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Where sadness does not dominate in Daudet, irony takes its place. These two qualities, sadness which is inspired by pity for human suffering and irony which betrays impatience with human folly, these two qualities which are the heart and soul of Daudet's work are the enemies of that impassiveness which is the indispensable attitude of the realist, and which Daudet tried in vain to acquire.
Daudet's is a microscopic, notebook realism quite different from the universal verity of Balzac, but there are many pages prompted by an exquisite sympathy or a violent passion in which the indomitable personality of the author breaks through the impassiveness imposed by the accepted masters of the craft. Sadness is the prevailing tone in his work, the sort of sadness that proceeds from pity.
11 6 Touareg: cf. note to 40 17. des Abruzzes: 'of the Abruzzi, a mountainous district of central Italy, noted for its brigands. 11 9 avait beau les appeler: 'called them in vain'; cf. 28 16, 46 8. Beau is ironical in this expression; cf. Engl. "a fine fellow," "a pretty mess." A very common Provençal exclamation, usually denoting pity or resignation. Transl. 'alas, 'dear me.
What a Pity! soupira Miss Georgina qui ne riait plus, mais toujours pensif sur le fauteuil et pour énerver cette naïve nature blonde et rose, je lisais de nouveau avec une affectation réelle: un gentleman de quelque fortune, petit et blond! Hélas! Miss, je ne suis ni blond, ni petit; elle est grande, forte et soulève volontiers de lourds fardeaux;... volontiers!
The sympathy of Daudet, the man, was unfailing; his pity For the weak, his love for his family and friends, his hatred of villainy, were boundless. He delighted in little acts of charity the source of which remained unknown to the world and even to the recipient.
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