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Baudelaire composed the series of prose poems know as Pris Spleen between and his death in 67 He attached great importance to his work in this then unusual form, asking, "Which one of us, in his moments of ambton, has not dreamed of the miracle of a poetic prose, muscal, without rhythm and without rhyme, supple enough and rugged enough to adapt tself to the lyrical impulses of the soul, the undulations of reverie, the jibes of conscience? In his biography of Baudelaire, Lewis Piaget Shanks calls Pris Sleen the nal expression of the poet's vision of the world, of his melacholia his ideaism, his desperate desire to ee from the prison of his subectivity, his furious longing to nd some escape from the uginess of mode life. They are the center of his work: absoutely devoid of pose, they expain all the rest of it Where Baudeaire treated the same theme both in Pi Spleen and in Flowers o il Enid Starkie nds the prose poems more mature in conception, cotaining more har mony in the contrast between the esh and the Several o these corresponding poems are given in an appendix to tis edition
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dent gaze ten have studed them blak stars ursty and wnder am ndebted r ths enmpassng what atmsphere mystery slene, perume and peae blss Wat we are wnt t all le, even n ts appest mments epansn has nthng n mmn wt ts supreme le wh am nw eperenng, and whh rels mnute by mnute, send by send N there are n mre mnutes tere are n mre sends me has dsappeared; t s Eternty that regs, an eternty blss Bu a knk alls n the dr, an awul, a resundng knk and eel as n my dreams hell a pthrk beng stuk nt my tmah en a Spetre enters. t s a bal me t tture me n te name the law; t s an namus nubne me wth er mplants t add the trvaltes er le t te srrws mne; t s a messenger by rm a newspaper edtr lamrng r he last nstallment a manusrpt. he paradsa rm and the dl, te sveregn dreams, the Sylh as he great Ren used t say the wle enhant ment as vanshed at the Spetres brutal knk Hrrrs remember es, remember ths lty hle ths abde eternal bredm s truly mne k at the stupd, dusty, dlapdated urnture; the hear wthut re, wthut embers, dsgustng wth spttle; the sad wndws were ran has traed urrws thrugh the dust; manusrpts vered wth erasures r unnshed, he alendar were a penl has marked ds ds!
And that perume ut anther wrld wh n my state equste nsblty was s ntatng Alas, anther dr as taken t lae, stale tba med wth nauseatng mustnes he rand smell deslatn n hs narrw wrld, but wth plenty rm r dsgust, thre s ne be alne hat delgh me the val pum:
an old and dreadful love ; and like all mistresses, alas ! prolic in caresse d betrayals. Oh! yes! Time has reaeared; Time is sovereig ruler ow ad with that hdeous old man the etire retinue of Memo· ries, Regrets Spsms Fears Agonies Nightmares, Nerves, and Rages have retured. 1 ca assure you that the secods are ow strogly accented, ad ruh out of the clock crying: am Life, ubearable ad implacable Life ! " There is ol oe Secod in human life whose missio it is to brig good ews the good news that causes every one such iexlicable terror. Yes Time reigs ; he has resumed his brutal tyrany And he okes me with his double goad as if I were an ox Then hoi dokey! Sweat slave! Man, be amed ad live!"
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i he kind o ener h rin rom boredom nd d dremin; nd hoe who dil i o nexeedl re enerl hve id he mo indolen nd dremi o morl Ad noher mn ow who i o h h e lower hi ee even when e oo him o h h i e ll he oor ourge he n mer o eer or he here o roh he ike nrlleur who eem o him inveed wih ll he mje o ino h nd Rdmnh will ddenl hrow hi rm round n old mn in he ree nd ki hi ieoul beore he onihed ee o he erb. h? Bee bee ddenl h rilr hiog nom eemed irreiibl elin? Perh b i wold robbl be nerer he rh o oe h he himel h no ide wh oo hve more hn one been he viim o hee o br hih i o onldin h ome mli ino orinreo rr o Oe mornin go eelin ou o or d nd worn o wih idlee nd wih wh eemed o me omellin rge o do omehin exrordinr o erorm ome brillin deed Ad oened he window l ( hold like o oin o h wih erin eron ling ril oke i no he reul o lnnn or hemin b oruo nron n on ee o he omeng ore o he imle o h hmor lled heril b door i b hoe wih more nih hn door h drive owrd muliude o dnero or imroer io The r eron noied in he ree w a whoe ierin nd diordn r oed u o me hrough he hev lh Pri ir would be imoible or me o wh w ddenl eied b or hi oor mn e e! houed moonng him o ome he hogh h m room w ix ih o ir d h
he mn m be hvin errible ime ein hem wih hi rile wre dded no lile o m hiri Finll he ered Aer lookin crio over hi ne o l one b one exclimed "h ! Yo hve no colored l no ink no red no be! No mic e o e of Prdie? Scondrel wh do o men b oi ino oor neihborhood wiho ine o mke lie beil! And hed him, mbli nd rmbi owrd he ir Goin o on m blcon icked lie ower o nd when he ier ered he enrce beow e m eie o wr l down erendiclrl on he ede o hi ck The hock knocked him over nd llin on hi bck he cceeded i brekin he re o hi oor mblor ock wih heri oie o lihni rikin cr ce. And drnk wih m mdne hoed down hi riol: ke lie beil! ke life beil! Sch erric rnk re no wiho dner d oe oen h o derl or hem B wh i n eeri of d ion omred o n ii o lere in ie ecod?
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A m lone Nohng cn be hed bu he umblng of few beled nd wey cbs Fo few hous les slence wll be ous f no slee. A ls he yny of he humn fce hs dseed nd now hee wll be no one bu myself o mke me sue A ls m llowed o l n bh of dkness Fs double un of he key n he lock hs un of he key wll seems o me ncese my solude nd senghen he b cdes h, fo he momen see me fom he wold Hoble lfe Hoble cy e us gnce bck ove he evens of he dy sw sevel wes one of hem skng me f you could go o Russ by nd he hough Russ ws n snd suose) ; dsgeed bely wh he edo of evew who o ll my obecons ke syng: "Hee we e on he sde of esecbly mlyng h he ohe eodcls wee un by scs; bowed o weny o moe esons of whom feen wee unknown o me; dsbued hnd shkes n bou he sme ooon whou hvng s ken he ecuon o uyng gloves; o kll me dung showe doed n on dnce who sked me o desgn he cosume fo Venutre; wen o y cou o hecl deco who n dsmssn me sd: "Pehs you would do well o see Z ; he s he dulles sud nd mo celebed of ou uhos; wh hm yo mgh ge somewhee Consul hm nd hen we' see bosed why of sevel ugly hngs neve dd nd cveny dened some ohe msdeeds h hd ccomlshed wh h gees delgh; oense of fnfonnde cme gns humn dgny; efused sgh vo o fend nd gve wen
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y dear you weary me beyod edurace ad have o ity or you to hear you sihi oe would hik you were as serable as those aed woe who toil i the elds or the old bear woe who ick u crusts at tave doors 1£ at least your sihs idicated remorse they would be soe credit to you but hey mea othi ore tha he satiety o raticatio ad the desodecy o too uch leisure Ad you ever cease your useless babble You ust love me eed so to be loved! Coort e here caress e there But I have a idea which ay cure you For two u ad without oi very ar there ay be a way riht i he idst o the air Now just observe i you lease this solid iro cae ad see that hairy moster howli like oe o th daed shaki the bars like a orauta maddeed by exile iiati o erectio both the circular sri o the tier ad the stuid "AY
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very vauely resebli yours This moster is oe o those aials eerally called my aeltat is a woa. The other moster the oe yelli h head o ad bradishi a stick is a husbad e has chaied his leitate souse as thouh she were a aimal ad dislays her at all the street airs with o coure he er missio o the uthorties Now watch careully See with what voraciy ad ot shaed either erhas) she tears aart those liv rabbits 17
nd qllin hiken ht her keeer h thrown to her. Come, ome he , one mt lw kee omthin or rin d nd with hee word o widom he rell nthe w her re, the entri till inin to the teeth o the eroio betwomn, I men. "Tht it A ood blow o or tik to m her For he i drtin the mot terri nd reed ne t the iered ood Good God tht tik i no te ro Did o her how tht whk reonded, in ite o her rtiil ot o hir? Moreo er her ee re trtin rom her hed, nd he e more natura n The rk irl rom her rom iron "Sh re he onjl tom o hee deendnt o Adm nd Eve, thee work o h hnd, m God Thi womn h ertin the riht to oml, hoh fter l, the tititi deiht o me re erh not nknow to her There re other irremedible miorne withot h omention Bt in the whih he h been thrown, it h ever to her tht women deerve better te ow wht o , m Seein he hell with whih the world bond, wht do o exet me to hink o or ret ittle hell, o who ie on t o or \ kin, who et onl ooked met rell t o o b killed ervnt? "And wht n the mter to me, l hoe litle ih well in or ermed bret, m hi nd hert oqete? And l thoe ettion o hve lerned rom book, or tht indetible menhol whih inire nthin bt it n ettor. I trth, ometime I m eied with deire to teh o wht rel miorte i. "Seein o like thi, m dint be, or eet in the mire nd or ee trned woonin towrd the k thh witin or kin, I nnot hel thinkin o ro invokin the Idel. I o deie Kin o tht wht I m now o ver well know), bewre o the re who wll crunc ou up nd gole ou up nd ll ou at s pleaure 8
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CROWDS S O gven o evey man o ake a bah o mulude enjoy
) ng a cowd s an a and only he can elsh a debauch o valy a he exense o he human seces on whom n hs cadle a ay has besowed he love o masks and masqead ng he hae o home, and he asson o oamng. dencal ems and nechangeable by he acve and ele oe. he man who s nable o solde s nable a he oe enjoys he ncompaable pvlege o beng abe o be hsel o some one else as he chooses. ke hose wan deng sols ho go lookn o a bod he enes as he lkes no each mans hm alone s vac and cean laces see ced o hm, s only because n hs eyes hey ae no woh vng. he solay and hoghl sole nds a sngula no caon n hs nvesal commnon he man who loves o lose hmsel n a cowd enjoys evesh delghs ha he eos locked p n hmsel as n a box and he slohul man lke a mollusk n hs shell wll be eenally deved o He adops as hs on all he occuaons all he joys and all he soows ha chance oes Wa men call love s a vey small esced eeble hn compaed h hs neable oy hs dvne posuon o he soul gvng sel ene all s oey and all s chay o he unepeced as comes alon o he sane as he pases I s a good hng somemes o each he ounae o hs old only o humble o an nsan he oolsh pde ha hee ae hghe os han hes ne and moe nccm
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rbed The onder o oln hed o eole m onr ret exled to the end o the erth dobtlel know omethn o th mtero drnkenne nd n the mdt o the vt my crete b er n: te mt oten lgh who t them bee o ther trobled ortne nd chte lve
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VUNRGUE a that ertain avenue in the publi park are haunted almot exluive b diappointed ambition, fru traed inventor, abortive lorie, and broken heart, b all thoe tumultuou and eret oul till aitated b the lat rum blin of the torm who wihdraw a far a poible from the inolent ee of the a and the idle Thee had retreat are the meein plae of all thoe whom life ha maimed And toward thee plae poet and love to dret their avid peulation are ure nd rih pature For, a I have aid before the ornfull avoid, above all other plae, he one whee the roou on reate; that trepidation in a void ha nothin to attrat them O e £l mele drawn toward that i and An experiened ee i never mitaken It an at one deipher in thoe et or dejeted fae, in thoe ee, dull and hollow or till hinin with the lat park of trule, in thoe deep and numerou wrinkle, in that low or diloated ait the innumerable torie of love deeived, of devotion unreonized of eort nreompened, of huner and old ilentl endured Have ou ever notied widow, poverttriken widow, ittin on lonel benhe hether the are wearin mournin or not the are not diult to reonize Moreover, in the mourn in of he oor there i invariabl netiantin, an abene of onien that make it o heartbreakinhe poor ae with their orrow Th ri nt ti in al ioummate perfetion der and more addenin, the widow holdin 22
by he h lle chl wh who she cno she he hough, o he one who s compleely loe I o no now once followe fo ny hous oe of hose soly wows; she hel heself s sgh n he lle hebe shwl soc pe ppe n he whole beg he ws seemngly coeme by he bolue solue o le he lfe of ol bchelo, hs scule chce of he hbs e yseous pucy o he usey kow o wh seble eng-plce she h luche, no how I followe he no egoom wche he fo long me s she looke hough he newsppes wh ege eyes eyes once scle by be es sechg fo some hng of pssoe pesol nees Flly, he feoo, une lovely uun sy oe of hose skes ou of whch such ulue of eoes n eges own, she s o bench soe sce fo he cow, o lse o oe of hose coces oee he Psn publc by mly bns Ths s pobbly he lle ebuch of he nnocen ol ly o pue ol ly he wellene cosolo fo oe of hose ul ys whou fen, whou conveson whou oy whou soul o cone , whch Go, pehps fo my yes ow, hs llowe o escen upon he hee hue n syve mes ye An nohe I can neve help casting glanc whch if no niesally symphec s les cuous he mob of phs h cow ou he eclosue of ouoo coce he oches pous s fesve l o volupuous s o he ngh; gleng gos l o he goun; glnces coss; he le e of hvg nohg o o, unze peen o be oely elshg he musc Hee nohg h s no ch hppy; ohg h oes no behe foh nspe nolece n he plesue of heelessly lvg; nohngecep h bble ove hee leng o he ouse eclosue cchg
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a ath o m grat at the wid eare ad gaig at he arig edor wthi. he reetio o the joy o the rih i the eye o the oor i away a crio ight. Bt o thi artiar day i that rowd o wor boe ad aio dree my atteto wa aght by a gre o h obity that it too ot hoig otrat to the evrog vgarty Th wa a ta majeti woma whoe whoe bearig ereed a obiity h a aot reember ever havg ee beore ot eve he oetio o the aritorati beatie o the at The odor o rod vrte emaate ro her etire ero Her a emaiated ae wa i harmoy with the heavy morig he wa wearg. She oo e the ebea arod her o whom he too o otie gaed at that other gtterg word with a thoght eye gety odig her head a he teed to the mi Strage ght "Srey ad to mye "that i a overy overty it be whh i iaabe o ord eoomy; her obe oteae i roo o that hy the oe he hooe to tay a mie where he oer o oio a otrat Bt drawig earer to her ot o rioity eeed to dertad the reao The ta wdow wa hodg a tte boy y the ha who ie here wa dreed i morig: the rie o admio o matter how modet wod erha be et to ay or oe o te hid' ee or reeraby or ome erity a toy Ad ow he will retr home o oot meditatg ad dreamig aoe away aoe; or a h i trbet ad eh wthot getee or atee a aot eve e tha a me aima a og or a at erve a the odat o oey orrow
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THE OLD CLON
IDAY cowds swmed, spwed, d focked
ws oe of hose g dys h he cows, jugges m es, d mbu huckses cou o og dvce o mke up fo he e sesos of he ye. such dy peope seem o foge eveyhg, he become ke Fo yougses mes feedom , he hoo of shoo doued fo wey-fou hous. Fo he gow-ups s msce cocuded wh he mg foces of he wod, espe fom uves sugge d sfe m uppe csses, o oe egged eec u pusus, c wh dcuy escpe he uece of s popu ubee They bsob ucoscousy he she of hs cefee mosphee Fo my p, s ue Ps, eve f o vs he boohs h u hemseves o hese peodc occsos. d how hey ved wh oe othe fsc compe o They bwed d hey sceeched d hey beowed. Thee ws mue of ces cshg bss, d epodg ewoks. ucheos poos ue y he su tougheed goesue fces d, wh he sef codece of sesoed cos su of he ec sho ou he ups d ess d ses of d d hev humo k o Moes og-me, poud of he mosous musces whou foehed o cum ke ogus, sued mes cy he ghs h hd bee wshed fo he occso he dy befoe d dces, s ovey s fes o pcesses eped d poueed wh he e gh spkg he ks
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here w othi but iht dut, hout jo tumut ome ent moe other took it in nd bo were equ h itte tot tued t their mother kirt bein or cd tick, or cimbed on their ther houder to hve beter view o cojuror di od And domitin the other odor, the me o ri t ed the ir ike the icee o the ir At the ed, t the exreme ed o the row o booth, thouh he hd eie d hime in he rom thee endor, I w od cown, bet, decreit, th rui o m, ci cb more ei oe he mierbe th tht o he owet ve d i which two cde ed, utterin nd moki, ihted o too we it eur. Everywhere o moemkin debucher everwhere the urce o tomorrow dibred everywhere renetic outburt o vitit Here boute mir nd mier mde the more horribe b bei tricked out in comic r, whoe motey contrt due more to eceit hn rt. He w ot uhi, the oretc e w nt weei he w ot dnci, he w ot eticuti, he w not houti; he o o, d or he w oicitin othi He w mute d motione. He hd ive u, he hd bdicted. Hi te w eed. ut with wht rooud d uorebe exreio hi eye wdered over the crowd d the iht, the movi ood tht toed jut hort o hi reuive mier et the terribe hnd o hyteri ri my throt I et rebeiou ter ht . woud ot , ui my t w I to do? hy k the uh mn wht curioit, wht woder he hd to how i thoe ou hdow behid hi tttered curti? I truth, I did ot dre d, thouh ou m uh t my reo, I dmit it w becue I ered to humiite him I hd y decided to eve ome moe on the torm I ed, hoi tht he woud ue m
ntntn hn a dd r th rd ad by n nt hat dtrban t m aay rm hm Obd y th ht d a tryn t anayz my ddn drn ad ad t my hav jt n th rtty th d rtr h ha bn th brant ntr tanr th nratn h ha vd th d t tht rnd tht amy tht hdrn dradd y vrty and th nrattd th and t h bth th rd n nr ar t m!"
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CAKE
I WS tavng Th county aound m was of an nss gandu and sumty And I thnk a tt of t must hav assd nto my sou at that momnt My thoughts ad wth th ghtnss of th a tsf; th vuga assons such as hat and ofan ov smd to m now as fa away as th couds that oatd n th gogs at my ft; my sou smd as mmns and u as th nvong dom of th sky and athy thngs chod n my mmoy as fanty as th s of th nvs hds owsng fa fa away on th sos of anoth mountan v th motonss tt ak t ack fom th mmnsty of ts dth th shadow of a coud assd occa sonay k th cton of an ay gants coak yng acoss th sky And I mm fng wth a oy mngd wth aw that a and somn snsaton on has at sng som gat to th movmnt vovng wthout a sound In shot comng auty aound m I was at ac wth mysf Jnd w �uv my pfct attud and y ota ogtfun f athy v I was to thnk th ngC6cuous aft a n to mak u v s ts makg th ft I gan to of fatgu and satsfyng th hun causd y my on cm took out of my ckt a c of ad a athn cu and a sma ott of a ctan whch chmsts at that tm sod to tousts to md on occason wth snow I was acfuy cuttng my ad whn a sght sound mad m ook u Th n font of m stood a aggd tt uchn dak and dshvd wth hoow ys hat dvoud cy and as t smd to m adngy and I
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heard him gasp in a low hoarse voice : "
help lghing t the ppeltion with which he thoght t to honor my nerwhite bred nd ct generos sice nd oered it to him Slowly he cme towd me never tking his ees o the coveted object then sntching it ot o my hnd he quickly bck wy s i he ered tht my oer hd not been sincere or tt I hd lred repented i Bt t tht moment he ws knocked down b nother little svge who hd sprung rom heven knows where nd so like the rst tht took them to be twins The two o them rolled on the ground struggling or possession o e precious booty neither willing to shre it with the other Furious the rst cutched the second by the hir; nd the second seied ers between his teeth then locl with kiti owner o the cke tried to litte clws inhe usrpers ees the ltter in tu did his best to hs 1ry with one hnd while tring to slip the prie o wr into hs pocket with the other But strengthened b despr th loser struggled to his eet nd butting his hed into the others stomch sent the victor sprwling on the grond Bt why describe the hideous ght which lsted longer hn their chldih strength hd seemed to wrrnt The cke trvel to hnd nd chnged pockets t ever instnt chnging ls! in sie s well nd when nlly exhusted covered with blood they stopped rom the sheer impossibility o going on no use or eud remined the piece o bred hd disppered nd the crumbs scttered ll were indistinguishble rom gins o snd with which the were min e his perormnce hd drkened the lndscpe nd the clm n o ppernce o the two little wretches hd completel vnished Sddened st there or long time syng over nd over to mysel "So there is superb country where bred is clle deliccy tht it is enough to strt [ 2
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T HE
CL O C K
can t th t n th ys of a cat. On day a ssonay wakng n th sububs of Nankg notcd that h had fogottn hs watch and askd a tt boy th t h uchn of th Csta Ep hstatd at st thn on scond thought pd: "I t you and dsappad An nstant at h tund wth an noous cat n hs as. H ookd t n th y as pop say and wthout a onts hstaton dcad: "It s not qut noon hch was tu As fo whn I an fowad to ga at ovy Fn so appopaty nad who s at onc th hono of h sx th pd of y at and th pfu of y nd whth t b by nght o by day n dang ght o n dp st shad ways at th back of h adoab ys I can dstncty s th t aways th sa vast son wd as spac wthout nuts and wthout sconds a otonss hou not akd on any cock and yt as ay as a bath as quck as a ganc And f so tso ntud shoud co to dstub wh y ys st on ts dcous da f so unanny and ntoant Gn so Don out of t shoud co askng : "hat a you ookng at so attntvy at a you oong fo n tat catus ys an you t t t of day n th d and podga ota I shoud py wthout hstatng: "Ys I can t th t; t s Etnty! And s ths not a ay oous adga ada and just as aboyant as yousf Indd bodng ths bt of gash gaanty has gvn so uch pasu that I sha ask fo nohng n tun
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H MS P H R N YO U R H R
long le me ehe he fgnce of o hi e e lunge m ce ino i like his mn ino he we of sing n le e wve i like scened hndkechief o si memoies in he i f o onl knew ll h see ll h feel ll h he in ou h sol voges on is efe s ohe mens souls on music You hi hols whole de of mss nd sils; i holds ses whose onsoons wf e owd lovel clie whee sce is lue nd oe ofond whee fis nd leves nd hmn skin efume he i n he ocen of o hi see ho eeing wh eln cholic songs wih lus en of eve nion nd shis of eve she whose elegn nd inice sces snd o gins he enomous sk home of eenl he n he cesses of ou hi know gin he lngos of long hous ling on couch in fi shis cbn cdled b he hos imeceile swell eween os of oes nd coong we s n he unng he of o hi bee in he f gnce of obcco inge wih oim n sug in he nigh of o hi see he sheen of he oics ble inni on e shoes of ou hi ge dnk wih he se of sk nd nd he oi of cocons ong long le me ie ou blck nd hev esses en gw o elsic nd eellios i see o be eng eoies
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X
L ' N V TA TON A U
VO YA G
T s woderul our or o Coge he s h drem o vsg wh old love A srge our los he mss o he Norh d h mgh be lled he Es o he es he Ch o Europe so reel hs wrm d prous bee llowed o ru ro here llusrg pel d perssl wh rul d dele vegeo. A rel our o Coge where eveyhg s beuul rh hoes d lm; where order s luxurys mrror; where le s uuous d swee o brehe; where dsorder umul d he re sh ou where eve he okg s poe rh d e lg s well where resembles ou You kow h eversh skess omes over us our old desprs h oslg or oures we hve ever know h gush o uros? There s our h resembles o where everhg s beul rh hoes d lm where hs bul d deored Odel Ch where le s swee o brehe where hppess s wedded o slee s here we mus lve s here we mus de Yes s here we mus go o brehe o drem d o prolog he hours o sesos A mus hs wre nvtaton vase; who wll wre nvtaton au voage h m be oered o he beloved o he hose sser? Yes suh osphere would be good o lve where here re more houghs slower hours where loks srke hppess wh deeper more sg solem O shg pels or o dkl rh d glded lehers dsree pgs repose s deep lm d devou s he souls [ 3
o e ner wo deed em une row er own oor on e w o dnnroom nd drwnroom tn oty rou ovey nn or ntre wndow w muoned pne A e urnture mmene n rne rmed wt ok nd eret ke ved ou rror, me brc oery nd work o e odm r y mue myterou ymony or te eye nd every orner, every rck every drwer nd curt od bree or urou perume perume o umtr wper come ac wc e ou o te bode. A rue ountry o Coce I ure you, were everytn rc h nd ce ke ood concece or wecoured ke pot, ke ceed od or vreted em A e reure o e word boud here n te oue o borou mn wo ut te woe word n deb A nur ounry d uperor to oer r uperor o Nture wo ere rnormed by drem orrced remodeed nd dorned Let tem eek nd eek n et em endey pu bck he mt o ter ppe, thoe orcuur Aem! Le em oer re o xty hundred ound orn or the outo o ter mbtou probem! A or me , I ve ound my lac tulp I ve ound my lue dala Icomprbe ower, redcovered up eor d t ere, ot, n h beuu ounry, o cm, o u o drem, t you u ve t you mut boom? oud y t t b md wtn wn ny wd y
no ee youre reected ere n your own corresondence e myc y Drem! Awy drem! And e more mbou nd dee e ou e more obe e drem. Every mn poee h own doe o nur oum eeey ereed nd renewed nd rom br de ow mny our n we rekon o potve eure, o uceu nd deded con we ever ve , be r o ure my mnton ned nd reembe you f' 33
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Thee treure thee urnhn th uxur th order, thee erume nd thee mruou ower the re ou And ou re the ret rver too nd the lm n And thoe ret h tht the ber on den wth rche nd rom whh re the or rhthm hnt, the re m thouht tht ee or tht re on the we o our bret. You ed them ent towrd the e whch the Innte, ou mrror the k deth n the rtne urt o our ou nd when wer wth ron wter nd ureted wth the o o the Oent the return to ther ort o t the re m thouht comn bck enrhed rom the nnte to
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CHL D ' S
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o oer a suggeson or n ocen dverso There are so ew ausees ha are no culpable! hen you go ou n he ornng wh he sled dea o rablg over he hghways ll your pockes wh lttle peny devces such as hose a puppes anpulaed by a sgle srng a blacksh haerng on an anvl a kngh on a horse whose al s a whsle ad ousde he averns and under he rees oer he as s o all he ukown poor chldre you ay ee You wll see ther e es en unbelevbly w e A rs hey wo dare o ake he won n orune hen her hands wll cluch he presen eagerly and hey wll run away lke cas who go ar o o ea ny orsel you gve he havg learned o be wary o en. Behd he ron gae o an ense garde a he back o whch could be seen a charng haeau gleag whely n he sun sood a beauul bloong lttle boy sarly dressed n coury ogs ha are always so echanng Luury careree days ad he habual specacle o abud ace ae such che so ovey ha he see o be ae o a ere cay ro he chldren o he oeraely an he Besde h on he grass lay a agncen oy as bloong as s aser glded and shng dresed n purple ad covered wh plues ad glerng beads Bu he chld was payng no aenon o hs avore oy ad hs s wha he was lookg : On he oher sde o he gae on he hghway, sandng n he ds o eles ad hsles ws anoher chld blk and gy oe o hose urcparahs whose beauy SHOUD IK
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an maa ee wod disove s he ee o a onnoisse dees an aheni mase nde he oahmaes vanish i eeed o he dsgsing aina o ov e smboi bas wo was showing he ih hid his oo own o whih he ae was siniing beahess as hogh had been some ae and nhead o obje e his o ha he gim ie ba was and nig in a box oveed wh wie was a aens o o eonom sose had aken he nae se And he wo hden wee aghing ogehe ike bohes wih
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TH
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G TS
of the Fares gathered together to eect the dstrbuton of gfts aong the newborn nfants who had coe nto the world n the last twentyfour hours All these ancent and caprcous Ssters of Destny these strange others of joy and sorrow were very derent fro one another soe were sad and surly others had a ad schevous gaety; soe were young and had always been young others were old and had always been old. All the fathers who bel«ed n es d coe to the assebly wth ther nfants n ther ars. Talents Facultes good Fotunes nvncble Conunctures were pled up besde the trbunal for all the world lke co enceentday pres But the derence was that these Gfs were no the recopense for any eort but on the contrary a favor accorded to a person who has not yet lved a favor capable of dcdng hs estny and of becong ether he cae of hs sfortune or the source of all hs happness The poor ares were n a pother; for there was a very RD SSBY
ge owd of eones nd e inemedy wold sed
between an and God s subect ust as ours s to the law of Te and all hs nnte progeny the Days the Hours the nutes the Seconds n truth they were as urred as one of the nsters of state on hs audence day or the eployees of a pawnshop when a natonal holday authores the redepton of pledes grats even thnk they lanced at the clock patence as huan udes who have been stng on the bench a nd annot help lonn for her dnners er we
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jice nd heir beloved bedroom lier in here i ome reciinc nd conio we ogh no o rried o hmn jice well. Oherwie we orelve wod be n And o i hened on h d nder re co mied which migh be looked on od dnce rher hn were he diincive nd eern chrceriic o he o welh w wrded o he hei r o n imene rich i nd he h d no been endowed wih ene o chri or he le coveone or good w re o nd himel er o hi embrred hi miion lo he ove o Be nd oeic Power were one qrrier on no w eiher he vie he need o hve orgoen o h he diribion o h olemn occion i wiho ea n be ee rin Thinking heir k ccoi l he or no ingle gi w e no bon remined o hrow o hi hmn horde when worh mn oor lie ho keeer nc rng orwrd nd cching hod o he micoored vor gown o he nere Fir cried B dm ! Yo hve orgoen h bo m bb? he o hink ve mde he ri or nohing The Fir migh wel hve been diconennced or here w og e Hi he reembered in ime weknown hogh rrel lied lw o he ernrl world he world inhbied b imlble deiiewho beng rend o mn m oen d hemelve o hi hmn ion ch e irie Gnome Slnder Shid Slh Nixie n ine e nd eme) reer o he lw i c ce he reen when i rn hor give Fir he ower o ccord one more gi rovided he h imginion enogh o cree one on he o [ 38
So the good Fary rped wth a seposssson worthy o her rank: ow � on your son . . bstow upon hm e Gt o asn asng? But peasng how? Peasng why? askd the obstnat tt shopkper who was doubtessy e thos reasonrs ony too common, who s ncapabe o rsn to the ogc of the Absur. Bcause! Just bcause! rpd the ncensed Fary, turn ng hr back on hm. jonng th cohort o Fars, she sad: hat do you thnk of that van tt Frnchman? He nssts upon understandng vrythng and ven ater he has obtand the best gft of th ot for hs son st dares to queston, and to dspute the ndsputab.
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THE E R OS ,
TE M P TA TO S OR P U TOS A D A M E
AS IGH wo speb Saas a a o ess eaa
Saaess cm e aces sas p ss o e weakess ofp commcaes w m sece Goosy ey soo befoe me ke acos o a sae A spos speo emaae fom e ee pesoaes s sag o eef agas e ese back go of e Tey ooke so po w so mpeos a a a o eos Te coeace of e s Saa was of a bos � a e es of s boy oo ee was e sam ess a e aces wee wo o gve o Baccs Hs bea f ag es sowy a vae coo esembe voes a ae s eavy w e eas of som we s af ope ps wee ke wam ceses eag e ageeabe oo of efmees a weeve e sge msky secs g abo wee mae e ey gow of s bea Ao s ppe c ke a ge we a esce sepe a fe s ea a e owa m w a goos ve-eme eyes sspee om s v }e aeag w vas of sse coas kes a sa es e e aoe va wose coe was of a mos e a wc boe ese cos wos po boo a pefec coa; s ef a s abe Dk vo wce o ob o s s peases a s
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pis spre he cgi f his mess wiches sh ighs A few liks f rke gle hi rgge his eli ce kles when hey hmpere him frce hm lk w vi s he ws he ever file mire his rilli e ils s highly plishe s precis gems He lke me wih his icslly s eyes, lle wih isiius iici s i melius vice f yu wsh if yu wsh wll mke yu he mser f livi mer s he culpr is f cly u cmprly greer mser yu shll kw he pleure cly reewe f escpig frm yurself frge yurelf i her eig f rcig yurself her suls le hemselve yurs A swere him "hk yu w e f yu hum wres h re prly eer h my w pr self. A lhugh ememerig mkes me mre r le shme sill hve esire frge hig; eve f i recg7e yu yu l mser yur myerius cu lery yur uius vils he cis hcklig yur fee re symls h emre clerly eugh he isvges f frieship wih yu Yu my keep yur gifs he sec h hig f h rgic he sme ime smilig ir r hse iiug mers r h euisie perfume euy He ws m f vs prpris wih eyeless cuece Hs hevy puch hug w ver
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hs highs and his ski was gidd ausatd as thugh
e ll ver wih mses f lile hurryi gure repre seig umerus frms f uiverl misery here were le lile me wh h hug hemselves frm ils here were efrme skiy lile gmes whse supplicg eyes ege mre eluely fr lms h heir remlig h here were l mhers wih premure ifs cligig heir wse ress, here were pley f hers he gigic ppe his immese elly wih his s h here cme frm i prlge mellic
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ended in ve ronin, o mn hmn voices And he lhed indecenl dislin hi deced eeh, gre imbe cilic lh lie h o cerin men in ever conr er he hve dined oo well And hi one id o me: cn ive o he hin ha will rocre o everhing ele; h i worh everyhng else; ha e he lce o everhin else nd he aed his monros bell whose onoro echo w commenar on hi vlgar oer rned w in diss a relied: " do no need oher eole miser or m enjomen, nd wan none o or welh hsl wih ll he misornes h or sin, lie wll aer, dila. A or he Sne, hold be lin i iled o admi h rs glance he eemed o me o hve singlar chrm And can nd no beer wa o denin hi chrm han b b comarin i o h o who will never row old nd whoe be eems o hold ome o old rins. She had an merios nd e nbridled ir nd her ees lhoh mred b he ers, sill held ll heir ower o acinion. h src me riclrl w he o her voice rndn me o ll he lovelies trat hd ever heard and lso o - q vtae old o lie roo o m ower? said he lse oddess in her rdoxicall edcive voice. "isen. And she onded n enormo rme having long rem er lie one o hoe rc ie h bore he name ll he newsaer o he word nd on hi she cried m nme, wic wen roing ra� he noise o a nd hnderbols. Ad i echo cme bac o me, rever· beraed rom he rhelne. h e id, hal won over "Now h i some hing " Bt div y < remember hvin n her beore somewhere drin· in wih ome o m cqainnce nd he hor sond o [
the brass brought bak to y ars a vagu reoetion o another rostitut trut ha har. So with a y sorn ri "Away wth you! a not one o arry th strss o a ertain rson o not ar to na O suh ouragous s·nia sury ha th right to b rou. But unhaiy whn awok a y orttu orsook . "n truth sai to ys, ust hav bn soun asee in to hav isay suh srus. Ah! ony the b o again a h sas An on th aou, bgging th to orgve , rosing to egra ys as oten as shou b nessary to wn thr avor. But ust sury hav ortay on th or thy hav ner rturne
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he ys wrk s were; hugs ke e eer swy s f wlg Ye, hrug he rspre clus f eveg gre clmr frm he p f e mu reces me my bl cy \ cfus f scr cres rsfrme by sce esle rmy lke f e rsg e r mpe g srm Wh re hese hpless es wm eveg brgs slce wm lke he wls, e pprc f g s e sgl fr wces-sbb Ts sse uu cmes me frm he blck muse perche e mu; s smke my eveg ppe cemplg e pece f e mmese vlley bslg w uses wse wws sy "Here s pece; ere s hppy fmly! c we e w blws frm up here cre my werg fcy s m f e hrmes f ell Twlgh eces mme remember w f my fres w lwys becme ll usk e f hem wul lse ll sese f he blgs f fresp f rry curesy wul y e rs cmer lke svge ve see m rw eee e ewer ecuse e mge e sw sme erglyphc sul Fr m eveg erl f ll vlupuus plesures sple ll gs eve he ms succule Te er prey sppe mb s ylg we beg gw ber glmy urrelsme ll ulge scble by y he ws pless g
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would ve furously o oly o ohers u o hself s well ll hs crepusculr splee The former ded se, ule o recogze hs wfe d chld; he ler s sll orured y perpeul dsueude d eve f ll he hoors h repulcs d prces c cofer were ow heped upo hs hed elee h wlgh would sll ucke hm feversh crvg for mgry dsc os Ngh whch led her ds wh s ow drkess rgs o me d lhough s o rre o oserve he se cuse rgg ou ever fls o o lrm me gh refreshg drkess o me you re he sgl for er fes my delverer fro gus he solude l of he l he so l rh of srs rgh urss of re he reery of y wlgh how swee you re how eder The rosy glow lgerg o he horzo lke he ls goy of dy couered y vcorous gh; he mes of he cdel g dull red splshes gs he suse's dyg glory; he hevy drperes h some usee hd drws ou of he deph of he s ll seems o me hose comple sees h lfes os solem momes wr wh ech oher s her y remd oe of hose curous cosumes dcers wer h revel uder drk rspre guze he ued speors o zzg sr us s he ecous he soer prese; d he gold d slver srs sprkled over represe he res of fcy h she rghly oly he deep ourg of he gh
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A PHHROPC jrnalis says ha slide is bad r man kind and he spprs hs prpsiin like all nbelievers wih ciains rm he hrch Fahers knw ha he wilderness is a avrie han he Devil and ha he Spiri lbriciy is kindled in lnely places B i s pssible ha his slide is dangers nly r hse idle and vagran sls wh peple i wih heir wn passins and chimeras erainly a garrls man whse chie pleasre in lie is declaim rm plpi r rsrm wld rn he risk becm ing a raving maniac n Rbinsn rse's island. d n insis n my jrnalis having all he vires and he crage rse. B d bjec his dircing his impain agains he lvers slide and mysery. haering hmaniy is ll individals wh wld ace he deah penaly wih less hrrr i rm he p he scald hey were permied make a mighy harange wih n ear an nimely nerrpin rm he drms Sanerre d n piy hem since eel ha heir rarical esins prcre hem pleasres qie eqal hse whch hers derive rm slence and selcmmnin b despise hem A ask my crsed rnalis is be allwed amse mysel in my wn way. "And s he says wih his ms evan gelical and nasal inecin "y never eel he need sharing yr pleasres Ah he sble envy! He knws ha scrn his pleasres and he ries insinae himsel in mine he dis klljy Ta grea misrne n being able be alne
says a Bruyr sowhr as hough o sha hos who hav o go o crowds o org hsvs doubss arg ha hy coud o dur hsvs ao. "Aos a our s co ro o sayig i our ow roo says aohr ws a biv i was Pasca rcag ro hs c o scouio a hos ad who sk happss i acvy ad i wha gh ca, o us h wo dru aguag o h day h brothrhood o prosuo.
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SAD o himsel as he waled hrough a grea loely par o beauiul she would be oe o se gorgeous ad elaborae cour cosumes as i he so eveig air she desceded he marble sairs o a palace acg broad laws ad laes! For by aure she has he ir o as Laer, passig hrough a he sopped i fro of a pri shop ad looig hrough a porfolio ad dig a piure of a scee he hough: "No! i is o i a palace ha I should lie o cherish her dear lfe. e should eve eel at hom i oe. Besides here would be o place o hose gold ecrused walls o hag her porrai ad hose ormal halls here s ever a imae corer Decidedly !� I have foud he place which o lve ad culivae he dream o my life. while his eyes coued o exame every deail o rhe Ad pri he we o musig A lovely woode cabi by he sea ad all aroud hose curous glossy rees whose ames I have orgoe . i he ar a ideable a ioxicaig ragrace . . he cab he heavy sce of mus ad roses . . ad arher behd our lile domai he ops of mass rocig o he waves . all aroud us beyod our bedroom wih s shuers sofeg he glare o a rosy glow ad decoraed wh cool mas ad heady owers ad Poruguese rococo chairs o heavy somber wood where she will si so calmly ad well aed smoig her slghly opiumed obacco ad beyod he verada he werg o birds dru wh he su ad he chaerg o lile egro girls . . . whle a gh as a acompame o my dreams he plaive sog o he musc [ 8
rees, he melancholy os ! Yes, ruly his is he sein 1 have been lookng for ha do 1 wan of a alace? And a litte farther on, as he was walkin alon a wide ave nue, he noticed a CQZ lle and n he window, ay wth curtans of srped calico, two lauhng faces And nstanty Really, he cried, wha a vagabond my mind must be to o oki so far aeld for leasure that is so near a han Pleasure and happiness are to be foun in he rst inn you come to, any chance nn eemn with delhts A rea wood re, audy crockery, a assable uper a vgorous wne, and a very we bed wih sheets, a lttle coarse but cool what could be ber? And oin ome a hat hour of the ay when sdoms counsels are not slenced by the roa of th outsde world, he sad to himself: have ossessed hree hoes today and as equally happy n all of the hy should 1 drive my body from plce o lace, when my soul ravels so lighy? An out ones since he s suent n tself?
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h c wh s prpndcuar and fu nang ras; h sand s bndng and h sa grs. Th supd word wa succubs and as s ssa a ssa ha s a sor of dcous dah n whch h spr bwn spng and wang ass a h voupuous dgh of annhaon Manwh Doroha srong and proud as h sun was aong h dsrd sr h on vng hng a hs hour undr h bu a shnng bac spo n h sungh Sh was swang gn ro such a sndr was s on such gnrous hps! Hr pa pn drss of cngng s mas a ov conras wh h darnss of hr sn and mods accura hr ong bus h curv of hr bac and hr pond brass A rd paraso shadng hr from h sun rougs hr dus fac wh s boodrd gow h wgh of h norous p of har ha s aos bu pus bac hr dca had and gvs hr an ndon ru phan ar And h hav arrngs p charng scrs n hr pr ars From o m h sa br fs a cornr of hr owng sr rvang a uprb and gsnng g; and hr foo h f of h marb goddsss ha Europ ps carfu shu up n musus prns s mag fahful on h n sand For Doroha s such a prodgous coqu ha h pasur of bng admrd prvals wh hr ovr h prd of no ongr bng a sav and ahough frd sh s gos barfoo
T rml k r w pp lv d ml r w ml w d d f r mrrr r r d prd rr A r w v d w p dr w f w vl mv r lz Dr rd fl d l rz? lf r l rrd w m d wr mk prf dr mll ; wr lv d m r r mk d fd r fr f r z r mrrr wl pd r drd f w rv pwrfl d rm mp m r v ddrm d rm dr m r frm k f rrd wr r f rd r d r k r p? Prp rdzv w m r w d r rd mrd lk f fm Dr wld k m f r dr Op B d mpl rr f d rf d d r w v ld Kr w drk d dlr w plr; d f l fl Pr ld r mr fl ? Dr dmrd d pmprd wld prfl pp f l wr ld v p st st fr r ll r w ll f lv r ld d mr rd d fl wll d d kd Dr: mr mrl drd r f us
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Y wud lie nw why I hae yu day? I wi erainly be harder fr yu undersand han fr me exlain fr yu are, believe he ms erfe exampe feminine imermeabiliy h exiss We ad sen a ln da eher wih me had seemed shr. We ad duy rmised ea her ha a ur hughs shuld be shared in mmn and ha ur w sus henerh be bu ne a dream whih afer all as nhing riina abu i exe ha ahu dreamed by every man n earh i has been reaized by ne Tha evening a ie ired yu waned si dwn in fn f a new af fmin e rner f a new buevard sill liered i rubbis bu layed rudly is unnished send e af was in Even he gas ghed wih all is burned wih a he mih e blinding whieness f he walls he exanse f mir rrs he d rnies drad an by unds n leas lauhin fans n heir wriss nymhs and dses beari n heir eads pies f fruis pats and Hebes and Ganymedes hding u ile amhras f syrups r arilred ies; and all andeQ uny f us a wrh man f abu in fry wih ired fae and greying beard anding hding a small by by e and and arrying n his arm anher ie hin sill wea wal He was paying nursemaid, aing e hildren fr an evenin sr Tey were in The hree aes were exrardinary serius and hse six eyes sared [ 52
xedy at the new a with adiratin equa in degree ut dierng n ind ardng t their ages The eyes the ather sad Hw eautiu it is! Hw eau tiul it is A the gd the pr wrd ust have und its way nt thse was The eyes the tte y: H eau tiul it is Hw eautu it is But it is a huse where ny pepe wh are nt e us an g. As r the ay he was uh t asnated t epress anything ut jy uttery stupid and prund. Sng writers say that peasure ennles the su and stens the heart The sng was right that evenng as ar as I was nerned. Nt ny was I tuhed y this aiy eyes ut I was even a ittle ashaed ur gasses and deanters t ig r ur thirst. I turned y eyes t int yurs dear ve t read thught in the; and as punged y eyes int yur eyes s eautiu and s uriusly st nt thse green eyes he Capre and gverned y the Mn yu said "Thse pepe are insuerae with their great sauer eyes Can't yu te the prpetr t send the aa S yu se hw dilt it is t understand ne anther y dear ange hw inuniae thught is even etween tw pepe in lve.
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FU wa a adrabl buoo d almo l o of h Pr' frd Bu for m rofo o b fuy rou h hav a faal arao ad o day alouh may m ra ha da of arom ad lbry hould a do oo of a mummr bra Faoull jod a oray by ra dod formd obl of h ou <r x vywhr worhy m alway rady o d ou hr mor arablar brohr wo lo o dhro r ad whou bohr o oul o rou oy h obl quo wr arrd a wl a Fa oull ad all of hm fad ra dah ould radly blv ha h Pr wa qu u ou o d h favor layr amo h rbl h Pr wa hr br or wor ha ohr m; bu hav a v bly h wa ral far mor rul ha h fllow A aoa lovr of h ar a wll a a xll o our h wa a aloh aabl voluuary dr ouh rard o m ad moral hmlf a ral ar h dradd o my oly Bordom; ad h xravaa or h mad o vaquh o o ouw h yr h world woul mo ral hav wo hm h of nr hora f h Pr domo ay o had b rmd o wr ayh havr whh d o m luvly for laur or for aohm o of laur' mo dla form h mforu of h Pr wa o hav a a va ouh for h u hr ar you Nro d oo arrow boud who am ad 54
good ittios wi forr rmai uow to futur gra· tios A dss Proidc ad gi tis Pric facutis gratr ta is domais Suddy a rumor sprad tat t sorig ad dcidd to pardo a t cospirators; ad t origi of tis rumor was a aoucmt tat a magict patomim was to gi i wic aciou woud pay o f is most famous o of is most sussfu ros ad at wic t co dmd os it was said wr to prst; a idt proof addd suprcia mids of t grous prociitis of t odd Pric O t part of a ma so aturay ad diraty cctric aytig was possi irtu cmcy spciay if i it coud op to d som uxpctd pasurs. But for tos wo i mysf ad prod dpr ito tat curious sic sou it was iity mor proa tat t Pric watd to tst t au of t istrioic tat of a ma codmd o - wat to prot ti ocasio to ma a pysio ogica xpimt o a caital itrst to d out to wat xtt a artists facutis migt cagd or modid i a situatio as xtraordiary as tis; yod tat was tr i is mid praps a mor or ss dit ida of mrcy? is is a poit tat as r carid. At ast t grat day aig arrid tis itt court dis· payd a its pomps; ad it woud dicut to coci uss o ad s it wat icrdi spdor t priigd cass o a ty stat wt mt rsourcs was a to mustr or a ota occasio. is o was douy so y t wodr of t uxury dispayd as w as y t mystious mora itrst attacig to it Su Faciou xcd spciay i sit parts or os wit fw words wic ar ot t pricip ros i tos fairy patomims wos ojct is to rprst symoicay t mystry of if H cam out igty oto t stag wit a prfct as tat cormd t o audic i its otio of cmcy ad pardo [ 55
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Wh pop say of a acor: Wha a ood acor h ar usi an prssio which implis ha ba h characr hy can si disiuish h acor, ha is o sa ar, or, oio Bu if a acor shoud succd in bi, in raion o h par h payd, wha h bs saus of aiquiy, if mirau ousy aimad h id, wad ad saw, woud b i raio o h ra, h cofusd ida of bauy, ha woud dd b a siuar cas ad aohr uhard of acioul was ha ih jus such a prfc idaiaio, so ha o coud o hp bii i h imrsoaio as ai, possib ad ra h buoo cam ad w lauhd ad wp, ad lasd io fury, wih aways abou had a irishab auro, iisibl o all, bu isib o m, ha bdd i a sra amaam h bams of Ar ad h or of Maryrdo aul, y wha spcial rac cao say, irodud somhi of dii ad supraura io his mos raaa buoonris My pn mbs ad ars of a moio ha has r lf m, l my ys, whi loo for words o dsrib for ou ha uforab i aciou prod o m i h mos prmpory, h mos irrfuab way, ha h ioicaio Ar of h ra abyss ad ha ius ca pay a par, ra, wih such joy ha i dos no s h ra, os, as i is, in a paradis ha shus ou a houh of dah ad dsrcion h who audic, bas ad friolous houh hy wr, sldr of h aris No houh rmaid of dah, of mouri, or of puishm. Ery o a himsf up wihou a quam o h oupuous ad mui uous pasurs s o a masrpc o ar aords Eposios of dih and admiraio aai ad aain rrbrad o h aus of h dic wih h nois of a coiuous hundr h Pric himsf, i a fry of ioi caio, joind i h appaus of his cour Howr, for a discri , his iicaio was o wihou alo Did h fl himsf chad i his dspoic powr, [ 56
umd s o sg o o s d c o sous fusd hs ops oud s focss Such supposos o og jusd y o ujus, houg my md w I wcd Pc's f s ov hs u po w po spd sow fg upo sow. Hs ps w mo d mo gty compssd d s ys zd w smg of jousy o sp v w ossy ppudd s fo sg uoo wo ow pyd d's uoo so supy. A c mom I sw s Hgss u owd pg sdg d m d wsp s A ogus m sd coss cds cmg fc d f oy o s f o cy ou som ug commsso A fw mus s poogd ss o upo Fcou o of s gs moms dg s d s Ad fom p of wc s u pcd u d com cd dd ou o codo w sd ug Fcou wd fm s dm csd s ys d w mos oc opd m g y smd o v gow ody g, opd s mou s houg suggg sggd fowd sp cwd d £ ddpo sg Hd ss swf s swod y fusd hgm? Hd Pc fos omcd vu of hs us? Thisg;d fo dou. d g s csd s m cou It s sw gm to p so . T gu os hd joyd dgs of fo T sm g y w cd fo f. S sv oms justy cd my cous v com o cou of * u o s v o ppoc mcuous of Fcou o o s o sm avo
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W WR eain he bani' I aw friend aref
earain hi ne in he ef e f hi waia he ied a he d iee in he rih he ier in hi ef rer e he a handf f ennie and na in he rih afer he aref rin a wfran iee Wha a e diribin I aid ef Sn we aed bea wh hed hi a wih a rebin hand r e an f feein wh i abe read e e ene he I nw nhin re a aer ea ee and Thre i in he ehin f he rnd and e ein be een in he eared ee f a M friend' erin wa niderab arer han ine and aid h Y are rih ne feein rrie neef here i n reaer eare han iin ene ee a r rie I wa nerfei he reied ranqi a hh if h B ierabe brain whih i freer in a a anen wha an ehain fa nare ha ien e he idea dden rred e ha h nd in friend wa n a if i ae fr f brinin e eieen n he r de erha een ein r herwie ha a nerfei in in he hand f a bear ih enender_ Mih i n in f i n a ead rin baer a aen eeer fr inhae hi arreed a a nerfeier r a dieinar f bad ne B n he her hand he nerfei 58
n f a p tt spulat, mght wl b th gm f sa days wath And s my fany an t ndng wngs t my fnd's magnatn and dawng all pssb ddutns fm al pssbl hypthss But h udly shattd my by patng my wn wds "Ys, yu a ght th s sw plasu than t sup a man by gng hm m than h pts d hm squay n th y and was appad t s that hs ys shn wth unqustnabl and undstd pfty thn that hs bt had b t pfm a hatab dwh mang a gd suatn; t gan ft sos ad Gds ht t th sam m and t wn paads nmay t gs a ld s f t� phnsbl nymnt had ust bn suppsng hm apab f; shud ha fund shg astng n hs ds t m pms paups; but wll n padn hm th npttud f hs aluatn. b man s n usabl but th s sm tu n nwng that n th fgab s t�t
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th w b I t ms st b msts Bg whm I h ws g t w thgh h s hm b g hm t mst h t sm s t m h pss h g m whh ws t b w hm s s st t hs hs s t mgt sbt wg s b thg th pp hbtts s bs A t sm t m tht I sh h pss ts ht g ht s t wtht ssptg tht h ws th t h st thgh msph th p m stts gt th ts hs h bth smb btt sm t tht whh th ts ts mst h t wh g th ht s bth th ght t t hg th sthg s ms ss th s g t s th pts g th ws h g t t th th twg ws th s H w stg s m wm wh w m wth th sg but sm t mmb hg s thm b bt t ht p wht ts t ws mpssb t th sp m sm pth th th tht pphs mm s b th sht thg w t ttmpt t g sm th sg pss th s sh s tht h s s tht sh s wth th h bm wth th mmt t thmss B th tm m hst w st w w m SAY
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reds e ate we drak oderatey o a sorts o extraor dary wes, ad o ess extraordary was the act that ee ater seera hours t seeed to e that I was no ore druk tha he But gag, that superhua peasure, had terrupted, at ders teras, our reuet batos, ad shoud aso say that, wth perect ad heroc heedessess I had bdg pact. he sou s a so es so the so useess ad wthat I et soewhat ess eoto oer oss t a had dropped y / ard out Sowy we soked eera cgars whose coparabe taste ad aroa ade the sou hoesck or coutres ad peasures t had eer kow, ad druk wth a these deghts, a access o aarty that dd ot see to dspease h, I had the teerty to exca as ted y brg gas "o your orta heath, Od Harry e taked o the uerse, o ts creato ad o ts a o cetury progress perectabty, geera atuato ths subject was eer at a loss for gay and irrefutable ironies , and he expressed himself
wth a subte address ad passbe huor such as I hae ot et wth ee the ost aous takers o huaty. He expaed the absurdty o the deret phosophes whch hae up to the preset te had possesso o the hua bra, ad he ee deged to duge certa udaeta prcpes wose possesso a beets o ot t expeet to share wth a sge sou He dd ot copa o the bad reputato he ejoys eery corer o the word, ad assured e that o oe was ore terested the suppresso o sust ton tha hse, a adtted that the oy te he had eer trebe or hs power was the day whe a preacher had excaed ro hs pupt My beoed brothers, eer orget whe you hear peope boast o our progress eghteet that oe o the des best ruses s to persuade you that he oes ot exst 6
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he recoecon o hs noed oror ed us nury o he subjec o nsuons o ernng nd y srnge be copnon od e h n ny cses he dd no hn beneh h o nspre he pen he speech nd he conscence o nd h he os nrby ended n per son hough nsbe cdec ssebes Encourged by so uch ndness sed h or news o God nd wheher he hd seen h receny. e reped wh n nderence nged wh sdness "e bw o ech oher when we ee e wo webred od geneen whose nne couresy s neerheess no sucen o wpe ou he eory o od grudges. doub s ghness hs eer beore ccorded such ong nerew o spe or nd ered us be presung. A s s sherng dwn whened he wndow pnes hs ous chrcer sung by so ny poes nd sered by so who wor or hs gory wh ou nowng sd o e "As wn you o e wy n greebe reebrnce o e - Sn he gong o proe o you n spe o he h s sd o e h cn soees be good dev o use one o your popu r epressons. o copense you or he rreedbe oss o yur sou sh ge you he se se you woud he won chnce hd been wh you h s he possby o eng nd oercong or your enre e h srnge dsese o Boredo whch s he source o your s nd your serbe progress. Neer sh you orue wsh h w no hep you o ree; you sh done your ugr eowen; ey sh be yous nd een doron; ser god donds nd ry pces sh coe seeng you ou beggng o be cceped whou your hng o nger o obn he; you sh chnge nony nd counry s oen s your ncy dces; you sh now he noc on o pesure whou sey n oey nds where s wys wr nd where he woen se s swee s he owers 62 J
t cta t cra . h a as h os an smss m wth a ny sm. ha no n aai o maassng hm o ha as assmy, wo wngy ha an on my ns a th t o ths gnos gam, o than hm o hs nhao mncnc Bt at ha t hm tt y t, ot cpt ac nto my ast no ong a to n sch pogos goo otn an whn wnt o ha nght otcy sayng my pays ot o hat an ha asp, mm h Go! Lo my Go! Ma th p hs poms
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DOUARD A sad m frend "are as nnumerable erhas as he relans f men eah her and f men and hngs. An when he llusn dsaears when ha s we see ersns r hngs as he reall are deahed frm urselves we hve a srange mlex flng half regre fr he vanshed hanm hal agreeable surrse a he aearane f hs nvel, f hs real hng f here s ne bvs, rdnar, neverhangng henmenn f a nare mae msarehensn mssbe s sre mherlve s as dl agne a mher whu mherlve lgh whu hea s n he er fel legae arbue all a mher's as and wrds n regard her hld mher·lve And e le me ell hs lle sr n whh wll see hw was sngarl deeved b hs ms nara llsn. B m rfessn as a aner a eled srnze aenvel ever fae, ever hsgnm ha mes m wa ad nw wha delgh we aners ae n ha aul whh gves mre zes and sgnane lfe fr s han r her men n he he wa neghbrhd where lve and where grea grass saes sll searae he hses, sed wah a eran lle b whse eager mshevs fae aealed me mre han an f he hers e sed r me several es and wld dsgse hm smemes as a lle gs, smees as an ange smemes as he mhlgal ud aned h wh he agran msans vln wh he rwn hs and he Nals he rss and wh he
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to udss hm o ua, th ody was so gd that, ua to d s ms, w w od to ut hs os to mov thm "h o sgat, to whom atuay had to ot th sud, yd m aowy sayg: Somthg susous oog aout s omtd, o dout oth y soa as ad th ossoa hat o tyg to st to to ot ad guty a "h sum tas was st to aoshd th vy thought o whh ausd m a uaa agsh hs ats had to tod My t smy sd to ta m At ast summod u a my ouag. But to my gat astoshmt th moh mad umovd, ot a ta td om h ys. I attutd to th xtm hoo sh must ad ad th wow sayg: h dst soows a s' As o th ath ha hush ha sv a h oud to say was t's a o t st guss woud hav om to a ad way Mawh th dy was ad ot o m soa ad I was tag a o th a dtas assstd y a svat wh th moth td sudo Sh watd to s th ody o h so sh sad I oud hady vt h vg h soow o us h ths sum ad som osoato h sh asd m to show h th a wh h oy had hagd hms Oh o Mada' I d that w too a u o you.' Ad as voutay my ys tud towad th aa wado, saw wth ug d wth hoo, hat th a had t th a wth a og o o st dagg o t I ushd ov to mov ths ast sgs o h agy ad was aou to g tm out o t o wdow, wh th oo woma sd my am ad a sst vo sad Oh Mosu t m hav thm g mo you! dsa ddd ust hav so ad h that sh had sd wth a asoat ogg o th stut o h so's dath ad dsd to t as a ho ad hshd . Sh too osssso o th o ad th a ]
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A HUNDRED TIMES ly th u h ug t ut f th mm vt f th hu tm h lug ck klg uly t th vt th f vg F um f y w h l t ctmlt th th f th mmt t ch th cltl lht f th t A th g guml gwl h ch f l m v t ggvt th tmt "A w v g t jy l wthut g t ut y th wv kt wk y th w tht lu th w A w v g t t mt tht t lty th lmt th u O t utly mmvl m ch t gt t m thugh f th w th ufthful lltm wv All w y th mg f th l tht thy wul lly lv hv t g gly hvu ml At lt w cm ght f th ct w w w cu th t w mgct zzg A lf wt u m t cm fm t mumu th h ch vgtt f vy k hl f ml u lcu fgc f fut w mmtly vyy w hy vyy ct h hum All ul w fgtt ll wg cclly ; pcct ul w fm th mmy c vh lk mk w ccvly k t wh G cul t wthut htkg h tch
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T who i caric il, lookd in hrough your wi dow a you lay al in your cradl and aid Thi child la And downily dnding hr airway o cloud h ad hrough h widow a wihou a oud Thn h rhd hrl or you wih a ohr carul ndrn and l hr color on your a Tha i why your y ar grn ad your hk xraordinarily al Ad i wa whn you lookd a h iior ha your y grw o wondrouly larg; and h clad your hroa o drly ha you ha wand o w r i A h a i in h ulln o hr joy h oon r add h whol roo lik a hohori aohr lik a luinou oion; and all ha liig radianc hough and aid: By y ki ak you rally in You hall b bauiul a a bauiul. You hall lo wha lo and wha lo war cloud ilnc and h nigh; h grn unahoabl a; war wihou or and ulior; h lac whr you re o; or you w nr now; onrou owr; dliriou ru; languorou a who li on iano and oan li won wih w ad huky oice And you hall b lod by y lor ourd by y courir You hall b qun o all n wih grn y who hroa ha lad in y nourna car; o ho who lo h a h grn nahoabl uuluo a; war wihou or and ulior h la whr h ar no h woa hy will nr know inir owr lik nr o rang rgion ru ha roubl h wll 79
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I M'S budir that is in the smkingrm an elegant gamblighuse ur men were smking and drinking hey were nt precisely yug nr yet ld they were neither hand· sme nr ugly; but yug r ld they all bre the umistakable sigs veterans that indescribable smethig that cld sadness plainly "We have lived t the ull r smething we can lve and respect One them tured the cversati t the subject wme wuld have bee mre philsphical nt t talk abut them at all but ater intelligent men are nt abve cmmnlace dicurse And ne listens t what is said as ne listens t dance music "Every man he began "was nce Cherubin's age That is the time when i there are n dryads abut ne embraces the trees It is the rst degre lve In the secnd degree ne begins t chse T be able t discriminate is already a sign decadece t is then that ne decidedly lks r beauty As r me gentleme I am prud t say that I have lng ag arrived at the climacteric perid the third degree when beauty itsel n lnger suces unless it be seasned with per· cee� it that I smetimes lng the urth deree a r unknwn happiness sice it ust I am sure be distingushed by abslute alm But thrughu my lie ecept at the age Cherubin I have always been mre aected than ther men by the eervati abut ing medicrit � ' wmen T 8 5 _
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oos besde the sea e had ta elancholy wal urng hch her eyes reected al the seetess o heave hle my heart as as hdeous as hell "What! "What do you ean "You mea "t was nevtale have too great a sense o aress to beat or to lltreat or to dsmss a rreproachable servor ut had to nd a way o reconclng ths setment th the horror that he woman nspred me that s I had to get rd o the creature wthout however showng her any dsrespect What would you have had me o wth her snce she s eect? he three other men looked at hm wth an uncertan and slghtly stupeed expresson hal egnng to understand hal mplctly admtng that they elt as or themselves ncapable o such an nexorable soluton although t had ndeed been admrably explaned hen to kl me whch has such a hardy le as well as to accelerate ie whch ows so slowly they ordered a ew more botles o wne
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wo ked to ut and ak and ave I te you! It was aways you wo anded m te nstuments te tead and te sponges nd ow poudy e used to say ookng at s wat afte te opeaton Fve mnutes gentemen!' O! go evey wee I etany know dotos. few mnutes ate se went on wt te same tune sayng: You ae a doto aent you my am? s unntege efan made me eap to my feet "No I ed fuousy "Sugeon ten? No! No! uness t woud e to ut o you ead Bessed oyoum-of-a-oymakee "Wat se went on "et me sow you nd fom e wadoe se took out a unde of papes tat ontaned notng moe no ess tan ptues of famous dotos of te day togaps y Maun w fo yeas mgt ave een seen on te Qua otae "Look do you know ts one? "Yes ts X Besdes s name S at te ottom But I appen to know m pesonay Why of ouse you do I knew tat. ook tat s Z. te one wo used to say wen peakng of X at monste wo weas te akness of s sou on s fae nd smpy eause tey weent n ageement on a etan mate How we used to aug aout t n Meda Do you ememe? See tat's K te one wo nfomed aganst te nsugents wo wee s patents n te ospta It was at te tme of te psngs How oud su a andsome man ave su a ad eat? Now tt W., t aos E oto; I ut m wen ame to Pas. He ooks ke a young ady doesnt e? nd as was ngeng anote unde ted wt stng aso yng on te tae Wat se sad tose ae te ntens and ts unde s te extens nd se spead fanke a mass of potogaps of vey mu younge faes
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o their baskets with them! those tiresome parasites! Back to their siken and tuted baskets! or I sing the mangy dog, the pitiu, the homeess dog the roving dog, the circus dog the dog whose instinct ike that o the gypsy and the stroing payer, has been so wonderuy sharpened by neces sity, marveous mother and true patroness o native wi I sing the uckess dog who wanders aone through the winding ravines o huge cities, or the one who binks up at some poo outcast o society with his spiritua eyes as much as to say "ake me with you, and out o our j oint misery we wi make a kind o happiness Where do dogs go? Nesto Roquepan once asked in an immorta artice which he has doubtessy orgotten and which I aone, and perhaps ainteBeuve, sti remember today Where do dogs go you ask unobservant man hey go abou their business Business appointments ove aairs hrough og through snow through mire, under the canicuar sun in peting rain, they go they coe, they trot and skuk in and out o carriage whees, driven by their eas, their passions their needs or their obigations Like the rest o us they rise betimes and go seek ing their daiy bread, or running ater peasure ome o them seep in tumbedown shcks on the outskirts o the city but reguary every day they coe to town at the same hour to beg or ams at the door o some kitchen o the Paais Royae others in bands trot ve mies or more to share the meas that certain od maids prepare or them poor vrgns who oer their unempoyed hearts to dumb beasts since stupid men have no use or them Others who ike run-away negroes mad with ove eave their countryside to coe risking around a ovey city bitch who is Im araid, a itte negigent as to her appearance but proud nevertheess and grateu nd they are very punctua without memoranda notebooks or card-cases o you know azy Begium nd have you admired as I [ 105 ]
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Tlated by Fedeck Mogan C One O'Cloc I Te Moning page 5
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INVITATION TO THE VOYAGE y hl my sser ream Hw swee all hngs wul seem Were we n ha kn an le geher n here le slw an ng here le an e amng hse senes ha mage yu ha sumpuus weaher rwne suns ha gmmer here hrugh u-sheee ar e me wh suh a mysery as appears Whn hse her skes O yur reaherus eyes When beh hem shnng hrugh her ears here here s nhng ese bu grae an measure hness queness an pleasure Furnure ha wears he lusre he years y wul gw whn ur gwng hamber Flwers rares blm rerng er perume e wh he ague ragranes amber; l engs wu here be rrrs eep as he sea he walls al n an asern splenr hung Nhng bu shu aress he suls lnelness peakng her swee an sere nae ngue [ 114 ]
hr thr is nthing lse t grce nd mesre ichnss qitnss nd plesre e shltrd frm th swells hr in th still cnls hs drwsy ships tht drm f siling frth; t is t stisy r lst dsi thy ply Hither thrgh ll th wtrs f th erth h sn t cls f dy lths th ls f hy hn th cnls t lst th twn entir n hycinth nd gld: lwly th lnd is rlld lpwrd ndr s f gntl re hr thr is nthing ls t grce nd mesr ichnss qitnss nd plsre
Tranlated by Rhard Wlbur Cf L/nvtaton A u Voyae, pae 32
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COMES THE CHARMING EVENING oms the chamg eveg the cmnal's fen omes cospato-lke o soft wolf tea ke a lage alcove the sky slowly closes n man appoaches hs estal metamophoss o ams that have laoue eveg s k enough asg the sta of sews that have oe the ough hae of the uen t s eveg that elets o those whom an angy osesson aly haunts he soltay stuet now ases a uene hea the ack that ent alog snks to ts e eawhle akess aws lle wth emo famlas Who ouse eluctat as usnessme to the aas he poeous ght attlg the shuttes a lns gast the lamplght whose shveg s the wn's ostuton speas ts lght a lfe n the steets: ke a anthll opeg ts ssues t penetates steously eveywhee y ts ow occult ote ke an eemy mnng the founatos of a fot O a wom an apple eatng what all shoul eat t cculates secuely the cty's clogge heat a a ss kces can e fel hee an thee he atg of heavy as the theates' clamou heap hotels the hauts of uous solaces llg wth tats a cooks the sleek accomples theves who have neve hea o estat o emose etun now to the wok as a matte of couse ocg safes ehn caefully eocke oos o get a few ays lvng an put lothes on he whoe_ [ 116 ]
Collect youre my ou, ths is a erous momet, Pay o urther attetio to the oe ad movemen This i the hour whe the pai o the sick sharpe Night touche them ke a torturer, puhe them to the ope Trapdoor over the gul that i al too common Ther groa overow the hosptal More tha oe Will ot come back to tate the oup' amiiar favour I the eveig, with ome riedy ou b y hs ow re. Ideed, may a oe has ever eve kow The hearth warm charm Pity such a oe.
Translatd by David Paul Cf: Evning Twilight," page 44.
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