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Thisstrangerlaughedwithsimplicity,listenedattentively,anddrank
remarkablywell,seemingtolikechampagneasmuchperhapsasheliked
hisstraw-coloredJohannisburger.HisnamewasHermann,whichisthat
ofmostGermanswhomauthorsbringupontheirscene.Likeamanwho
doesnothingfrivolously,hewassittingsquarelyatthebanker'
s
tableandeatingwiththatTeutonicappetitesocelebratedthroughout
Europe,saying,infact,aconscientiousfarewelltothecookeryof
thegreatCareme.
Todohonortohisguestthemasterofthehousehadinvitedafew
intimatefriends,capitalistsormerchants,andseveralagreeableand
prettywomen,whosepleasantchatterandfrankmannerswereinharmony
withGermancordiality.Really,ifyoucouldhaveseen,asIsaw,this
joyousgatheringofpersonswhohaddrawnintheircommercialclaws,
andwerespeculatingonlyonthepleasuresoflife,youwouldhave
foundnocausetohateusuriousdiscounts,ortocursebankruptcies.
Mankindcan'
talwaysbedoingevil.Eveninthesocietyofpiratesone
mightfindafewsweethoursduringwhichwecouldfancytheir
sinistercraftapleasure-boatrockingonthedeep.
"
Beforewepart,MonsieurHermannwill,Itrust,tellonemoreGerman
storytoterrifyus?
Thesewordsweresaidatdessertbyapalefairgirl,whohadread,no
doubt,thetalesofHoffmannandthenovelsofWalterScott.Shewas
theonlydaughterofthebanker,acharmingyoungcreaturewhose
educationwasthenbeingfinishedattheGymnase,theplaysofwhich
sheadored.Atthismomenttheguestswereinthathappystateof
lazinessandsilencewhichfollowsadeliciousdinner,especiallyif
wehavepresumedtoofaronourdigestivepowers.Leaningbackin
theirchairs,theirwristslightlyrestingontheedgeofthetable,
theywereindolentlyplayingwiththegildedbladesoftheirdessert-
knives.Whenadinnercomestothisdecliningmomentsomeguestswill
beseentoplaywithapearseed;
othersrollcrumbsofbreadbetween
theirfingersandthumbs;
loverstraceindistinctletterswith
fragmentsoffruit;
miserscountthestonesontheirplateandarrange
themasamanagermarshalshissupernumerariesatthebackofthe
stage.ThesearelittlegastronomicfelicitieswhichBrillat-Savarin,
otherwisesocompleteanauthor,overlookedinhisbook.Thefootmen
haddisappeared.Thedessertwaslikeasquadronafterabattle:
all
thedishesweredisabled,pillaged,damaged;
severalwerewandering
aroundthetable,inspiteoftheeffortsofthemistressofthehouse
tokeepthemintheirplaces.Someofthepersonspresentweregazing
atpicturesofSwissscenery,symmetricallyhunguponthegray-toned
wallsofthedining-room.Notasingleguestwasbored;
infact,I
neveryetknewamanwhowassadduringhisdigestionofagood
dinner.Welikeatsuchmomentstoremaininquietude,aspeciesof
middlegroundbetweenthereverieofathinkerandthecomfortofthe
ruminatinganimals;
aconditionwhichwemaycallthematerial
melancholyofgastronomy.
SotheguestsnowturnedspontaneouslytotheexcellentGerman,
delightedtohaveataletolistento,eventhoughitmightproveof
nointerest.Duringthisblessedinterregnumthevoiceofanarrator
isalwaysdelightfultoourlanguidsenses;
itincreasestheir
negativehappiness.I,aseekerafterimpressions,admiredthefaces
aboutme,enlivenedbysmiles,beaminginthelightofthewax
candles,andsomewhatflushedbyourlategoodcheer;
theirdiverse
expressionsproducingpiquanteffectsseenamongtheporcelain
baskets,thefruits,theglasses,andthecandelabra.
Allofasuddenmyimaginationwascaughtbytheaspectofaguestwho
satdirectlyinfrontofme.Hewasamanofmediumheight,ratherfat
andsmiling,havingtheairandmannerofastock-broker,and
apparentlyendowedwithaveryordinarymind.HithertoIhadscarcely
noticedhim,butnowhisface,possiblydarkenedbyachangeinthe
lights,seemedtometohavealtereditscharacter;
ithadcertainly
grownghastly;
violettoneswerespreadingoverit;
youmighthave
thoughtitthecadaverousheadofadyingman.Motionlessasthe
personagespaintedonadiorama,hisstupefiedeyeswerefixedonthe
sparklingfacetsofacut-glassstopper,butcertainlywithout
observingthem;
heseemedtobeengulfedinsomeweirdcontemplation
ofthefutureorthepast.WhenIhadlongexaminedthatpuzzlingface
Ibegantoreflectaboutit."
Isheill?
Isaidtomyself."
Hashe
drunktoomuchwine?
IsheruinedbyadropintheFunds?
Ishe
thinkinghowtocheathiscreditors?
Look!
Isaidtomyneighbor,pointingouttoherthefaceofthe
unknownman,"
isthatanembryobankrupt?
Oh,no!
sheanswered,"
hewouldbemuchgayer."
Then,noddingher
headgracefully,sheadded,"
IfthatmaneverruinshimselfI'
lltell
itinPekin!
Hepossessesamillioninrealestate.That'
saformer
purveyortotheimperialarmies;
agoodsortofman,andrather
original.Hemarriedasecondtimebywayofspeculation;
butforall
thathemakeshiswifeextremelyhappy.Hehasaprettydaughter,whom
herefusedformanyyearstorecognize;
butthedeathofhisson,
unfortunatelykilledinaduel,hascompelledhimtotakeherhome,
forhecouldnototherwisehavechildren.Thepoorgirlhassuddenly
becomeoneoftherichestheiressesinParis.Thedeathofhisson
threwthepoormanintoanagonyofgrief,whichsometimesreappears
onthesurface."
Atthatinstantthepurveyorraisedhiseyesandrestedthemuponme;
thatglancemademequiver,sofullwasitofgloomythought.But
suddenlyhisfacegrewlively;
hepickedupthecut-glassstopperand
putit,withamechanicalmovement,intoadecanterfullofwaterthat
wasnearhisplate,andthenheturnedtoMonsieurHermannandsmiled.
Afterall,thatman,nowbeatifiedbygastronomicalenjoyments,hadn'
t
probablytwoideasinhisbrain,andwasthinkingofnothing.
ConsequentlyIfeltratherashamedofwastingmypowersofdivination
inanimavili,"
--ofadoltishfinancier.
WhileIwasthusmaking,atadeadloss,thesephrenological
observations,theworthyGermanhadlinedhisnosewithagoodpinch
ofsnuffandwasnowbeginninghistale.Itwouldbedifficultto
reproduceitinhisownlanguage,withhisfrequentinterruptionsand
wordydigressions.Therefore,Inowwriteitdowninmyownway;
leavingoutthefaultsoftheNuremburger,andtakingonlywhathis
talemayhavehadofinterestandpoesywiththecoolnessofwriters
whoforgettoputonthetitlepagesoftheirbooks:
"
Translatedfrom
theGerman."
THOUGHTANDACT
TowardtheendofVenemiaire,yearVII.,arepublicanperiodwhichin
thepresentdaycorrespondstoOctober20,1799,twoyoungmen,
leavingBonnintheearlymorning,hadreachedbynightfallthe
environsofAndernach,asmalltownstandingontheleftbankofthe
RhineafewleaguesfromCoblentz.AtthattimetheFrencharmy,
commandedbyAugereau,wasmanoeuvringbeforetheAustrians,whothen
occupiedtherightbankoftheriver.Theheadquartersofthe
RepublicandivisionwasatCoblentz,andoneofthedemi-brigades
belongingtoAugereau'
scorpswasstationedatAndernach.
ThetwotravellerswereFrenchmen.Atsightoftheiruniforms,blue
mixedwithwhiteandfacedwithredvelvet,theirsabres,andabove
alltheirhatscoveredwithagreenvarnished-clothandadornedwitha
tricolorplume,eventheGermanpeasantshadrecognizedarmysurgeons,
abodyofmenofscienceandmeritliked,forthemostpart,notonly
inourownarmybutalsointhecountriesinvadedbyourtroops.At
thisperiodmanysonsofgoodfamiliestakenfromtheirmedical
studiesbytherecentconscriptionlawduetoGeneralJourdan,had
naturallypreferredtocontinuetheirstudiesonthebattle-field
ratherthanberestrictedtomeremilitaryduty,littleinkeeping
withtheirearlyeducationandtheirpeacefuldestinies.Menof
science,pacificyetuseful,theseyoungmendidanactualgoodinthe
midstofsomuchmisery,andformedabondofsympathywithothermen
ofscienceinthevariouscountriesthroughwhichthecruel
civilizationoftheRepublicpassed.
Thetwoyoungmenwereeachprovidedwithapassandacommissionas
assistant-surgeonsignedCosteandBernadotte;
andtheywereontheir
waytojointhedemi-brigadetowhichtheywereattached.Both
belongedtomoderatelyrichfamiliesinBeauvais,atowninwhichthe
gentlemannersandloyaltyoftheprovincesaretransmittedasa
speciesofbirthright.Attractedtothetheatreofwarbeforethedate
atwhichtheywererequiredtobegintheirfunctions,theyhad
travelledbydiligencetoStrasburg.Thoughmaternalprudencehadonly
allowedthemaslendersumofmoneytheythoughtthemselvesrichin
possessingafewlouis,anactualtreasureinthosedayswhen
assignatsw
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