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thinking of my crushed ambitions�察�but never giving them up。 Oh��
what frantic letters I wrote at that time to /her/�察�my second
conscience�察�my other self� �Sometimes I would say to myself�察�'Why
did I sketch so vast a programme of life�拭�Why demand everything��
Why not wait for happiness while devoting myself to some
mechanical employment。'
;I then looked about me for some modest appointment by which I
might live。 I was about to get the editorship of a paper under a
manager who did not know much about it�察�a man of wealth and
ambition�察�when I took fright。 'Would /she/ ever accept as her
husband a man who had stooped so low��' I wondered。
;This reflection made me two´and´twenty again。 But�察�oh�察�my dear
Leopold�察�how the soul is worn by these perplexities� �What must not
the caged eagles suffer�察�and imprisoned lions��They suffer what
Napoleon suffered�察�not at Saint Helena�察�but on the Quay of the
Tuileries�察�on the 10th of August�察�when he saw Louis XVI。 defending
himself so badly while he could have quelled the insurrection�察�as
he actually did�察�on the same spot�察�a little later�察�in Vendemiaire。
Well�察�my life has been a torment of that kind�察�extending over four
years。 How many a speech to the Chamber have I not delivered in
the deserted alleys of the Bois de Boulogne� �These wasted
harangues have at any rate sharpened my tongue and accustomed my
mind to formulate its ideas in words。 And while I was undergoing
this secret torture�察�you were getting married�察�you had paid for
your business�察�you were made law´clerk to the Maire of your
district�察�after gaining a cross for a wound at Saint´Merri。
;Now�察�listen。 When I was a small boy and tortured cock´chafers��
the poor insects had one form of struggle which used almost to put
me in a fever。 It was when I saw them making repeated efforts to
fly but without getting away�察�though they could spread their
wings。 We used to say�察�'They are marking time。' Now was this
sympathy�拭�Was it a vision of my own future��Oh� �to spread my
wings and yet be unable to fly� �That has been my predicament since
that fine undertaking by which I was disgusted�察�but which has now
made four families rich。
;At last�察�seven months ago�察�I determined to make myself a name at
the Paris Bar�察�seeing how many vacancies had been left by the
promotion of several lawyers to eminent positions。 But when I
remembered the rivalry I had seen among men of the press�察�and how
difficult it is to achieve anything of any kind in Paris�察�the
arena where so many champions meet�察�I came to a determination
painful to myself�察�but certain in its results�察�and perhaps quicker
than any other。 In the course of our conversations you had given
me a picture of the society of Besancon�察�of the impossibility for
a stranger to get on there�察�to produce the smallest effect�察�to get
into society�察�or to succeed in any way whatever。 It was there that
I determined to set up my flag�察�thinking�察�and rightly�察�that I
should meet with no opposition�察�but find myself alone to canvass
for the election。 The people of the Comte will not meet the
outsider�拭�The outsider will meet them� �They refuse to admit him to
their drawing´rooms�察�he will never go there� �He never shows
himself anywhere�察�not even in the streets� �But there is one class
that elects the deputiesthe commercial class。 I am going
especially to study commercial questions�察�with which I am already
familiar�察�I will gain their lawsuits�察�I will effect compromises�察�I
will be the greatest pleader in Besancon。 By and by I will start a
/Review/�察�in which I will defend the interests of the country��
will create them�察�or preserve them�察�or resuscitate them。 When I
shall have won a sufficient number of votes�察�my name will come out
of the urn。 For a long time the unknown barrister will be treated
with contempt�察�but some circumstance will arise to bring him to
the frontsome unpaid defence�察�or a case which no other pleader
will undertake。
;Well�察�my dear Leopold�察�I packed up my books in eleven cases�察�I
bought such law´books as might prove useful�察�and I sent everything
off�察�furniture and all�察�by carrier to Besancon。 I collected my
diplomas�察�and I went to bid you good´bye。 The mail coach dropped
me at Besancon�察�where�察�in three days' time�察�I chose a little set
of rooms looking out over some gardens。 I sumptuously arranged the
mysterious private room where I spend my nights and days�察�and
where the portrait of my divinity reignsof her to whom my life
is dedicate�察�who fills it wholly�察�who is the mainspring of my
efforts�察�the secret of my courage�察�the cause of my talents。 Then��
as soon as the furniture and books had come�察�I engaged an
intelligent man´servant�察�and there I sat for five months like a
hibernating marmot。
;My name had�察�however�察�been entered on the list of lawyers in the
town。 At last I was called one day to defend an unhappy wretch at
the Assizes�察�no doubt in order to hear me speak for once� �One of
the most influential merchants of Besancon was on the jury�察�he had
a difficult task to fulfil�察�I did my utmost for the man�察�and my
success was absolute and complete。 My client was innocent�察�I very
dramatically secured the arrest of the real criminals�察�who had
come forward as witnesses。 In short�察�the Court and the public were
united in their admiration。 I managed to save the examining
magistrate's pride by pointing out the impossibility of detecting
a plot so skilfully planned。
;Then I had to fight a case for my merchant�察�and won his suit。 The
Cathedral Chapter next chose me to defend a tremendous action
against the town�察�which had been going on for four years�察�I won
that。 Thus�察�after three trials�察�I had become the most famous
advocate of Franche´Comte。
;But I bury my life in the deepest mystery�察�and so hide my aims。 I
have adopted habits which prevent my accepting any invitations。 I
am only to be consulted between six and eight in the morning�察�I go
to bed after my dinner�察�and work at night。 The Vicar´General�察�a
man of parts�察�and very influential�察�who placed the Chapter's case
in my hands after they had lost it in the lower Court�察�of course
professed their gratitude。 'Monsieur��' said I�察�'I will win your
suit�察�but I want no fee�察�I want more' ��start of alarm on the
Abbe's part��。 'You must know that I am a great loser by putting
myself forward in antagonism to the town。 I came here only to
leave the place as deputy。 I mean to engage only in commercial
cases�察�because commercial men return the members�察�they will
distrust me if I defend ;the priests;for to them you are simply
priests。 If I undertake your defence�察�it is because I was�察�in
1828�察�private secretary to such a Minister' ��again a start of
surprise on the part of my Abbe���察�'and Master of Appeals�察�under
the name of Albert de Savarus' ��another start��。 'I have remained
faithful to monarchical opinions�察�but�察�as you have not the
majority of votes in Besancon�察�I must gain votes among the
citizens。 So the fee I ask of you is the votes you may be able
secretly to secure for me at the opportune moment。 Let us each
keep our own counsel�察�and I will defend�察�for nothing�察�every case
to which a priest of this diocese may be a party。 Not a word about
my previous life�察�and we will be true to each other。'
;When he came to thank me afterwards�察�he gave me a note for five
hundred francs�察�and said in my ear�察�'The votes are a bargain all
the same。'I have in the course of five interviews made a friend��
I think�察�of this Vicar´General。
;Now I am overwhelmed with business�察�and I undertake no cases but
those brought to me by merchants�察�saying that commercial questions
are my specialty。 This line of conduct attaches business men to
me�察�and allows me to make friends with influential persons。 So all
goes well。 Within a few months I shall have found a house to
purchase in Besancon�察�so as to secure a qualification。 I count on
your lending me the necessary capital for this investment。 If I
should die�察�if I should fail�察�the loss would be too small to be
any consideration between you and me。 You will get the interest
out of the rental�察�and I shall take good care to look out for
something cheap�察�so that you may lose nothing by this mortgage��
which is indispensable。
;Oh� �my dear Leopold�察�no gambler with the last remains of his
fortune in his pocket�察�bent on staking it at the Cercle des
Etrangers for the last time one night�察�when he must come away rich
or ruined�察�ever felt such a perpetual ringing in his ears�察�such a
nervous moisture on his palms�察�such a fevered tumult in his brain��
such inward qualms in his body as I go through every day now that
I am playing my last card in the game of ambition。 Alas� �my dear
and only friend�察�for nearly ten years now I have been struggling。
This battle with men and things�察�in which I have unceasingly
poured out my strength and energy�察�and so constantly worn the
springs of desire�察�has�察�so to speak�察�undermined my vitality。 With
all the appearance of a strong man of good health�察�I feel myself a
wreck。 Every day carries with it a shred of my inmost life。 At
every fresh effort I feel that I should never be able to begin
again。 I have no power�察�no vigor left but for happiness�察�and if it
should never come to crown my head with roses�察�the /me/ that is
really me would cease to exist�察�I should be a ruined thing。 I
should wish for nothing more in the world。 I should want to cease
from living。 You know that power and fame�察�the vast moral empire
that I crave�察�is but secondary�察�it is to me only a means to
happiness�察�the pedestal for my idol。
;To reach the goal and die�察�like the runner of antiquity� �To see
fortune and death stand on the threshold hand in hand� �To win the
beloved woman just when love is extinct� �To lose the faculty of
enjoyment after earning the right to be happy��Of how many men
has this been the fate��
;But there surely is a moment when Tantalus rebels�察�crosses his
arms�察�and defies hell�察�throwing up his part of the eternal
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