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First Attempts

           Afteraneffortheadded:"ItisinhabitedpartlybyArabs."Thenhethrewhispenuponthetableandarose.Heglancedaroundhismiserableroom;mentallyherebelledagainsthispovertyandresolvedtoleavethenextday.

           Suddenlythedesiretoworkcameonhim,andhetriedtobeginthearticleagain;hehadvagueideasofwhathewantedtosay,buthecouldnotexpresshisthoughtsinwords.Convincedofhisinabilityhearoseoncemore,hisbloodcoursingrapidlythroughhisveins.Heturnedtothewindowjustasthetrainwascomingoutofthetunnel,andhisthoughtsrevertedtohisparents.HesawtheirtinyhomeontheheightsoverlookingRouenandthevalleyoftheSeine.Hisfatherandmotherkeptaninn,LaBelle-Vue,atwhichthecitizensofthefaubourgstooktheirlunchesonSundays.Theyhadwishedtomakea"gentleman"oftheirsonandhadsenthimtocollege.Hisstudiescompleted,hehadenteredthearmywiththeintentionofbecominganofficer,acolonel,orageneral.Butbecomingdisgustedwithmilitarylife,hedeterminedtotryhisfortuneinParis.Whenhistimeofservicehadexpired,hewentthither,withwhatresultswehaveseen.Heawokefromhisreflectionsasthelocomotivewhistledshrilly,closedhiswindow,andbegantodisrobe,muttering:"Bah,Ishallbeabletoworkbetterto-morrowmorning.Mybrainisnotclearto-night.Ihavedrunkalittletoomuch.Ican’tworkwellundersuchcircumstances."Heextinguishedhislightandfellasleep.

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