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The Japanese Vase

           Thequestionwas,howhecouldleavethelittlestrawchairwithoutundueawkwardness.Hewantedtoinventsomething,andtriedtoextractsomenovelexcusefromanimaginationwhichwasotherwiseengrossed.Hewascompelledtofallbackonhismemory,whichwas,itmustbeowned,somewhatpoorinresourcesofthiskind.

           Thepoorboywasstillverymuchoutofhiselement,andcouldnothaveexhibitedamorecompleteandnoticeableawkwardnesswhenhegotuptoleavethesalon.Hismiserywasonlytoopalpableinhiswholemanner.Hehadbeenplaying,forthelastthreequartersofanhour,therôleofanofficiousinferiorfromwhomonedoesnottakethetroubletohidewhatonereallythinks.

           Thecriticalobservationshehadjustmadeonhisrivalspreventedhim,however,fromtakinghisownunhappinesstootragically.Hispridecouldtakesupportinwhathadtakenplacethepreviousday."Whatevermaybetheiradvantagesoverme,"hethought,ashewentintothegardenalone,"Mathildehasneverbeentoasingleoneofthemwhat,twiceinmylife,shehasdeignedtobetome!"Hispenetrationdidnotgofurther.Heabsolutelyfailedtoappreciatethecharacteroftheextraordinarypersonwhomchancehadjustmadethesuprememistressofallhishappiness.

           Hetried,onthefollowingday,tomakehimselfandhishorsedeadtiredwithfatigue.HemadenoattemptintheeveningtogonearthebluesofatowhichMathilderemainedconstant.HenoticedthatcomteNorbertdidnotevendeigntolookathimwhenhemethimaboutthehouse.

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