雨果 悲惨世界 英文版1-第25章

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　　First　of　all；　even　before　examining　himself　and　reflecting；　all　bewildered；　like　one　who　seeks　to　save　himself；　he　tried　to　find　the　child　in　order　to　return　his　money　to　him；　then；　when　he　recognized　the　fact　that　this　was　impossible；　he　halted　in　despair。　At　the　moment　when　he　exclaimed　〃I　am　a　wretch！〃　he　had　just　perceived　what　he　was；　and　he　was　already　separated　from　himself　to　such　a　degree；　that　he　seemed　to　himself　to　be　no　longer　anything　more　than　a　phantom；　and　as　if　he　had；　there　before　him；　in　flesh　and　blood；　the　hideous　galley…convict；　Jean　Valjean；　cudgel　in　hand；　his　blouse　on　his　hips；　his　knapsack　filled　with　stolen　objects　on　his　back；　with　his　resolute　and　gloomy　visage；　with　his　thoughts　filled　with　abominable　projects。
　　Excess　of　unhappiness　had；　as　we　have　remarked；　made　him　in　some　sort　a　visionary。
　　This；　then；　was　in　the　nature　of　a　vision。　He　actually　saw　that　Jean　Valjean；　that　sinister　face；　before　him。　He　had　almost　reached　the　point　of　asking　himself　who　that　man　was；　and　he　was　horrified　by　him。
　　His　brain　was　going　through　one　of　those　violent　and　yet　perfectly　calm　moments　in　which　revery　is　so　profound　that　it　absorbs　reality。　One　no　longer　beholds　the　object　which　one　has　before　one；　and　one　sees；　as　though　apart　from　one's　self；　the　figures　which　one　has　in　one's　own　mind。
　　Thus　he　contemplated　himself；　so　to　speak；　face　to　face；　and　at　the　same　time；　athwart　this　hallucination；　he　perceived　in　a　mysterious　depth　a　sort　of　light　which　he　at　first　took　for　a　torch。
　　On　scrutinizing　this　light　which　appeared　to　his　conscience　with　more　attention；　he　recognized　the　fact　that　it　possessed　a　human　form　and　that　this　torch　was　the　Bishop。
　　His　conscience　weighed　in　turn　these　two　men　thus　placed　before　it；　the　Bishop　and　Jean　Valjean。
　　Nothing　less　than　the　first　was　required　to　soften　the　second。
　　By　one　of　those　singular　effects；　which　are　peculiar　to　this　sort　of　ecstasies；　in　proportion　as　his　revery　continued；　as　the　Bishop　grew　great　and　resplendent　in　his　eyes；　so　did　Jean　Valjean　grow　less　and　vanish。
　　After　a　certain　time　he　was　no　longer　anything　more　than　a　shade。
　　All　at　once　he　disappeared。　The　Bishop　alone　remained；　he　filled　the　whole　soul　of　this　wretched　man　with　a　magnificent　radiance。
　　Jean　Valjean　wept　for　a　long　time。
　　He　wept　burning　tears；　he　sobbed　with　more　weakness　than　a　woman；　with　more　fright　than　a　child。
　　As　he　wept；　daylight　penetrated　more　and　more　clearly　into　his　soul；　an　extraordinary　light；　a　light　at　once　ravishing　and　terrible。　His　past　life；　his　first　fault；　his　long　expiation；　his　external　brutishness；　his　internal　hardness；　his　dismissal　to　liberty；　rejoicing　in　manifold　plans　of　vengeance；　what　had　happened　to　him　at　the　Bishop's；　the　last　thing　that　he　had　done；　that　theft　of　forty　sous　from　a　child；　a　crime　all　the　more　cowardly；　and　all　the　more　monstrous　since　it　had　e　after　the　Bishop's　pardon；all　this　recurred　to　his　mind　and　appeared　clearly　to　him；　but　with　a　clearness　which　he　had　never　hitherto　witnessed。
　　He　examined　his　life；　and　it　seemed　horrible　to　him；　his　soul；　and　it　seemed　frightful　to　him。　In　the　meantime　a　gentle　light　rested　over　this　life　and　this　soul。　It　seemed　to　him　that　he　beheld　Satan　by　the　light　of　Paradise。
　　How　many　hours　did　he　weep　thus？
　　What　did　he　do　after　he　had　wept？　Whither　did　he　go！
　　No　one　ever　knew。
　　The　only　thing　which　seems　to　be　authenticated　is　that　that　same　night　the　carrier　who　served　Grenoble　at　that　epoch；　and　who　arrived　at　D　about　three　o'clock　in　the　morning；　saw；　as　he　traversed　the　street　in　which　the　Bishop's　residence　was　situated；　a　man　in　the　attitude　of　prayer；　kneeling　on　the　pavement　in　the　shadow；　in　front　of　the　door　of　Monseigneur　Wele。　


BOOK　THIRD。IN　THE　YEAR　1817
CHAPTER　I　
　　THE　YEAR　1817　
　　1817　is　the　year　which　Louis　XVIII。；　with　a　certain　royal　assurance　which　was　not　wanting　in　pride；　entitled　the　twenty…second　of　his　reign。It　is　the　year　in　which　M。　Bruguiere　de　Sorsum　was　celebrated。All　the　hairdressers'　shops；　hoping　for　powder　and　the　return　of　the　royal　bird；　were　besmeared　with　azure　and　decked　with　fleurs…de…lys。　It　was　the　candid　time　at　which　Count　Lynch　sat　every　Sunday　as　church…warden　in　the　church…warden's　pew　of　Saint…Germain…des…Pres；　in　his　costume　of　a　peer　of　France；　with　his　red　ribbon　and　his　long　nose　and　the　majesty　of　profile　peculiar　to　a　man　who　has　performed　a　brilliant　action。
　　The　brilliant　action　performed　by　M。　Lynch　was　this：
　　being　mayor　of　Bordeaux；　on　the　12th　of　March；　1814；　he　had　surrendered　the　city　a　little　too　promptly　to　M。　the　Duke　d'Angouleme。　Hence　his　peerage。
　　In　1817　fashion　swallowed　up　little　boys　of　from　four　to　six　years　of　age　in　vast　caps　of　morocco　leather　with　ear…tabs　resembling　Esquimaux　mitres。The　French　army　was　dressed　in　white；　after　the　mode　of　the　Austrian；　the　regiments　were　called　legions；　instead　of　numbers　they　bore　the　names　of　departments；　Napoleon　was　at　St。　Helena；　and　since　England　refused　him　green　cloth；　he　was　having　his　old　coats　turned。In　1817　Pelligrini　sang；　Mademoiselle　Bigottini　danced；　Potier　reigned；　Odry　did　not　yet　exist。
　　Madame　Saqui　had　succeeded　to　Forioso。There　were　still　Prussians　in　France。
　　M。　Delalot　was　a　personage。Legitimacy　had　just　asserted　itself　by　cutting　off　the　hand；　then　the　head；　of　Pleignier；　of　Carbonneau；　and　of　Tolleron。The　Prince　de　Talleyrand；　grand　chamberlain；　and　the　Abbe　Louis；　appointed　minister　of　finance；　laughed　as　they　looked　at　each　other；　with　the　laugh　of　the　two　augurs；　both　of　them　had　celebrated；　on　the　14th　of　July；　1790；　the　mass　of　federation　in　the　Champ　de　Mars；　Talleyrand　had　said　it　as　bishop；　Louis　had　served　it　in　the　capacity　of　deacon。
　　In　1817；　in　the　side…alleys　of　this　same　Champ　de　Mars；　two　great　cylinders　of　wood　might　have　been　seen　lying　in　the　rain；　rotting　amid　the　grass；　painted　blue；　with　traces　of　eagles　and　bees；　from　which　the　gilding　was　falling。
　　These　were　the　columns　which　two　years　before　had　upheld　the　Emperor's　platform　in　the　Champ　de　Mai。They　were　blackened　here　and　there　with　the　scorches　of　the　bivouac　of　Austrians　encamped　near　Gros…Caillou。　Two　or　three　of　these　columns　had　disappeared　in　these　bivouac　fires；　and　had　warmed　the　large　hands　of　the　Imperial　troops。
　　The　Field　of　May　had　this　remarkable　point：
　　that　it　had　been　held　in　the　month　of　June　and　in　the　Field　of　March　（Mars）。　In　this　year；　1817；　two　things　were　popular：
　　the　Voltaire…Touquet　and　the　snuff…box　a　la　Charter。The　most　recent　Parisian　sensation　was　the　crime　of　Dautun；　who　had　thrown　his　brother's　head　into　the　fountain　of　the　Flower…Market。
　　They　had　begun　to　feel　anxious　at　the　Naval　Department；　on　account　of　the　lack　of　news　from　that　fatal　frigate；　The　Medusa；　which　was　destined　to　cover　Chaumareix　with　infamy　and　Gericault　with　glorylonel　Selves　was　going　to　Egypt　to　bee　Soliman…Pasha。　The　palace　of　Thermes；　in　the　Rue　de　La　Harpe；　served　as　a　shop　for　a　cooper。On　the　platform　of　the　octagonal　tower　of　the　Hotel　de　Cluny；　the　little　shed　of　boards；　which　had　served　as　an　observatory　to　Messier；　the　naval　astronomer　under　Louis　XVI。；　was　still　to　be　seen。The　Duchesse　de　Duras　read　to　three　or　four　friends　her　unpublished　Ourika；　in　her　boudoir　furnished　by　X。　in　sky…blue　satin。
　　The　N's　were　scratched　off　the　Louvre。
　　The　bridge　of　Austerlitz　had　abdicated；　and　was　entitled　the　bridge　of　the　King's　Garden　＇du　Jardin　du　Roi＇；　a　double　enigma；　which　disguised　the　bridge　of　Austerlitz　and　the　Jardin　des　Plantes　at　one　stroke。
　　Louis　XVIII。；　much　preoccupied　while　annotating　Horace　with　the　corner　of　his　finger…nail；　heroes　who　have　bee　emperors；　and　makers　of　wooden　shoes　who　have　bee　dauphins；　had　two　anxieties；Napoleon　and　Mathurin　Bruneau。The　French　Academy　had　given　for　its　prize　subject；　The　Happiness　procured　through　Study。
　　M。　Bellart　was　officially　eloquent。In　his　shadow　could　be　seen　germinating　that　future　advocate…general　of　Broe；　dedicated　to　the　sarcasms　of　Paul…Louis　Courier。There　was　a　false　Chateaubriand；　named　Marchangy；　in　the　interim；　until　there　should　be　a　false　Marchangy；　named　d'Arlincourt。　Claire　d'Albe　and　Malek…Adel　were　masterpieces；　Madame　Cottin　was　proclaimed　the　chief　writer　of　the　epoch。
　　The　Institute　had　the　academician；　Napoleon　Bonaparte；　stricken　from　its　list　of　members。
　　A　royal　ordinance　erected　Angouleme　into　a　naval　school；　for　the　Duc　d'Angouleme；　being　lord　high　admiral；　it　was　evident　that　the　city　of　Angouleme　had　all　the　qualities　of　a　seaport；　otherwise　the　monarchical　principle　would　have　received　a　wound。In　the　Council　of　Ministers　the　question　was　agitated　whether　vignettes　representing　slack…rope　performances；　which　adorned　Franconi's　advertising　posters；　and　which　attracted　throngs　of　street　urchins；　should　be　tolerated。
　　M。　Paer；　the　author　of　Agnese；　a　good　sort　of　fellow；　with　a　square　face　and　a　wart　on　his　cheek；　directed　the　little　private　concerts　of　the　Marquise　de　Sasenaye　in　the　Rue　Ville　l'Eveque。　All　the　young　girls　were　singing　the　Hermit　of　Saint…Avelle；　with　words　by　Edmond　Geraud。
　　The　Yellow　Dwarf　was　transferred　into　Mirror。
　　The　Cafe　Lemblin　stood　up　for　the　Emperor；　against　the　Cafe　Valois；　which　upheld　the　Bourbons。The　Duc　de　Berri；　already　surveyed　from　the　shadow　by　Louvel；　had　just　been　married　to　a　princess　of　Sicily。
　　Madame　de　Stael　had　died　a　year　previously。
　　The　body…guard　hissed　Mademoiselle　Mars。The　grand　newspapers　were　all　very　small。
　　Their　form　was　restricted；　but　their　liberty　was　great。
　　The　Constitutionnel　was　constitutional。La　Minerve　called　Chateaubriand　Chateaubriant。
　　That　t　made　the　good　middle…class　people　laugh　heartily　at　the　expense　of　the　great　writer。In　journals　which　sold　themselves；　prostituted　journalists；　insulted　the　exiles　of　1815。
　　David　had　no　longer　any　talent；　Arnault　had　no　longer　any　wit；　Carnot　was　no　longer　honest；　Soult　had　won　no　battles；　it　is　true　that　Napoleon　had　no　longer　any　genius。No　one　is　ignorant　of　the　fact　that　letters　sent　to　an　exile　by　post　very　rarely　reached　him；　as　the　police　made　it　their　religious　duty　to　intercept　them。
　　This　is　no　new　fact；　Descartes　plained　of　it　in　his　exile。
　　Now　David；　having；　in　a　Belgian　publication；　shown　some　displeasure　at　not　receiving　letters　which　had　been　written　to　him；　it　struck　the　royalist　journals　as　amusing；　and　they　derided　the　prescribed　man　well　on　this　occasion。What　separated　two　men　more　than　an　abyss　was　to　say；　the　regicides；　or　to　say　the　voters；　to　say　the　enemies；　or　to　say　the　allies；　to　say　Napoleon；　or　to　say　Buonaparte。
　　All　sensible　people　were　agreed　that　the　era　of　revolution　had　been　closed　forever　by　King　Louis　XVIII。；　surnamed　〃The　Immortal　Author　of　the　Charter。〃On　the　platform　of　the　Pont…Neuf；　the　word　Redivivus　was　carved　on　the　pedestal　that　awaited　the　statue　of　Henry　IV。
　　M。　Piet；　in　the　Rue　Therese；　No。　4；　was　making　the　rough　draft　of　his　privy　assembly　to　consolidate　the　monarchy。
　　The　leaders　of　the　Right　said　at　grave　conjunctures；　〃We　must　write　to　Bacot。〃
　　MM。
　　Canuel；　O'Mahoney；　and　De　Chappedelaine　were　preparing　the　sketch；　to　some　exten