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Chapter 3

           Schneider,theprofessorwhotreatedmeandtaughtme,too,inSwitzerland,gavemejustenoughmoneyformyjourney,sothatnowIhavebutafewcopecksleft.TherecertainlyisonequestionuponwhichIamanxioustohaveadvice,but

           “Tellme,howdoyouintendtolivenow,andwhatareyourplans?”interruptedthegeneral.

           “Iwishtowork,somehoworother.”

           “Ohyes,butthen,yousee,youareaphilosopher.Haveyouanytalents,orabilityinanydirectionthatis,anythatwouldbringinmoneyandbread?Excusemeagain

           “Oh,don’tapologize.No,Idon’tthinkIhaveeithertalentsorspecialabilitiesofanykind;onthecontrary.Ihavealwaysbeenaninvalidandunabletolearnmuch.Asforbread,Ishouldthink

           Thegeneralinterruptedoncemorewithquestions;whiletheprinceagainrepliedwiththenarrativewehaveheardbefore.ItappearedthatthegeneralhadknownPavlicheff;butwhythelatterhadtakenaninterestintheprince,thatyounggentlemancouldnotexplain;probablybyvirtueoftheoldfriendshipwithhisfather,hethought.

           Theprincehadbeenleftanorphanwhenquitealittlechild,andPavlicheffhadentrustedhimtoanoldlady,arelativeofhisown,livinginthecountry,thechildneedingthefreshairandexerciseofcountrylife.Hewaseducated,firstbyagoverness,andafterwardsbyatutor,butcouldnotremembermuchaboutthistimeofhislife.

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