A young couple, Renee and Pierre, take one night a room at the Hotel du Nord, in Paris, near the canal Saint-Martin. They want to die together, but after having shooted at Renee, Pierre lacks of courage and ran away. Another customer, Monsieur Edmond, a procurer, rescues her. When Renee goes out of the hospital, she is…

根据纪德小说改编《田园交响曲》（《田园交响曲》原文为La Symphonie Pastorale。主角是牧师，法语为pasteur，pasteur 的形容词为pastoral(e)，因而有的批评家指出纪德使用这个书名，另有一层含义是田指“牧师的心曲”。——译注）中的牧师，起初好心地收养了一名无家可归的盲女。尽管妻子屡次暗示他要提防自己的爱心与爱德，但这种感情最后还是…