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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