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Le lit de la Merveille\u00a0<\/span> \u00a0 by Robert Sabatier:<\/p>\n

J’\u00e9tais seul, l’autre soir, au Th\u00e9atre-Fran\u00e7ais. On ne jouait pas Moli\u00e8re mais une pi\u00e8ce de Friedrich von Schiller \u00e9crite dans sa jeunesse: Intrigue et Amour.<\/p>\n

Arriv\u00e9 au th\u00e9atre fort t\u00f4t, selon mon habitude, je fus install\u00e9 au rang H place 6 de l’orchestre. Une soir\u00e9e tranquille. Je jouissais des plaisirs de mon \u00e2ge : musique, lecture, spectacle; je savais meubler ma solitude. La coul\u00e9e du temps oblige \u00e0 des renoncements. Je n’avais qu’amours de t\u00eate et je r\u00eavais. Ma curiosit\u00e9 artistique s’\u00e9tait d\u00e9velop\u00e9e. Mon go\u00fbt de l’instant, affin\u00e9, aide\u00e9 par une perception plus sensible, m’apportait les plaisirs n\u00e9s de l’observation et de la m\u00e9ditation. Voir cette salle aux multiples reflets se remplir de spectateurs, comme distill\u00e9s goutte \u00e0 goutte par un alambic, me plaisait.<\/p>\n

The bed of Marvels\u00a0<\/span>\u00a0 by Robert Sabatier:<\/p>\n

I went alone, the other evening, to the Th\u00e9atre-Fran\u00e7ais. They were not playing Moli\u00e8re but a play by Friedrich von Schiller written in his youth: Intrigue and Love.<\/p>\n

I arrived at the theatre early, as was my wont, and installed myself in Row H seat 6 in the stalls. A quiet peaceful evening. I enjoyed the pleasures of my advancing years: music, reading, theatre; I knew how to fill my leisure hours. The passing of time called for the giving up of certain pursuits. I enjoyed love only in my mind and I dreamed. My artistic interests had advanced. My taste for the present, sharpened and helped by a deeper perception, brought me pleasures born of observation and thoughtfulness. To watch this auditorium lit by a multitude of sparkling lights fill up with spectators, as though distilled drop by drop from a still, made me happy.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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