simplest　women　in　society　exact　a　certain　amount　of　conventional　sham
  from　the　greatest　men。　A　noble　love　signifies　nothing　to　them　if　rough
  and　unpolished；　it　needs　the　cutting　and　setting　of　a　jeweller　to　give
  it　value　in　their　eyes。
  In　January；　1842；　the　Comtesse　Laginska；　with　her　charm　of　gentle
  melancholy；　inspired　a　violent　passion　in　the　Comte　de　La　Palferine；
  one　of　the　most　daring　and　presumptuous　lions　of　the　day。　La　Palferine
  was　well　aware　that　the　conquest　of　a　woman　so　guarded　by　reserve　as
  the　Comtesse　Laginska　was　difficult；　but　he　thought　he　could　inveigle
  this　charming　creature　into　committing　herself　if　he　took　her
  unawares；　by　the　assistance　of　a　certain　friend　of　her　own；　a　woman
  already　jealous　of　her。
  Quite　incapable；　in　spite　of　her　intelligence；　of　suspecting　such
  treachery；　the　Comtesse　Laginska　committed　the　imprudence　of　going
  with　her　so…called　friend　to　a　masked　ball　at　the　Opera。　About　three
  in　the　morning；　led　away　by　the　excitement　of　the　scene；　Clementine；
  on　whom　La　Palferine　had　expended　his　seductions；　consented　to　accept
  a　supper；　and　was　about　to　enter　the　carriage　of　her　faithless　friend。
  At　this　critical　moment　her　arm　was　grasped　by　a　powerful　hand；　and
  she　was　taken；　in　spite　of　her　struggles；　to　her　own　carriage；　the
  door　of　which　stood　open；　though　she　did　not　know　it　was　there。
  〃He　has　never　left　Paris！〃　she　exclaimed　to　herself　as　she　recognized
  Thaddeus；　who　disappeared　when　the　carriage　drove　away。
  Did　any　woman　ever　have　a　like　romance　in　her　life？　Clementine　is
  constantly　hoping　she　may　again　see　Paz。
  End