Droll Stories

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第12章

Droll Stories Honoré de Balzac

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  Thereuponthemonkwentthroughthissaidserviceforher,asitissungongreatfeastdays,withallthegrandeffectsusedinmonasteries,thepsalmswellchantedinfmajor,theflamingtapers,andthechoristers,andexplainedtoherthe/Introit/,andalsothe/itemissaest/,anddeparted,leavinghersosanctifiedthatthewrathofheavenwouldhavegreatdifficultyindiscoveringanyportionofthegirlthatwasnotthoroughlymonasticated。

  Byhisorders,PerrotteconductedhimtoMademoiselledeCande,thelord\'ssister,towhomhewentinordertolearnifitwasherdesiretoconfesstohim,becausemonkscamesorarelytothecastle。Theladywasdelighted,aswouldanygoodChristianhavebeen,atsuchachanceofclearingoutherconscience。Amadorrequestedhertoshowhimherconscience,andshehavingallowedhimtoseethatwhichheconsideredtheconscienceofoldmaids,hefounditinabadstate,andtoldherthatthesinsofwomenwereaccomplishedthere;thattobeforthefuturewithoutsinitwasnecessarytohavetheconsciencecorkedupbyamonk\'sindulgence。Thepoorignorantladyhavingrepliedthatshedidnotknowwheretheseindulgencesweretobehad,themonkinformedherthathehadarelicwithhimwhichenabledhimtograntone,thatnothingwasmoreindulgentthanthisrelic,becausewithoutsayingaworditproducedinfinitepleasures,whichisthetrue,eternalandprimarycharacterofanindulgence。Thepoorladywassopleasedwiththisrelic,thevirtueofwhichshetriedinvariousways,thatherbrainbecamemuddled,andshehadsomuchfaithinitthatsheindulgedasdevoutlyinindulgencesastheLadyofCandehadindulgedinvengeances。ThisbusinessofconfessionwokeuptheyoungerDemoiselledeCande,whocametowatchtheproceedings。

  Youmayimaginethatthemonkhadhopedforthisoccurrence,sincehismouthhadwateredatthesightofthisfairblossom,whomhealsoconfessed,becausetheelderladycouldnothinderhimfrombestowingupontheyoungerone,whowishedit,whatremainedoftheindulgences。

  But,remember,thispleasurewasduetohimforthetroublehehadtaken。Themorninghavingdawned,thepigshavingeatentheirtripe,andthecatshavingbecomedisenchantedwithlove,andhavingwateredalltheplacesrubbedwithherbs,Amadorwenttoresthimselfinhisbed,whichPerrottehadputstraightagain。Everyoneslept,thankstothemonk,solong,thatnooneinthecastlewasupbeforenoon,whichwasthedinnerhour。Theservantsallbelievedthemonktobeadevilwhohadcarriedoffthecats,thepigs,andalsotheirmasters。Inspiteoftheseideashowever,everyonewasintheroomatmealtime。

  “Come,myfather,“saidthechatelaine,givingherarmtothemonk,whomsheputathersideinthebaron\'schair,tothegreatastonishmentoftheattendants,becausetheSireofCandesaidnotaword。“Page,givesomeofthistoFatherAmador,“saidmadame。

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