VladimirPaulitchhademployedhismorningwell.Scarcelyoutofbed,hehadgivenaprivateaudiencetoFritz,who,notdaringtoaddresshismasterdirectly,forhisfrownsalwaysmadehimtremble,hadcometoaskthedoctortoreceivehisrevelationsandobliginglytransmitthemtohisExcellency.Wheninanexcitedandmysterioustonehehaddisclosedhisimportantsecret:
Thereisnothingastonishinginthat,repliedVladimircoldly.
Thisyoungmanisasomnambulist,andtheconclusionofyourlittlestoryis,thathiswindowmustbebarred.IwillspeaktoCountKostiaaboutit.UponwhichFritzslunkawaydiscomfitedandmuchconfusedattheturntheadventurehadtaken.
Afterhisdeparture,VladimirPaulitchconcludedtotakeawalkuponthegrassyhillock,andonhiswaysaidtohimself:Havemysuspicions,then,beenwellfounded?Hehadpassedanhouramongtherocks,studyingthespot,examiningtheaspectofthecastlefromthisside,andparticularlytheirregularitiesoftheroof.AshiseyesrestedonthesquaretowerwhichStephaneoccupied,hesawhimappearatthewindow,andremaintheresomeminutes,hiseyesfixeduponGilbert'sturret.
Aha!Nowweseehowmattersstand!saidhe,buttoriskhisheadinthisway,ouridealistmustbedesperatelyinlove.Andhe'llcarryitthrough!Wemustfindhimandhavealittlechat.Inreascendingtothecastle,VladimirhadseenGilbertturnintothewoods,andwithoutbeingperceived,hadfollowedhimatadistance.
Yes,fortuneissingular!repeatedhe,andwemustresistitboldlyandbraveitresolutely,orsubmithumblytoitscapricesanddie.Thisisbutreasonable;halfmeasuresareexpedientsoffools.Asforme,IhavealwaysbeenthepartisanofsequereDeum,whichIinterpretthus:'Takeluckforyourguide,andwalkonblindly.'AndasGilbertmadenoanswer,hecontinued:
MayIpresumetoaskyouwhatcausedyoutosay,justnow,thatfortuneplaysusoddtricks?Iwasthinking,repliedGilbert,tranquilly,oftheemperor,ConstantinetheGreat,whoyouknow--Ah!thatistoomuch,interruptedVladimir.What!onabeautifulmorning,inthemidstofthewoods,beforealittledried-uppond,whichisnotwithoutitspoetry,seatedinthegrasswithaprettywhiteflowerinyourhand--theemperor,Constantine,thesubjectofyourmeditations?Asforme,Ihavenotsuchawell-balancedhead,andIwillconfesstoyouthatjustnow,inramblingamongthethickets,Iwasentirelyoccupiedwiththesingulargamesofmyowndestiny,andwhatismoresingularstill,Ifeltthenecessityofrelatingthemtosomeone.Yousurpriseme,repliedGilbert;Ididnotthinkyousocommunicative.Andwhoofus,resumedVladimir,nevercontradictshisowncharacter?InRussiathedutiesofmypositionobligemetobereserved,secret,envelopedinmysteryfromheadtofoot,agreatpontiffofscience,speakingbutinbriefsentencesandinanoraculartone;buthereIamnotobligedtoplaymyrole,andbyanaturalreaction,findingmyselfaloneinthewoodswithamanofsenseandheart,mytongueunloosenslikeamagpie's.Letussee;ifItellyoumyhistorydoyoupromisetobediscreet?Undoubtedly.Butifyoumusthaveaconfidant,howhappensitthatintimateasyouarewithCountKostia--Ah,precisely!whenyouknowmyhistoryyouwillunderstandforwhatreasoninmyinterviewswithKostiaPetrovitchIspeakoftenofhim,butrarelyofmyself.AndatthesewordsVladimirPaulitchturneduphissleeves,andshowinghiswriststoGilbert;Look!hesaid.Doyouseeanymark,anyscar?No,Icannotdetectany.
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