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the picture I must present by Sunday evening�  �And Saturday�察�which 

was almost as bad�察�was the great day for visitors。



Those who came to our market were of all qualities�察�men and women�察�

the lean and the stout�察�the plain and the fairly pretty。  Sure�察�if 

people at all understood the power of beauty�察�there would be no 

prayers addressed except to Venus�察�and the mere privilege of 

beholding a comely woman is worth paying for。  Our visitors�察�upon 

the whole�察�were not much to boast of�察�and yet�察�sitting in a corner 

and very much ashamed of myself and my absurd appearance�察�I have 

again and again tasted the finest�察�the rarest�察�and the most 

ethereal pleasures in a glance of an eye that I should never see 

again ´ and never wanted to。  The flower of the hedgerow and the 

star in heaven satisfy and delight us�此�how much more the look of 

that exquisite being who was created to bear and rear�察�to madden 

and rejoice�察�mankind��



There was one young lady in particular�察�about eighteen or nineteen�察�

tall�察�of a gallant carriage�察�and with a profusion of hair in which 

the sun found threads of gold。  As soon as she came in the 

courtyard ��and she was a rather frequent visitor�� it seemed I was 

aware of it。  She had an air of angelic candour�察�yet of a high 

spirit�察�she stepped like a Diana�察�every movement was noble and 

free。  One day there was a strong east wind�察�the banner was 

straining at the flagstaff�察�below us the smoke of the city chimneys 

blew hither and thither in a thousand crazy variations�察�and away 

out on the Forth we could see the ships lying down to it and 

scudding。  I was thinking what a vile day it was�察�when she 

appeared。  Her hair blew in the wind with changes of colour�察�her 

garments moulded her with the accuracy of sculpture�察�the ends of 

her shawl fluttered about her ear and were caught in again with an 

inimitable deftness。  You have seen a pool on a gusty day�察�how it 

suddenly sparkles and flashes like a thing alive�拭 �So this lady's 

face had become animated and coloured�察�and as I saw her standing�察�

somewhat inclined�察�her lips parted�察�a divine trouble in her eyes�察�I 

could have clapped my hands in applause�察�and was ready to acclaim 

her a genuine daughter of the winds。  What put it in my head�察�I 

know not�此�perhaps because it was a Thursday and I was new from the 

razor�察�but I determined to engage her attention no later than that 

day。  She was approaching that part of the court in which I sat 

with my merchandise�察�when I observed her handkerchief to escape 

from her hands and fall to the ground�察�the next moment the wind had 

taken it up and carried it within my reach。  I was on foot at once�此�

I had forgot my mustard´coloured clothes�察�I had forgot the private 

soldier and his salute。  Bowing deeply�察�I offered her the slip of 

cambric。



'Madam��' said I�察�'your handkerchief。  The wind brought it me。'



I met her eyes fully。



'I thank you�察�sir��' said she。



'The wind brought it me��' I repeated。  'May I not take it for an 

omen�拭 �You have an English proverb�察 �It's an ill wind that blows 

nobody good。;'



'Well��' she said�察�with a smile�察�';One good turn deserves another。;  

I will see what you have。'



She followed me to where my wares were spread out under lee of a 

piece of cannon。



'Alas�察�mademoiselle��' said I�察�'I am no very perfect craftsman。  

This is supposed to be a house�察�and you see the chimneys are awry。  

You may call this a box if you are very indulgent�察�but see where my 

tool slipped�  �Yes�察�I am afraid you may go from one to another�察�and 

find a flaw in everything。  FAILURES FOR SALE should be on my 

signboard。  I do not keep a shop�察�I keep a Humorous Museum。'  I 

cast a smiling glance about my display�察�and then at her�察�and 

instantly became grave。  'Strange�察�is it not��' I added�察�'that a 

grown man and a soldier should be engaged upon such trash�察�and a 

sad heart produce anything so funny to look at��'



An unpleasant voice summoned her at this moment by the name of 

Flora�察�and she made a hasty purchase and rejoined her party。



A few days after she came again。  But I must first tell you how she 

came to be so frequent。  Her aunt was one of those terrible British 

old maids�察�of which the world has heard much�察�and having nothing 

whatever to do�察�and a word or two of French�察�she had taken what she 

called an INTEREST IN THE FRENCH PRISONERS。  A big�察�bustling�察�bold 

old lady�察�she flounced about our market´place with insufferable 

airs of patronage and condescension。  She bought�察�indeed�察�with 

liberality�察�but her manner of studying us through a quizzing´glass�察�

and playing cicerone to her followers�察�acquitted us of any 

gratitude。  She had a tail behind her of heavy�察�obsequious old 

gentlemen�察�or dull�察�giggling misses�察�to whom she appeared to be an 

oracle。  'This one can really carve prettily�此�is he not a quiz with 

his big whiskers��' she would say。  'And this one��' indicating 

myself with her gold eye´glass�察�'is�察�I assure you�察�quite an 

oddity。'  The oddity�察�you may be certain�察�ground his teeth。  She 

had a way of standing in our midst�察�nodding around�察�and addressing 

us in what she imagined to be French�此�'BIENNE�察�HOMMES�  �CA VA 

BIENNE��'  I took the freedom to reply in the same lingo�此�BIENNE�察�

FEMME� �CA VA COUCI´COUCI TOUT D'MEME�察�LA BOURGEOISE��'  And at that�察�

when we had all laughed with a little more heartiness than was 

entirely civil�察�'I told you he was quite an oddity��' says she in 

triumph。  Needless to say�察�these passages were before I had 

remarked the niece。



The aunt came on the day in question with a following rather more 

than usually large�察�which she manoeuvred to and fro about the 

market and lectured to at rather more than usual length�察�and with 

rather less than her accustomed tact。  I kept my eyes down�察�but 

they were ever fixed in the same direction�察�quite in vain。  The 

aunt came and went�察�and pulled us out�察�and showed us off�察�like 

caged monkeys�察�but the niece kept herself on the outskirts of the 

crowd and on the opposite side of the courtyard�察�and departed at 

last as she had come�察�without a sign。  Closely as I had watched 

her�察�I could not say her eyes had ever rested on me for an instant�察�

and my heart was overwhelmed with bitterness and blackness。  I tore 

out her detested image�察�I felt I was done with her for ever�察�I 

laughed at myself savagely�察�because I had thought to please�察�when I 

lay down at night sleep forsook me�察�and I lay�察�and rolled�察�and 

gloated on her charms�察�and cursed her insensibility�察�for half the 

night。  How trivial I thought her� �and how trivial her sex�  �A man 

might be an angel or an Apollo�察�and a mustard´coloured coat would 

wholly blind them to his merits。  I was a prisoner�察�a slave�察�a 

contemned and despicable being�察�the butt of her sniggering 

countrymen。  I would take the lesson�此�no proud daughter of my foes 

should have the chance to mock at me again�察�none in the future 

should have the chance to think I had looked at her with 

admiration。  You cannot imagine any one of a more resolute and 

independent spirit�察�or whose bosom was more wholly mailed with 

patriotic arrogance�察�than I。  Before I dropped asleep�察�I had 

remembered all the infamies of Britain�察�and debited them in an 

overwhelming column to Flora。



The next day�察�as I sat in my place�察�I became conscious there was 

some one standing near�察�and behold�察�it was herself�  �I kept my 

seat�察�at first in the confusion of my mind�察�later on from policy�察�

and she stood�察�and leaned a little over me�察�as in pity。  She was 

very still and timid�察�her voice was low。  Did I suffer in my 

captivity�拭�she asked me。  Had I to complain of any hardship��



'Mademoiselle�察�I have not learned to complain��' said I。  'I am a 

soldier of Napoleon。'



She sighed。  'At least you must regret LA FRANCE��' said she�察�and 

coloured a little as she pronounced the words�察�which she did with a 

pretty strangeness of accent。



'What am I to say��' I replied。  'If you were carried from this 

country�察�for which you seem so wholly suited�察�where the very rains 

and winds seem to become you like ornaments�察�would you regret�察�do 

you think�拭 �We must surely all regret� �the son to his mother�察�the 

man to his country�察�these are native feelings。'



'You have a mother��' she asked。



'In heaven�察�mademoiselle��' I answered。  'She�察�and my father also�察�

went by the same road to heaven as so many others of the fair and 

brave�此�they followed their queen upon the scaffold。  So�察�you see�察�I 

am not so much to be pitied in my prison��' I continued�此�'there are 

none to wait for me�察�I am alone in the world。  'Tis a different 

case�察�for instance�察�with yon poor fellow in the cloth cap。  His bed 

is next to mine�察�and in the night I hear him sobbing to himself。  

He has a tender character�察�full of tender and pretty sentiments�察�

and in the dark at night�察�and sometimes by day when he can get me 

apart with him�察�he laments a mother a

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