wounded me to the heart; I bewailed these things without as yet



knowing anything of a life of tenderness; whereas now, since my return

from Clochegourde, I could make comparisons which perfected my



instinctive perceptions. All deductions derived only from sufferings

endured are incomplete. Happiness has a light to cast. I now allowed



myself the more willingly to be kept under the heel of primogeniture

because I was not my brother's dupe.



I always went alone to the Duchesse de Lenoncourt's, where Henriette's

name was never mentioned; no one, except the good old duke, who was



simplicity itself, ever spoke of her to me; but by the way he welcomed

me I guessed that his daughter had privately commended me to his care.



At the moment when I was beginning to overcome the foolish wonder and

shyness which besets a young man at his first entrance into the great



world, and to realize the pleasures it could give through the

resources it offers to ambition, just, too, as I was beginning to make



use of Henriette's maxims, admiring their wisdom, the events of the

20th of March took place.



My brother followed the court to Ghent; I, by Henriette's advice (for

I kept up a correspondence with her, active on my side only), went



there also with the Duc de Lenoncourt. The natural kindness of the old

duke turned to a hearty and sincereprotection as soon as he saw me



attached, body and soul, to the Bourbons. He himself presented me to

his Majesty. Courtiers are not numerous when misfortunes are rife; but



youth is gifted with ingenuous admiration and uncalculating fidelity.

The king had the faculty of judging men; a devotion which might have



passed unobserved in Paris counted for much at Ghent, and I had the

happiness of pleasing Louis XVIII.



A letter from Madame de Mortsauf to her father, brought with

despatches by an emissary of the Vendeens, enclosed a note to me by



which I learned that Jacques was ill. Monsieur de Mortsauf, in despair

at his son's ill-health, and also at the news of a second emigration,



added a few words which enabled me to guess the situation of my dear

one. Worried by him, no doubt, when she passed all her time at



Jacques' bedside, allowed no rest either day or night, superior to

annoyance, yet unable always to control herself when her whole soul



was given to the care of her child, Henriette needed the support of a

friendship which might lighten the burden of her life, were it only by



diverting her husband's mind. Though I was now most impatient to rival

the career of my brother, who had lately been sent to the Congress of



Vienna, and was anxious at any risk to justify Henriette's appeal and

become a man myself, freed from all vassalage, nevertheless my



ambition, my desire for independence, the great interest I had in not

leaving the king, all were of no account before the vision of Madame



de Mortsauf's sad face. I resolved to leave the court at Ghent and

serve my true sovereign. God rewarded me. The emissary sent by the



Vendeens was unable to return. The king wanted a messenger who would

faithfully carry back his instructions. The Duc de Lenoncourt knew



that the king would never forget the man who undertook so perilous an

enterprise; he asked for the mission without consulting me, and I



gladly accepted it, happy indeed to be able to return to Clochegourde

employed in the good cause.



After an audience with the king I returned to France, where, both in

Paris and in Vendee, I was fortunate enough to carry out his Majesty's



instructions. Towards the end of May, being tracked by the Bonapartist

authorities to whom I was denounced, I was obliged to fly from place



to place in the character of a man endeavoring to get back to his

estate. I went on foot from park to park, from wood to wood, across



the whole of upper Vendee, the Bocage and Poitou, changing my

direction as danger threatened.



I reached Saumur, from Saumur I went to Chinon, and from Chinon I

reached, in a single night, the woods of Nueil, where I met the count



on horseback; he took me up behind him and we reached Clochegourde

• cultivate [´kʌltiveit] vt.耕作；培植；培养 (初中英语单词)


• desirable [di´zaiərəbəl] a.向往的；极好的 (初中英语单词)


• selfish [´selfiʃ] a.自私的，利己的 (初中英语单词)


• ignorant [´ignərənt] a.无知的，愚昧的 (初中英语单词)


• absolute [´æbsəlu:t] a.绝对的 n.绝对 (初中英语单词)


• devotion [di´vəuʃən] n.献身；忠诚；热爱 (初中英语单词)


• injure [´indʒə] vt.伤害，损害，毁坏 (初中英语单词)


• glorious [´glɔ:riəs] a.光荣的；辉煌的 (初中英语单词)


• endure [in´djuə] vt.忍耐，忍受；坚持 (初中英语单词)


• convert [kən´və:t, ´kɔnvə:t] v.转变 n.改变信仰者 (初中英语单词)


• abandon [ə´bændən] vt.抛弃，放弃，离弃 (初中英语单词)


• eternal [i´tə:nəl] a.永远的；永恒的 (初中英语单词)


• weakness [´wi:knis] n.虚弱；弱点，缺点 (初中英语单词)


• attendant [ə´tendənt] n.随员 a.伴随的 (初中英语单词)


• triumph [´traiəmf] n.胜利 vi.得胜，战胜 (初中英语单词)


• excite [ik´sait] vt.激动；引起，招惹 (初中英语单词)


• knowing [´nəuiŋ] a.会意的，心照不宣的 (初中英语单词)


• motive [´məutiv] n.动机；主题 a.运动的 (初中英语单词)


• vanity [´væniti] n.虚荣；自负；空虚 (初中英语单词)


• respond [ri´spɔnd] v.回答；响应；有反应 (初中英语单词)


• fortunate [´fɔ:tʃənət] a.幸运的，侥幸的 (初中英语单词)


• valley [´væli] n.谷；河谷；流域 (初中英语单词)


• affection [ə´fekʃən] n.友爱；慈爱 (初中英语单词)


• extent [ik´stent] n.长度；程度；范围 (初中英语单词)


• unable [ʌn´eibəl] a.不能的；无能为力的 (初中英语单词)


• attach [ə´tætʃ] v.附；使隶属；使依恋 (初中英语单词)


• career [kə´riə] n.经历；生涯；职业 (初中英语单词)


• oblige [ə´blaidʒ] vt.责成；迫使；使感激 (初中英语单词)


• immense [i´mens] a.广大的，无限的 (初中英语单词)


• faculty [´fækəlti] n.才干；天赋；院，系 (初中英语单词)


• mysterious [mi´stiəriəs] a.神秘的；难以理解的 (初中英语单词)


• lonely [´ləunli] a.孤独的；无人烟的 (初中英语单词)


• bestow [bi´stəu] vt.(把…)赠给；使用 (初中英语单词)


• farewell [feə´wel] int.再见 n.&a.告别 (初中英语单词)


• acquaintance [ə´kweintəns] n.相识；熟人，相识的人 (初中英语单词)


• instruction [in´strʌkʃən] n.教育；训练；指导 (初中英语单词)


• stupid [´stju:pid] a.愚蠢的；糊涂的 (初中英语单词)


• childhood [´tʃaildhud] n.幼年(时代)；早期 (初中英语单词)


• refuge [´refju:dʒ] v.&n.避难(所)；庇护 (初中英语单词)


• whereas [weər´æz] conj.鉴于；因此；而 (初中英语单词)


• beginning [bi´giniŋ] n.开始，开端；起源 (初中英语单词)


• overcome [,əuvə´kʌm] vt.战胜，克服 (初中英语单词)


• ambition [æm´biʃən] n.雄心，野心；企图 (初中英语单词)


• wisdom [´wizdəm] n.智慧，聪明，才智 (初中英语单词)


• sincere [sin´siə] a.真挚的；直率的 (初中英语单词)


• protection [prə´tekʃən] n.警戒；护照；通行证 (初中英语单词)


• majesty [´mædʒisti] n.壮丽；崇高；尊严 (初中英语单词)


• admiration [,ædmə´reiʃən] n.赞赏，钦佩 (初中英语单词)


• monsieur [mə´sjə:] n.先生 (初中英语单词)


• lately [´leitli] ad.近来，不久前 (初中英语单词)


• anxious [´æŋkʃəs] a.担忧的；渴望的 (初中英语单词)


• nevertheless [,nevəðə´les] conj.&ad.然而；不过 (初中英语单词)


• independence [,indi´pendəns] n.独立，自主，自立 (初中英语单词)


• account [ə´kaunt] vi.说明 vt.认为 n.帐目 (初中英语单词)


• vision [´viʒən] n.视觉；想象力；幻影 (初中英语单词)


• sovereign [´sɔvrin] a.至高无上的 n.君主 (初中英语单词)


• messenger [´mesindʒə] n.使者；送信人 (初中英语单词)


• mission [´miʃən] n.代表团；使馆vt.派遣 (初中英语单词)


• audience [´ɔ:diəns] n.听众；观众；接见 (初中英语单词)


• character [´kæriktə] n.特性；性质；人物；字 (初中英语单词)


• influential [,influ´enʃəl] a.有力的，有影响的 (高中英语单词)


• innumerable [i´nju:mərəbəl] a.无数的，数不清的 (高中英语单词)


• hinder [´hində, ´haində] vt.阻止 a.后面的 (高中英语单词)


• contrive [kən´traiv] v.发明；设计；图谋 (高中英语单词)


• infinite [´infinit] a.无限的，无穷的 (高中英语单词)


• comedy [´kɔmidi] n.喜剧；喜剧场面 (高中英语单词)


• compromise [´kɔmprəmaiz] n.妥协，和解 (高中英语单词)


• distrust [dis´trʌst] n.&vt.不信任，怀疑 (高中英语单词)


• corrupt [kə´rʌpt] a.腐败的 v.败坏；贿赂 (高中英语单词)


• solitude [´sɔlitju:d] n.孤独；寂寞；荒凉 (高中英语单词)


• reverence [´revərəns] n.尊敬；敬畏；尊严 (高中英语单词)


• comprehend [,kɔmpri´hend] vt.了解；领会；包含 (高中英语单词)


• breadth [bredθ] n.宽度，幅面，广度 (高中英语单词)


• chivalry [´ʃivəlri] n.侠义；骑士团 (高中英语单词)


• educational [,edju´keiʃənəl] a.教育(上)的 (高中英语单词)


• inward [´inwəd] a.向内的；心灵上的 (高中英语单词)


• awkward [´ɔ:kwəd] a.笨拙的；为难的 (高中英语单词)


• outward [´autwəd] a.外面的 ad.向外 (高中英语单词)


• tenderness [´tendənis] n.娇嫩；柔软；温柔 (高中英语单词)


• correspondence [,kɔri´spɔndəns] n.通信；符合；相当 (高中英语单词)


• hearty [´hɑ:ti] a.热忱的；强健的 (高中英语单词)


• pleasing [´pli:ziŋ] a.使人愉快的；合意的 (高中英语单词)


• learned [´lə:nid] a.有学问的，博学的 (高中英语单词)


• lighten [´laitn] v.减轻；点亮；启发 (高中英语单词)


• impatient [im´peiʃənt] a.不耐烦的，急躁的 (高中英语单词)


• appeal [ə´pi:l] vi.&n.请求；呼吁；上诉 (高中英语单词)


• perilous [´periləs] a.危险的；冒险的 (高中英语单词)


• horseback [´hɔ:sbæk] n.马背 (高中英语单词)


• springtime [´spriŋtaim] n.春季；青春期 (英语四级单词)


• winning [´winiŋ] n.&a.胜利(的) (英语四级单词)


• chaste [tʃeist] a.贞洁的；高雅的 (英语四级单词)


• maternal [mə´tə:nl] a.母亲的；母性(系)的 (英语四级单词)


• intercourse [´intəkɔ:s] n.交际；往来；交流 (英语四级单词)


• willingly [´wiliŋli] ad.情愿地，乐意地 (英语四级单词)


• gifted [´giftid] a.有天赋的，有才华的 (英语四级单词)


• bedside [´bedsaid] n.床边 a.护理的 (英语四级单词)


• resolved [ri´zɔlvd] a.决心的；坚定的 (英语四级单词)


• undertook [,ʌndə´tuk] undertake的过去式 (英语四级单词)


• justification [,dʒʌstifi´keiʃən] n.辩护；根据；缘故 (英语六级单词)


• involuntary [in´vɔləntəri] a.无意识的；非自愿的 (英语六级单词)


• exacting [ig´zæktiŋ] a.苛求的；严格的 (英语六级单词)


• tranquil [´træŋkwil] a.平静的，稳定的 (英语六级单词)


• frivolous [´frivələs] a.轻佻的 (英语六级单词)


• beating [´bi:tiŋ] n.敲；搅打；失败 (英语六级单词)


• countess [´kauntis] n.伯爵夫人；女伯爵 (英语六级单词)


• brotherly [´brʌðəli] a.兄弟般的 (英语六级单词)


• taking [´teikiŋ] a.迷人的 n.捕获物 (英语六级单词)


• incomplete [,inkəm´pli:t] a.不完全的，未完成的 (英语六级单词)


• privately [´praivitli] ad.秘密，一个人 (英语六级单词)


• unobserved [´ʌnəb´sə:vd] a.没有观察到 (英语六级单词)