Thetimeofliesispast.YouhaveguessedthatIknowall?Hebenthisbrowsintothesternfrownhealwaysassumedwhenhefeltangerhewasboundtosuppress,hiseyesmetminewithindomitablepride,andhemerelyreplied:
Idonotunderstandyou.
Youdonotunderstandme?Verywell,Iamabouttoenlightenyou.Myvoiceshookinutteringthesewords;mycoolnesswasforsakingme.Thedaybefore,andinmyconversationwiththebrother,Ihadcomeincontactwiththevileinfamyofaknaveandacoward;buttheenemywhomIwasnowfacing,althoughagreaterscoundrelthantheother,foundmeanstopreserveasortofmoralsuperiority,eveninthatterriblehourwhenheknewwellhewasfacetofacewithhiscrime.
Yes,thismanwasacriminal,butofagrandkind,andtherewasnocowardiceinhim.Pridesatuponthatbrowsoladenwithdarkthoughts,butfearsetnomarkuponit,anymorethandidrepentance.Inhiseyes--exactlylikethoseofhisbrother--afierceresolutionshone;Ifeltthathewoulddefendhimselftotheend.Hewouldyieldtoevidenceonly,andsuchstrenhofminddisplayedatsuchamomenthadtheeffectofexasperatingme.Thebloodflewtomyhead,andmyheartbeatrapidly,asIwenton:
Allowmetotakeupthematteralittlefartherback.In1864,therewasinParisamanwholovedthewifeofhismostintimatefriend.Althoughthatfriendwasverytrusting,verynoble,veryeasilyduped,hebecameawareofthislove,andhebegantosufferfromit.Hegrewjealous--althoughheneverdoubtedhiswife'spurityofheart--jealousaseveryoneiswholovestoowell.
Themanwhowastheobjectofhisjealousyperceivedit,understoodthathewasabouttobeforbiddenthehouse,knewthatthewomanwhomhelovedwouldneverdegradeherselfbylisteningtoalover,andthisistheplanwhichbeconceived:
Hehadabrothersomewhereinadistantland,aninfamousscoundrelwhowassupposedtobedead,acreaturesunkinshame,athief,aforger,adeserter,andhebethoughthimofthisbrotherasaninstrumentreadytohishandwherewithtoridhimselfofthefriendwhostoodinthewayofhispassion.Hesentforthefellowsecretly,heappointedtomeethiminoneoftheloneliestcornersofParis--inastreetadjoiningtheJardindesPlantes,andatnight--youseeIamwellinformed.Itiseasytoimaginehowhepersuadedtheformerthieftoplaythepartofbravo.Afewmonthsafter,thehusbandwasassassinatedbythisbrother,whoeludedjustice.Thefelon-friendmarriedalmostimmediatelythewomanwhomheloved;heisnowamaninsociety,wealthyandrespected,andhispureandpiouswifeloves,admires,nay,worshipshim.Doyounowbegintounderstand?Nomorethanbefore,heanswered,withthesameimpassiveface.
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