips of Satan。 Avaunt�察�

backslider� ─�

     Nicias looked at him。 

     ;Farewell�察  �my   brother�察─  �he   said�察   �and   may   you   preserve   until   your 

life's end your store of faith�察�hate�察�and love。 Farewell�察�Thais� �It is in vain 

that you will forget me�察�because I shall ever remember you。; 

     On quitting them he walked thoughtfully through the winding streets 

in the vicinity of the great cemetery of Alexandria�察�which are peopled by 

the makers of funeral urns。 Their shops were full of clay figures painted in 

bright    colours    and    representing     gods   and    goddesses�察    �mimes�察    �women�察�

winged sprites�察�&c。�察�such as were usually buried with the dead。 He fancied 

that   perhaps   some   of   the   little   images   which   he   saw   there   might   be   the 

companions of   his   eternal   sleep�察  �and   it   seemed   to   him  that   a   little   Eros�察�

with its tunic tucked up�察�laughed at him mockingly。 He looked forward to 

his death�察�and the idea was painful to him。 To cure his sadness he tried to 



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philosophise�察�and reasoned thus 

     ;Assuredly�察─  �he   said   to   himself�察   �time   has   no   reality。   It   is   a   simple 

illusion of our minds。 Then�察�if it does not exist�察�how can it bring death to 

me�拭    �Does    that   mean    that   I  shall  live   for  ever�拭   �No�察  �but   I  conclude 

therefrom that my death is�察�always has been�察�as it always will be。 I do not 

feel it yet�察�but it is in me�察�and I ought not to fear it�察�for it would be folly to 

dread the coming of that which has arrived。 It exists�察�like the last page of a 

book I read and have not finished。; 

     This    argument     occupied     him    all  the  rest  of   the  way�察   �but  without 

making him more cheerful�察�and his mind was filled with dismal thoughts 

when he arrived at the door of his house and heard the merry laughter of 

Crobyle and Myrtale�察�who were playing at tennis whilst they were waiting 

for him。 

     Paphnutius   and      Thais   left   the   city   by   the   Gate  of   the  Moon�察  �and 

followed the coast。 

     ;Woman�察─�said the monk�察 �all that great blue sea could not wash away 

thy pollutions。; 

     He spoke with scorn and anger。 

     ;More filthy than a bitch or a sow�察�thou hast prostituted to pagans and 

infidels a body which the Eternal had intended for a tabernacle�察�and thy 

impurities are such that�察�now that thou knowest the truth�察�thou canst not 

unite  thy  lips   or   join   thy  hands   without   a horror  of   thyself  rising   in   thy 

heart。; 

     She followed him meekly�察�over stony roads�察�under a burning sun。 Her 

knees ached from fatigue�察�and her throat was parched with thirst。 But�察�far 

from   feeling   any   of   the   pity   which   softens   the   hearts   of   the   profane�察�

Paphnutius rejoiced at these propitiatory sufferings of the flesh which had 

so sinned。 So infuriated was he with holy zeal that he would have liked to 

cut with rods the body that had preserved its be
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