Chapter 16

 He read the same morning on the posters that _she_ was playingthat evening. He watched for her after the performance and saw herdistributing hand-shakes to sundry¹ acquaintances before drivingoff. He was suddenly struck with something hard and cruel inher, which he had not observed in the interview of the nightbefore. Then he discovered that he hated her, abominated³ herwith all the force of his mind and muscles and nerves. He longedto tear her to pieces, to rend⁴ and crush her. It made him furiousto think she was moving, talking, laughing,--in a word, that shewas alive. At least it was only fair she should suffer, thatlife should wound her and make her heart bleed. He was rejoicedat the thought that she must die one day, and then nothing ofher would be left, of her rounded shape and the warmth of herflesh; none would ever again see the superb play of light inher hair and eyes, the reflections, now pale, now pearly, ofher dead-white skin. But her body, that filled him with suchrage, would be young and warm and supple⁵ for long years yet,and lover after lover would feel it quiver and awake to passion.

She would exist for other men, but not for him. Was that to beborne? Ah! the deliciousness of plunging⁶ a dagger⁷ in that warm,living bosom⁸! Ah! the bliss⁹, the voluptuousness¹⁰ of holding herpinned beneath one knee and demanding between two stabs:

"Am I ridiculous now?"He was still muttering suchlike maledictions when he felt a handlaid on his shoulder. Wheeling round, he saw a quaint² figure--ahuge nose like a pothook, high, massive shoulders, enormous,well-shaped hands, a general impression of uncouthness¹¹ combinedwith vigour¹² and geniality¹³. He thought for a moment where thisstrange monster could have come from; then he shouted: "Garneret!"Instantly his memory flew back to the court-yard and class-roomsof the school in the _Rue d'Assas_, and he saw a heavily builtlad, for ever under punishment, standing¹⁴ out face to the wallduring playtime, getting and giving mighty¹⁵ fisticuffs, a terriblefellow for plain speaking and hard hitting, industrious¹⁶, yet athorn in the side of masters, always in ill-luck, yet ever andanon electrifying¹⁷ the class with some stroke of genius.

He was glad enough to see his old school-fellow again, who struckhim as looking almost old with his puckered¹⁸ lids and heavy features.

They set off arm in arm along the deserted¹⁹ _Quai_, and to theaccompaniment of the faint lapping of the water against the retainingwalls, told each other the history of their past--which was succinctenough, their present ideas, and their hopes for the future--whichwere boundless²⁰.

The same ill-luck still pursued Garneret; from morn to eve hewas engaged on prodigiously²¹ laborious²² hack-work for a map-maker²³,who paid him the wages of one of his office boys; but his bighead was crammed²⁴ with projects. He was working at philosophyand getting up before the sun to make experiments on thesusceptibility to light of the invertebrates²⁵; by way of studyingEnglish and politics at the same time, he was translating Mr.

Disraeli's speeches; then every Sunday he accompanied MonsieurHébert's pupils on their geological excursions in the environs ofParis, while at night he gave lectures to working men on Italianpainting and political economy. There was never a week passedbut he was bowled over for twenty-four or forty-eight hours withan agonizing²⁶ sick-headache. He spent long hours too with hisfiancée, a girl with no dowry and no looks, but of a loving,sensitive temper, whom he adored and fully²⁷ intended to marry themoment he had five hundred francs to call his own.

Servien could make nothing of the other's temperament²⁸, one thatlooks upon the world as an immense factory where the good workmanlabours, coat off and sleeves rolled up, the sweat pouring from hisbrow and a song on his lips. He found it harder still to conceivea love with which the glamour²⁹ of the stage or the splendours ofluxurious living had nothing to do. Yet he felt there was somethingstrong and sensible and true about it all, and craving³⁰ sympathyhe made Garneret the confidant of his passion, telling the talein accents of despair and bitterness, though secretly proud tobe the tortured victim of such fine emotions.

But Garneret expressed no admiration³¹.

"My dear fellow," said he, "you have got all these romantic notionsout of trashy novels. How can you love the woman when you don'tknow her?"How, indeed? Jean Servien did not know; but his nights and days,the throbbings of his heart, the thoughts that possessed³² hismind to the exclusion³³ of all else, everything convinced him thatit was so. He defended himself, talking of mystic influences,natural affinities³⁴, emanations, a divine unity³⁵ of essence.

Garneret only buried his face between his hands. It was abovehis comprehension.

"But come," he said, "the woman is no differently constitutedfrom other women!"Obvious as it was, this consideration filled Jean Servien withamazement. It shocked him so much that, rather than admit itstruth, he racked his brains in desperation to find argumentsto controvert³⁶ the blasphemy³⁷.

Garneret gave his views on women. He had a judicial³⁸ mind, hadGarneret, and could account for everything in the relations ofthe sexes; _but_ he could not tell Jean why one face glimpsedamong a thousand gives joy and grief more than life itself seemedable to contain. Still, he tried to explain the problem, for hewas of an eminently³⁹ ratiocinative temper.

"The thing is quite simple," he declared. "There are a dozenviolins for sale at a dealer's. I pass that way, common scraperof catgut that I am, I tune⁴⁰ them and try them, and play overon each of them in turn, with false notes galore, some catchytune--_Au clair de la lune_ or _J'ai du bon tabac dans matabatière_--stuff fit to kill the old cow. Then Paganinicomes along; with one sweep of the bow he explores the deepestdepths of the vibrating instruments. The first is flat, the secondsharp, the third almost dumb, the fourth is hoarse⁴¹, five othershave neither power nor truth of tone; but lo! the twelfth givesforth under the master's hand a mighty music of sweet, deep-voicedharmonies. It is a Stradivarius; Paganini knows it, takes it homewith him, guards it as the apple of his eye; from an instrumentthat for me would never have been more than a resonant⁴² wooden boxhe draws chords that make men weep, and love, and fall into avery ecstasy⁴³; he directs in his will that they bury this violinwith him in his coffin⁴⁴. Well, Paganini is the lover, the instrumentwith its strings⁴⁵ and tuning-pegs is the woman. The instrumentmust be beautifully made and come from the workshop of a rightskilful maker; more than that, it must fall into the hands ofan accomplished⁴⁶ player. But, my poor lad, granting your actressis a divine instrument of amorous⁴⁷ music, I don't believe youcapable of drawing from it one single note of passion's fugue....

Just consider. I don't spend my nights supping with ladies ofthe theatre; but we all know what an actress is. It is an animalgenerally agreeable to see and hear, always badly brought up,spoilt first by poverty and afterwards by luxury. Very busy intothe bargain, which makes her as unromantic as anybody can wellbe. Something like a _concierge_ turned princess, and combiningthe petty spite of the porter's lodge⁴⁸ with the caprices of theboudoir and the fagged nerves of the student.

"You can hardly expect to dazzle T---- with the munificence⁴⁹ andtastefulness of your presents. Your father gives you a hundredsous a week to spend; a great deal for a bookbinder, but verylittle for a woman whose gowns cost from five hundred to threethousand francs apiece. And, as you are neither a Manager tosign agreements, nor a Dramatic Author to apportion⁵⁰ r?les, nora Journalist to write notices, nor a young man from the draper'sto take advantage of a moment's caprice as opportunity offerswhen delivering a new frock, I don't see in the least how youare to make her favour you, and I think your tragedy queen didquite right to slam her gate in your face.""Ah, well!" sighed Jean Servien, "I told you just now I lovedher. It is not true. I hate her! I hate her for all the tormentsshe has made me suffer, I hate her because she is adorable andmen love her. And I hate all women, because they all love someone,and that someone is not I!"Garneret burst out laughing.

"Candidly," he grinned, "they are not so far wrong. Your lovehas no spark of anything affectionate, kindly⁵¹, useful in it.

Since the day you fell in love with Mademoiselle T----, haveyou once thought of sparing her pain? Have you once dreamed ofmaking a sacrifice for her sake? Has any touch of human kindnessever entered into your passion? Can it show one mark of manlinessor goodness? Not it. Well, being the poor devils we are, withour own way to push in life and nothing to help us on, we mustbe brave and good. It is half-past one, and I have to get upat five. Good night. Cultivate a quiet mind, and come and see

1 sundry   

adj.各式各样的，种种的

参考例句：

• This cream can be used to treat sundry minor injuries.这种药膏可用来治各种轻伤。
• We can see the rich man on sundry occasions.我们能在各种场合见到那个富豪。

2 quaint   

adj.古雅的，离奇有趣的，奇怪的

参考例句：

• There were many small lanes in the quaint village.在这古香古色的村庄里，有很多小巷。
• They still keep some quaint old customs.他们仍然保留着一些稀奇古怪的旧风俗。

3 abominated   

v.憎恶，厌恶，不喜欢( abominate的过去式和过去分词 )

参考例句：

• He had always abominated the foreign devils' contraptions. 老通宝向来仇恨小轮船这一类洋鬼子的东西！ 来自汉英文学 - 春蚕

4 rend   

vt.把…撕开，割裂；把…揪下来，强行夺取

参考例句：

• Her scrams would rend the heart of any man.她的喊叫声会撕碎任何人的心。
• Will they rend the child from his mother?他们会不会把这个孩子从他的母亲身边夺走呢？

5 supple   

adj.柔软的，易弯的，逢迎的，顺从的，灵活的；vt.使柔软，使柔顺，使顺从；vi.变柔软，变柔顺

参考例句：

• She gets along well with people because of her supple nature.她与大家相处很好，因为她的天性柔和。
• He admired the graceful and supple movements of the dancers.他赞扬了舞蹈演员优雅灵巧的舞姿。

6 plunging   

adj.跳进的，突进的v.颠簸( plunge的现在分词 )；暴跌；骤降；突降

参考例句：

• War broke out again, plunging the people into misery and suffering. 战祸复发，生灵涂炭。 来自《现代汉英综合大词典》
• He is plunging into an abyss of despair. 他陷入了绝望的深渊。 来自《简明英汉词典》

7 dagger   

n.匕首，短剑，剑号

参考例句：

• The bad news is a dagger to his heart.这条坏消息刺痛了他的心。
• The murderer thrust a dagger into her heart.凶手将匕首刺进她的心脏。

8 bosom   

n.胸，胸部；胸怀；内心；adj.亲密的

参考例句：

• She drew a little book from her bosom.她从怀里取出一本小册子。
• A dark jealousy stirred in his bosom.他内心生出一阵恶毒的嫉妒。

9 bliss   

n.狂喜，福佑，天赐的福

参考例句：

• It's sheer bliss to be able to spend the day in bed.整天都可以躺在床上真是幸福。
• He's in bliss that he's won the Nobel Prize.他非常高兴，因为获得了诺贝尔奖金。

10 voluptuousness   

n.风骚，体态丰满

参考例句：

• It is a magnificent wine with a soft voluptuousness more reminiscent of old-fashioned burgundy. 这是一种很棒的葡萄酒，温和醇厚，更像传统的勃艮第葡萄酒。 来自柯林斯例句

11 uncouthness   

参考例句：

• In Warrington's very uncouthness there was a refinement, which the other's finery lacked. 沃林顿的粗野中包念着一种高雅的气质，这是另一个人的华丽外表所缺少的。 来自辞典例句

12 vigour   

（=vigor）n.智力，体力，精力

参考例句：

• She is full of vigour and enthusiasm.她有热情，有朝气。
• At 40,he was in his prime and full of vigour.他40岁时正年富力强。

13 geniality   

n.和蔼，诚恳；愉快

参考例句：

• They said he is a pitiless,cold-blooded fellow,with no geniality in him.他们说他是个毫无怜悯心、一点也不和蔼的冷血动物。
• Not a shade was there of anything save geniality and kindness.他的眼神里只显出愉快与和气，看不出一丝邪意。

14 standing   

n.持续，地位；adj.永久的，不动的，直立的，不流动的

参考例句：

• After the earthquake only a few houses were left standing.地震过后只有几幢房屋还立着。
• They're standing out against any change in the law.他们坚决反对对法律做任何修改。

15 mighty   

adj.强有力的；巨大的

参考例句：

• A mighty force was about to break loose.一股巨大的力量即将迸发而出。
• The mighty iceberg came into view.巨大的冰山出现在眼前。

16 industrious   

adj.勤劳的，刻苦的，奋发的

参考例句：

• If the tiller is industrious,the farmland is productive.人勤地不懒。
• She was an industrious and willing worker.她是个勤劳肯干的员工。

17 electrifying   

v.使电气化( electrify的现在分词 )；使兴奋

参考例句：

• The dancers gave an electrifying performance. 舞蹈演员们的表演激动人心。
• The national orchestra gave an electrifying performance of classic music. 国家交响乐团举行了一次古典音乐的震撼性演出。 来自辞典例句

18 puckered   

v.（使某物）起褶子或皱纹( pucker的过去式和过去分词 )

参考例句：

• His face puckered , and he was ready to cry. 他的脸一皱，像要哭了。
• His face puckered, the tears leapt from his eyes. 他皱着脸，眼泪夺眶而出。 来自《简明英汉词典》

19 deserted   

adj.荒芜的，荒废的，无人的，被遗弃的

参考例句：

• The deserted village was filled with a deathly silence.这个荒废的村庄死一般的寂静。
• The enemy chieftain was opposed and deserted by his followers.敌人头目众叛亲离。

20 boundless   

adj.无限的；无边无际的；巨大的

参考例句：

• The boundless woods were sleeping in the deep repose of nature.无边无际的森林在大自然静寂的怀抱中酣睡着。
• His gratitude and devotion to the Party was boundless.他对党无限感激、无限忠诚。

21 prodigiously   

adv.异常地，惊人地，巨大地

参考例句：

• Such remarks, though, hardly begin to explain that prodigiously gifted author Henry James. 然而这样的说法，一点也不能解释这个得天独厚的作家亨利·詹姆斯的情况。 来自辞典例句
• The prices of farms rose prodigiously. 农场的价格飞快上涨。 来自互联网

22 laborious   

adj.吃力的，努力的，不流畅

参考例句：

• They had the laborious task of cutting down the huge tree.他们接受了伐大树的艰苦工作。
• Ants and bees are laborious insects.蚂蚁与蜜蜂是勤劳的昆虫。

23 maker   

n.制造者，制造商

参考例句：

• He is a trouble maker，You must be distant with him.他是个捣蛋鬼，你不要跟他在一起。
• A cabinet maker must be a master craftsman.家具木工必须是技艺高超的手艺人。

24 crammed   

adj.塞满的，挤满的；大口地吃；快速贪婪地吃v.把…塞满；填入；临时抱佛脚( cram的过去式)

参考例句：

• He crammed eight people into his car. 他往他的车里硬塞进八个人。
• All the shelves were crammed with books. 所有的架子上都堆满了书。

25 invertebrates   

n.无脊椎动物( invertebrate的名词复数 )

参考例句：

• Insects and worms are all invertebrates. 昆虫和蠕虫都是无脊椎动物。 来自辞典例句
• In the earthworm and many other invertebrates, these excretory structures are called nephridia. 在蚯蚓和许多其它无脊椎动物中，这些排泄结构称为肾管。 来自辞典例句

26 agonizing   

adj.痛苦难忍的；使人苦恼的v.使极度痛苦；折磨(agonize的ing形式)

参考例句：

• I spent days agonizing over whether to take the job or not. 我用了好些天苦苦思考是否接受这个工作。
• his father's agonizing death 他父亲极度痛苦的死

27 fully   

adv.完全地，全部地，彻底地；充分地

参考例句：

• The doctor asked me to breathe in,then to breathe out fully.医生让我先吸气，然后全部呼出。
• They soon became fully integrated into the local community.他们很快就完全融入了当地人的圈子。

28 temperament   

n.气质，性格，性情

参考例句：

• The analysis of what kind of temperament you possess is vital.分析一下你有什么样的气质是十分重要的。
• Success often depends on temperament.成功常常取决于一个人的性格。

29 glamour   

n.魔力，魅力；vt.迷住

参考例句：

• Foreign travel has lost its glamour for her.到国外旅行对她已失去吸引力了。
• The moonlight cast a glamour over the scene.月光给景色增添了魅力。

30 craving   

n.渴望,热望

参考例句：

• a craving for chocolate 非常想吃巧克力
• She skipped normal meals to satisfy her craving for chocolate and crisps. 她不吃正餐，以便满足自己吃巧克力和炸薯片的渴望。

31 admiration   

n.钦佩，赞美，羡慕

参考例句：

• He was lost in admiration of the beauty of the scene.他对风景之美赞不绝口。
• We have a great admiration for the gold medalists.我们对金牌获得者极为敬佩。

32 possessed   

adj.疯狂的；拥有的，占有的

参考例句：

• He flew out of the room like a man possessed.他像着了魔似地猛然冲出房门。
• He behaved like someone possessed.他行为举止像是魔怔了。

33 exclusion   

n.拒绝，排除，排斥，远足，远途旅行

参考例句：

• Don't revise a few topics to the exclusion of all others.不要修改少数论题以致排除所有其他的。
• He plays golf to the exclusion of all other sports.他专打高尔夫球，其他运动一概不参加。

34 affinities   

n.密切关系( affinity的名词复数 )；亲近；（生性）喜爱；类同

参考例句：

• Cubism had affinities with the new European interest in Jazz. 主体派和欧洲新近的爵士音乐热有密切关系。 来自辞典例句
• The different isozymes bind calcium ions with different affinities. 不同的同功酶以不同的亲和力与钙离子相结合。 来自辞典例句

35 unity   

n.团结，联合，统一；和睦，协调

参考例句：

• When we speak of unity,we do not mean unprincipled peace.所谓团结，并非一团和气。
• We must strengthen our unity in the face of powerful enemies.大敌当前，我们必须加强团结。

36 controvert   

v.否定；否认

参考例句：

• The statement of the last witness controvert the evidence of the first two.最后一个证人的陈述反驳了前两人的证词。
• She would never controvert with her father.她绝不会跟她的父亲争论。

37 blasphemy   

n.亵渎，渎神

参考例句：

• His writings were branded as obscene and a blasphemy against God.他的著作被定为淫秽作品，是对上帝的亵渎。
• You have just heard his blasphemy!你刚刚听到他那番亵渎上帝的话了！

38 judicial   

adj.司法的，法庭的，审判的，明断的，公正的

参考例句：

• He is a man with a judicial mind.他是个公正的人。
• Tom takes judicial proceedings against his father.汤姆对他的父亲正式提出诉讼。

39 eminently   

adv.突出地；显著地；不寻常地

参考例句：

• She seems eminently suitable for the job. 她看来非常适合这个工作。
• It was an eminently respectable boarding school. 这是所非常好的寄宿学校。 来自《简明英汉词典》

40 tune   

n.调子；和谐，协调；v.调音，调节，调整

参考例句：

• He'd written a tune,and played it to us on the piano.他写了一段曲子，并在钢琴上弹给我们听。
• The boy beat out a tune on a tin can.那男孩在易拉罐上敲出一首曲子。

41 hoarse   

adj.嘶哑的，沙哑的

参考例句：

• He asked me a question in a hoarse voice.他用嘶哑的声音问了我一个问题。
• He was too excited and roared himself hoarse.他过于激动，嗓子都喊哑了。

42 resonant   

adj.(声音)洪亮的，共鸣的

参考例句：

• She has a resonant voice.她的嗓子真亮。
• He responded with a resonant laugh.他报以洪亮的笑声。

43 ecstasy   

n.狂喜，心醉神怡，入迷

参考例句：

• He listened to the music with ecstasy.他听音乐听得入了神。
• Speechless with ecstasy,the little boys gazed at the toys.小孩注视着那些玩具，高兴得说不出话来。

44 coffin   

n.棺材，灵柩

参考例句：

• When one's coffin is covered,all discussion about him can be settled.盖棺论定。
• The coffin was placed in the grave.那口棺材已安放到坟墓里去了。

45 strings   

n.弦

参考例句：

• He sat on the bed,idly plucking the strings of his guitar.他坐在床上，随意地拨着吉他的弦。
• She swept her fingers over the strings of the harp.她用手指划过竖琴的琴弦。

46 accomplished   

adj.有才艺的；有造诣的；达到了的

参考例句：

• Thanks to your help,we accomplished the task ahead of schedule.亏得你们帮忙,我们才提前完成了任务。
• Removal of excess heat is accomplished by means of a radiator.通过散热器完成多余热量的排出。

47 amorous   

adj.多情的；有关爱情的

参考例句：

• They exchanged amorous glances and clearly made known their passions.二人眉来眼去，以目传情。
• She gave him an amorous look.她脉脉含情的看他一眼。

48 lodge   

v.临时住宿，寄宿，寄存，容纳；n.传达室，小旅馆

参考例句：

• Is there anywhere that I can lodge in the village tonight?村里有我今晚过夜的地方吗？
• I shall lodge at the inn for two nights.我要在这家小店住两个晚上。

49 munificence   

n.宽宏大量，慷慨给与

参考例句：

• He is kindness and munificence by nature. 他天生既仁慈又宽宏大量。 来自辞典例句
• He is not only kindness but also munificence. 他天生既仁慈又宽宏大量。 来自互联网

50 apportion   

vt.（按比例或计划）分配

参考例句：

• It's already been agreed in principle to apportion the value of the patents.原则上已经同意根据专利的价值按比例来分配。
• It was difficult to apportion the blame for the accident.很难分清这次事故的责任。

51 kindly   

adj.和蔼的，温和的，爽快的；adv.温和地，亲切地

参考例句：

• Her neighbours spoke of her as kindly and hospitable.她的邻居都说她和蔼可亲、热情好客。
• A shadow passed over the kindly face of the old woman.一道阴影掠过老太太慈祥的面孔。