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She was discreet and poor; and as I was discreet in my own way she ought not to despise my friendship. At eight o'clock, one of the door-keeper's daughters brought me my chocolate, and told me that Le Duc had got the fever. "You must take care of the poor fellow." "My cousin has just taken him some broth." "What is your name?" "My name is Rose, and my sister is Manon."
Where is the portrait? Will you shew it me?" I had the portrait in the interior of a gold snuff-box, but I had never shewn it to Esther for fear she should think Manon handsomer than herself, and conclude that I only shewd it her out of vanity; but as she now asked to see it I opened the box where it was and gave it her.
In the end, he promised to go directly to the lieutenant-general of police if it were only, said he, to be beforehand with M. G M , who went off in such a rage, and who had sufficient influence to make himself formidable. "I looked for the good Father's return with all the suspense of a man expecting sentence of death. It was torture to me to think of Manon at the Magdalen.
It is well known that in these places there are private seats for ladies, where they remain screened by a curtain. I returned to St. Sulpice covered with honours and congratulations. It was six in the evening. The moment I returned, a lady was announced, who desired to speak with me. I went to meet her. Heavens! what a surprise! "It was Manon.
With anxious ostentation Manon displayed all her riches to excite Victoire's envy. "Confess, Victoire," said she at last, "that you think me the happiest person you have ever known. You do not answer; whom did you ever know that was happier?" "Sister Frances, who died last week, appeared to be much happier," said Victoire. "The poor nun!" said Manon, disdainfully.
"The hairdresser, who lived in our street," said Manon; "he became a great patriot, you know, and orator; and, what with his eloquence and his luck in dealing in assignats, he has made his fortune and mine." "And yours! then he is your husband!"
"Perhaps it may," said Manon; "but till it does I will enjoy myself. Since you are of a different humour, return to Madame Feuillot, and figure upon cambric and muslin, and make out bills, and nurse old nuns all the days of your life. You will never persuade me, however, that you would not change places with me if you could. Stay till you are tried, Mademoiselle Victoire.
"Excuse me," said Victoire, firmly; "I cannot stay with you, Manon you have chosen one way of life, and I another quite another. I do not repent my choice may you never repent yours! Farewell!" "Bless me! what airs! and with what dignity she looks! Repent of my choice! a likely thing, truly. Am not I at the top of the wheel?" "And may not the wheel turn?" said Victoire.
"And by what is, at all events, an interesting coincidence," the Commissioner went on, "we've had word that an outfit called Vishni's Fleet hasn't been heard from for some months. Their I-Fleet area is a long way out beyond Manon, but Fayle could have made it there, at League ship speeds, in about twenty days. Less, if Vishni sent a few pilots to meet him and guide him out of subspace.
The second interpretation seemed the more probable, for the first would have been an impertinent piece of plain speaking which Marguerite, whatever her opinion of herself, would never have accepted. I went out again, and thought no more of the book until at night, when I was going to bed. Manon Lescaut is a touching story.
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