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When he told me of it, he had tears in his eyes. And as I tell you the story, I feel my heart beating for joy, and my delight makes talking difficult. WHEN HE TOLD ME OF IT HE HAD TEARS IN HIS EYES AND AS I TELL YOU THE STORY I FEEL MY HEART BEATING FOR JOY AND MY DELIGHT MAKES TALKING DIFFICULT
nd my neck. I know the sorts of actions I would give up all I own to have done. Mahomet is a sublime work of literature, but I would prefer to have rehabilitated the memory of Calas. An acquaintance of mine once took refuge in Cartagena. He was the youngster of the family in a country where custom gives all property to the eldest. There he learned that his older brother, a spoiled child, after stripping his mother and father very easily of everything they possessed, had kicked them out of their chateau and that the good old people were languishing in poverty in a small town in the provinces. So what then did this youngster do, a boy who had been treated harshly by his parents and had gone to see if he could win his fortune far away? He sent them assistance. He quickly wound up his own affairs and returned wealthy. He brought his father and mother back into their home. He arranged for his sisters to be married. Ah, my dear Rameau, the man considered this period the happiest of his life. T SHE PUTS HER ARMS AROUND MY NECK I KNOW THE SORTS OF ACTIONS I WOULD GIVE UP ALL I OWN TO HAVE DONE MAHOMET IS A SUBLIME WORK OF LITERATURE BUT I WOULD PREFER TO HAVE REHABILITATED THE MEMORY OF KALAH AN ACQUAINTANCE OF MINE ONCE TOOK REFUGE IN CARTHAGENA HE WAS THE YOUNGSTER OF THE FAMILY IN A COUNTRY WHERE CUSTOM GIVES ALL PROPERTY TO THE ELDEST THERE HE LEARNT THAT HIS OLDER BROTHER A SPOILED CHILD AFTER STRIPPING HIS MOTHER AND FATHER VERY EASILY OF EVERYTHING THEY POSSESSED HAD KICKED THEM OUT OF THEIR CHATEAU AND THE GOOD OLD PEOPLE WERE LANGUISHING IN POVERTY IN A SMALL TOWN IN THE PROVINCES SO WHAT THEN DID THIS YOUNGSTER DO A BOY WHO HAD BEEN TREATED HARSHLY BY HIS PARENTS AND HAD GONE TO SEE IF HE COULD WIN HIS FORTUNE FAR AWAY HE SENT THEM ASSISTANTS HE QUICKLY WOUND UP HIS OWN AFFAIRS AND RETURNED WEALTHY HE BROUGHT HIS FATHER AND MOTHER BACK INTO THEIR HOME HE ARRANGED FOR HIS SISTERS TO BE MARRIED AH MY DEAR RAMEAU THE MAN CONSIDERED THIS PERIOD THE HAPPIEST OF HIS LIFE
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