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    ifound;onaskinghim;thateverydayhecarrieddinnertohisfather;whowasthenworkingontheleftbankoftheseine;andthisresponsibledutyhadmadehimcarefulandprudent。hehadlearnedthosehardbutforciblelessonsofnecessitywhichnothingcanequalorsupplytheplaceof。unfortunately;thewantsofhispoorfamilyhadkepthimfromschool;andheseemedtofeeltheloss;forheoftenstoppedbeforetheprintshops;andaskedhispaniontoreadhimthenamesoftheengravings。inthiswaywereachedtheboulevardbonnenouvelle;whichthelittlewandererseemedtoknowagain。notwithstandinghisfatigue;hehurriedon;hewasagitatedbymixedfeelings;atthesightofhishouseheutteredacry;andrantowardtheirongatewiththegiltpoints;aladywhowasstandingattheentrancereceivedhiminherarms;andfromtheexclamationsofjoy;andthesoundofkisses;isoonperceivedshewashismother。

    notseeingeithertheservantorchildreturn;shehadsentinsearchofthemineverydirection;andwaswaitingfortheminintenseanxiety。

    iexplainedtoherinafewwordswhathadhappened。shethankedmewarmly;andlookedroundforthelittleboywhohadrecognizedandbroughtbackherson;butwhileweweretalking;hehaddisappeared。

    itwasforthefirsttimesincethenthatihadeintothispartofparis。didthemothercontinuegrateful?hadthechildrenmetagain;andhadthehappychanceoftheirfirstmeetingloweredbetweenthemthatbarrierwhichmaymarkthedifferentranksofmen;butshouldnotdividethem?

    whileputtingthesequestionstomyself;islackenedmypace;andfixedmyeyesonthegreatgate;whichijustperceived。suddenlyisawitopen;andtwochildrenappearedattheentrance。althoughmuchgrown;irecognizedthematfirstsight;theywerethechildwhowasfoundneartheparapetofthelouvre;andhisyoungguide。butthedressofthelatterwasgreatlychanged:hisblouseofgrayclothwasneat;andevenspruce;andwasfastenedroundthewaistbyapolishedleatherbelt;heworestrongshoes;butmadeforhisfeet;andhadonanewclothcap。

    justatthemomentisawhim;heheldinhistwohandsanenormousbunchoflilacs;towhichhispanionwastryingtoaddnarcissusesandprimroses;thetwochildrenlaughed;andpartedwithafriendlygood…by。

    m。duvalssondidnotgointillhehadseentheotherturnthecornerofthestreet。

    theniaccostedthelatter;andremindedhimofourformermeeting;helookedatmeforamoment;andthenseemedtorecollectme。

    〃forgivemeifidonotmakeyouabow;〃saidhe;merrily;〃butiwantbothmyhandsforthenosegaymonsieurcharleshasgivenme。〃

    〃youare;then;beegreatfriends?〃saidi。

    〃oh!ishouldthinkso;〃saidthechild;〃andnowmyfatherisrichtoo!〃

    〃howsthat?〃

    〃monsieurduvallenthimsomemoney;hehastakenashop;whereheworksonhisownaccount;and;asforme;igotoschool。〃

    〃yes;〃repliedi;remarkingforthefirsttimethecrossthatdecoratedhislittlecoat;〃andiseethatyouarehead…boy!〃

    〃monsieurcharleshelpsmetolearn;andsoiametobethefirstintheclass。〃

    〃areyounowgoingtoyourlessons?〃

    〃yes;andhehasgivenmesomelilacs;forhehasagardenwhereweplaytogether;andwheremymothercanalwayshaveflowers。〃

    〃thenitisthesameasifitwerepartlyyourown。〃

    〃soitis!ah!theyaregoodneighborsindeed。buthereiam;good…by;sir。〃

    henoddedtomewithasmile;anddisappeared。

    iwentonwithmywalk;stillpensive;butwithafeelingofrelief。

    ifihadelsewherewitnessedthepainfulcontrastbetweenaffluenceandwant;hereihadfoundthetrueunionofrichesandpoverty。heartygood…willhadsmootheddownthemoreruggedinequalitiesonbothsides;andhadopenedaroadoftrueneighborhoodandfellowshipbetweenthehumbleworkshopandthestatelymansion。insteadofhearkeningtothevoiceofinterest;theyhadbothlistenedtothatofself…sacrifice;andtherewasnoplaceleftforcontemptorenvy。thus;insteadofthebeggarinrags;thatihadseenattheotherdoorcursingtherichman;ihadfoundherethehappychildofthelaborerloadedwithflowersandblessinghim!theproblem;sodifficultandsodangeroustoexamineintowithnoregardbutfortherightsofit;ihadjustseensolvedbylove。



 CHAPTER V

    pensation

    sunday;may27th

    capitalcitieshaveonethingpeculiartothem:theirdaysofrestseemtobethesignalforageneraldispersionandflight。likebirdsthatarejustrestoredtoliberty;thepeopleeoutoftheirstonecages;andjoyfullyflytowardthecountry。itiswhoshallfindagreenhillockforaseat;ortheshadeofawoodforashelter;theygathermayflowers;theyrunaboutthefields;thetownisforgottenuntiltheevening;whentheyreturnwithsprigsofbloominghawthornintheirhats;andtheirheartsgladdenedbypleasantthoughtsandrecollectionsofthepastday;thenextdaytheyreturnagaintotheirharnessandtowork。

    theseruraladventuresaremostremarkableatparis。whenthefineweatheres;clerks;shopkeepers;andworkingmenlookforwardimpatientlyforthesundayasthedayfortryingafewhoursofthispastorallife;theywalkthroughsixmilesofgrocersshopsandpublic…housesinthefaubourgs;inthesolehopeoffindingarealturnip…field。

    thefatherofafamilybeginsthepracticaleducationofhissonbyshowinghimwheatwhichhasnottakentheformofaloaf;andcabbage〃initswildstate。〃heavenonlyknowstheencounters;thediscoveries;theadventuresthataremetwith!whatparisianhasnothadhisodysseyinanexcursionthroughthesuburbs;andwouldnotbeabletowriteapaniontothefamoustravelsbylandandbyseafromparistost。

    cloud?

    wedonotnowspeakofthatfloatingpopulationfromallparts;forwhomourfrenchbabylonisthecaravansaryofeurope:aphalanxofthinkers;artists;menofbusiness;andtravellers;who;likehomershero;havearrivedintheirintellectualcountryafterbeholding〃manypeoplesandcities;〃butofthesettledparisian;whokeepshisappointedplace;andlivesonhisownfloorliketheoysteronhisrock;acuriousvestigeofthecredulity;theslowness;andthesimplicityofbygoneages。

    foroneofthesingularitiesofparisis;thatitunitestwentypopulationspletelydifferentincharacterandmanners。bythesideofthegypsiesofmerceandofart;whowanderthroughalltheseveralstagesoffortuneorfancy;liveaquietraceofpeoplewithanindependence;orwithregularwork;whoseexistenceresemblesthedialofaclock;onwhichthesamehandpointsbyturnstothesamehours。

    ifnoothercitycanshowmorebrilliantandmorestirringformsoflife;noothercontainsmoreobscureandmoretranquilones。greatcitiesarelikethesea:stormsagitateonlythesurface;ifyougotothebottom;youfindaregioninaccessibletothetumultandthenoise。

    formypart;ihavesettledonthevergeofthisregion;butdonotactuallyliveinit。iamremovedfromtheturmoiloftheworld;andliveintheshelterofsolitude;butwithoutbeingabletodisconnectmythoughtsfromthestrugglegoingon。ifollowatadistanceallitseventsofhappinessorgrief;ijointhefeastsandthefunerals;forhowca
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