雨果 悲惨世界 英文版2-第84章

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ore　than　royalty。　Louis　Philippe　was　a　rare　man。
　　The　son　of　a　father　to　whom　history　will　accord　certain　attenuating　circumstances；　but　also　as　worthy　of　esteem　as　that　father　had　been　of　blame；　possessing　all　private　virtues　and　many　public　virtues；　careful　of　his　health；　of　his　fortune；　of　his　person；　of　his　affairs；　knowing　the　value　of　a　minute　and　not　always　the　value　of　a　year；　sober；　serene；　peaceable；　patient；　a　good　man　and　a　good　prince；　sleeping　with　his　wife；　and　having　in　his　palace　lackeys　charged　with　the　duty　of　showing　the　conjugal　bed　to　the　bourgeois；　an　ostentation　of　the　regular　sleeping…apartment　which　had　bee　useful　after　the　former　illegitimate　displays　of　the　elder　branch；　knowing　all　the　languages　of　Europe；　and；　what　is　more　rare；　all　the　languages　of　all　interests；　and　speaking　them；　an　admirable　representative　of　the　〃middle　class；〃　but　outstripping　it；　and　in　every　way　greater　than　it；　possessing　excellent　sense；　while　appreciating　the　blood　from　which　he　had　sprung；　counting　most　of　all　on　his　intrinsic　worth；　and；　on　the　question　of　his　race；　very　particular；　declaring　himself　Orleans　and　not　Bourbon；　thoroughly　the　first　Prince　of　the　Blood　Royal　while　he　was　still　only　a　Serene　Highness；　but　a　frank　bourgeois　from　the　day　he　became　king；　diffuse　in　public；　concise　in　private；　reputed；　but　not　proved　to　be　a　miser；　at　bottom；　one　of　those　economists　who　are　readily　prodigal　at　their　own　fancy　or　duty；　lettered；　but　not　very　sensitive　to　letters；　a　gentleman；　but　not　a　chevalier；　simple；　calm；　and　strong；　adored　by　his　family　and　his　household；　a　fascinating　talker；　an　undeceived　statesman；　inwardly　cold；　dominated　by　immediate　interest；　always　governing　at　the　shortest　range；　incapable　of　rancor　and　of　gratitude；　making　use　without　mercy　of　superiority　on　mediocrity；　clever　in　getting　parliamentary　majorities　to　put　in　the　wrong　those　mysterious　unanimities　which　mutter　dully　under　thrones；　unreserved；　sometimes　imprudent　in　his　lack　of　reserve；　but　with　marvellous　address　in　that　imprudence；　fertile　in　expedients；　in　countenances；　in　masks；　making　France　fear　Europe　and　Europe　France！　Incontestably　fond　of　his　country；　but　preferring　his　family；　assuming　more　domination　than　authority　and　more　authority　than　dignity；　a　disposition　which　has　this　unfortunate　property；　that　as　it　turns　everything　to　success；　it　admits　of　ruse　and　does　not　absolutely　repudiate　baseness；　but　which　has　this　valuable　side；　that　it　preserves　politics　from　violent　shocks；　the　state　from　fractures；　and　society　from　catastrophes；　minute；　correct；　vigilant；　attentive；　sagacious；　indefatigable；　contradicting　himself　at　times　and　giving　himself　the　lie；　bold　against　Austria　at　Ancona；　obstinate　against　England　in　Spain；　bombarding　Antwerp；　and　paying　off　Pritchard；　singing　the　Marseillaise　with　conviction；　inaccessible　to　despondency；　to　lassitude；　to　the　taste　for　the　beautiful　and　the　ideal；　to　daring　generosity；　to　Utopia；　to　chimeras；　to　wrath；　to　vanity；　to　fear；　possessing　all　the　forms　of　personal　intrepidity；　a　general　at　Valmy；　a　soldier　at　Jemappes；　attacked　eight　times　by　regicides　and　always　smiling。
　　brave　as　a　grenadier；　courageous　as　a　thinker；　uneasy　only　in　the　face　of　the　chances　of　a　European　shaking　up；　and　unfitted　for　great　political　adventures；　always　ready　to　risk　his　life；　never　his　work；　disguising　his　will　in　influence；　in　order　that　he　might　be　obeyed　as　an　intelligence　rather　than　as　a　king；　endowed　with　observation　and　not　with　divination；　not　very　attentive　to　minds；　but　knowing　men；　that　is　to　say　requiring　to　see　in　order　to　judge；　prompt　and　penetrating　good　sense；　practical　wisdom；　easy　speech；　prodigious　memory；　drawing　incessantly　on　this　memory；　his　only　point　of　resemblance　with　Caesar；　Alexander；　and　Napoleon；　knowing　deeds；　facts；　details；　dates；　proper　names；　ignorant　of　tendencies；　passions；　the　diverse　geniuses　of　the　crowd；　the　interior　aspirations；　the　hidden　and　obscure　uprisings　of　souls；　in　a　word；　all　that　can　be　designated　as　the　invisible　currents　of　consciences；　accepted　by　the　surface；　but　little　in　accord　with　France　lower　down；　extricating　himself　by　dint　of　tact；　governing　too　much　and　not　enough；　his　own　first　minister；　excellent　at　creating　out　of　the　pettiness　of　realities　an　obstacle　to　the　immensity　of　ideas；　mingling　a　genuine　creative　faculty　of　civilization；　of　order　and　organization；　an　indescribable　spirit　of　proceedings　and　chicanery；　the　founder　and　lawyer　of　a　dynasty；　having　something　of　Charlemagne　and　something　of　an　attorney；　in　short；　a　lofty　and　original　figure；　a　prince　who　understood　how　to　create　authority　in　spite　of　the　uneasiness　of　France；　and　power　in　spite　of　the　jealousy　of　Europe。
　　Louis　Philippe　will　be　classed　among　the　eminent　men　of　his　century；　and　would　be　ranked　among　the　most　illustrious　governors　of　history　had　he　loved　glory　but　a　little；　and　if　he　had　had　the　sentiment　of　what　is　great　to　the　same　degree　as　the　feeling　for　what　is　useful。
　　Louis　Philippe　had　been　handsome；　and　in　his　old　age　he　remained　graceful；　not　always　approved　by　the　nation；　he　always　was　so　by　the　masses；　he　pleased。
　　He　had　that　gift　of　charming。
　　He　lacked　majesty；　he　wore　no　crown；　although　a　king；　and　no　white　hair；　although　an　old　man；　his　manners　belonged　to　the　old　regime　and　his　habits　to　the　new；　a　mixture　of　the　noble　and　the　bourgeois　which　suited　1830；　Louis　Philippe　was　transition　reigning；　he　had　preserved　the　ancient　pronunciation　and　the　ancient　orthography　which　he　placed　at　the　service　of　opinions　modern；　he　loved　Poland　and　Hungary；　but　he　wrote　les　Polonois；　and　he　pronounced　les　Hongrais。
　　He　wore　the　uniform　of　the　national　guard；　like　Charles　X。；　and　the　ribbon　of　the　Legion　of　Honor；　like　Napoleon。
　　He　went　a　little　to　chapel；　not　at　all　to　the　chase；　never　to　the　opera。　Incorruptible　by　sacristans；　by　whippers…in；　by　ballet…dancers；　this　made　a　part　of　his　bourgeois　popularity。
　　He　had　no　heart。　He　went　out　with　his　umbrella　under　his　arm；　and　this　umbrella　long　formed　a　part　of　his　aureole。
　　He　was　a　bit　of　a　mason；　a　bit　of　a　gardener；　something　of　a　doctor；　he　bled　a　postilion　who　had　tumbled　from　his　horse；　Louis　Philippe　no　more　went　about　without　his　lancet；　than　did　Henri　IV。
　　without　his　poniard。
　　The　Royalists　jeered　at　this　ridiculous　king；　the　first　who　had　ever　shed　blood　with　the　object　of　healing。
　　For　the　grievances　against　Louis　Philippe；　there　is　one　deduction　to　be　made；　there　is　that　which　accuses　royalty；　that　which　accuses　the　reign；　that　which　accuses　the　King；　three　columns　which　all　give　different　totals。
　　Democratic　right　confiscated；　progress　bees　a　matter　of　secondary　interest；　the　protests　of　the　street　violently　repressed；　military　execution　of　insurrections；　the　rising　passed　over　by　arms；　the　Rue　Transnonain；　the　counsels　of　war；　the　absorption　of　the　real　country　by　the　legal　country；　on　half　shares　with　three　hundred　thousand　privileged　persons；　these　are　the　deeds　of　royalty；　Belgium　refused；　Algeria　too　harshly　conquered；　and；　as　in　the　case　of　India　by　the　English；　with　more　barbarism　than　civilization；　the　breach　of　faith；　to　Abd…el…Kader；　Blaye；　Deutz　bought；　Pritchard　paid；these　are　the　doings　of　the　reign；　the　policy　which　was　more　domestic　than　national　was　the　doing　of　the　King。
　　As　will　be　seen；　the　proper　deduction　having　been　made；　the　King's　charge　is　decreased。
　　This　is　his　great　fault；　he　was　modest　in　the　name　of　France。
　　Whence　arises　this　fault？
　　We　will　state　it。
　　Louis　Philippe　was　rather　too　much　of　a　paternal　king；　that　incubation　of　a　family　with　the　object　of　founding　a　dynasty　is　afraid　of　everything　and　does　not　like　to　be　disturbed；　hence　excessive　timidity；　which　is　displeasing　to　the　people；　who　have　the　14th　of　July　in　their　civil　and　Austerlitz　in　their　military　tradition。
　　Moreover；　if　we　deduct　the　public　duties　which　require　to　be　fulfilled　first　of　all；　that　deep　tenderness　of　Louis　Philippe　towards　his　family　was　deserved　by　the　family。
　　That　domestic　group　was　worthy　of　admiration。
　　Virtues　there　dwelt　side　by　side　with　talents。　One　of　Louis　Philippe's　daughters；　Marie　d'Orleans；　placed　the　name　of　her　race　among　artists；　as　Charles　d'Orleans　had　placed　it　among　poets。
　　She　made　of　her　soul　a　marble　which　she　named　Jeanne　d'Arc。　Two　of　Louis　Philippe's　daughters　elicited　from　Metternich　this　eulogium：
　　〃They　are　young　people　such　as　are　rarely　seen；　and　princes　such　as　are　never　seen。〃
　　This；　without　any　dissimulation；　and　also　without　any　exaggeration；　is　the　truth　about　Louis　Philippe。
　　To　be　Prince　Equality；　to　bear　in　his　own　person　the　contradiction　of　the　Restoration　and　the　Revolution；　to　have　that　disquieting　side　of　the　revolutionary　which　bees　reassuring　in　governing　power；　therein　lay　the　fortune　of　Louis　Philippe　in　1830；　never　was　there　a　more　plete　adaptation　of　a　man　to　an　event；　the　one　entered　into　the　other；　and　the　incarnation　took　place。　Louis　Philippe　is　1830　made　man。
　　Moreover；　he　had　in　his　favor　that　great　remendation　to　the　throne；　exile。
　　He　had　been　proscribed；　a　wanderer；　poor。
　　He　had　lived　by　his　own　labor。
　　In　Switzerland