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"Proudhon, I love you, I esteem you; and, believe me, these are not mere phrases. What interest could I have in flattering and praising a poor printer? Are you rich, that you may pay for courtiers? Have you a sumptuous table, a dashing wife, and gold to scatter, in order to attract them to your suite? PRUDENT I LOVE YOU I ESTEEM YOU AND BELIEVE ME THESE ARE NOT MERE PHRASES WHAT INTEREST COULD I HAVE IN FLATTERING AND PRAISING A POOR PRINTER ARE YOU RICH THAT YOU MAY PAY FOR COURTIERS HAVE YOU A SUMPTUOUS TABLE A DASHING WIFE AND GOLD TO SCATTER IN ORDER TO ATTRACT THEM TO YOUR SUITE
object of these walks, you will ask. I make visits, my friend; I hold interviews with stupid people. Then a fit of curiosity seizes me, the least inquisitive of beings: there are museums, libraries, assemblies, churches, palaces, gardens, and theatres to visit. I am fond of pictures, fond of music, fond of sculpture; all these are beautiful and good, but they cannot appease hunger, nor take the place of my pleasant readings of Bailly, Hume, and Tennemann, which I used to enjoy by my fireside when I was able to read. "But enough of complaints. Do not allow this letter to affect you too much, and do not think that I give way to dejection or despondency; no, I am a fatalist, and I believe in my star. I do not know yet what my calling is, nor for what branch of polite literature I am best fitted; I do not even know whether I am, or ever shall be, fitted for any: but what matters it? I suffer, I labor, I dream, I enjoy, I think; and, in a word, when my last hour strikes, I shall have lived.  PERFORMANCE ON THE FOLLOWING DAY WHAT IS THE OBJECT OF THESE WALKS YOU WILL ASK I MAKE VISITS MY FRIEND I HOLD INTERVIEWS WITH STUPID PEOPLE THEN A FIT OF CURIOSITY SEIZES ME THE LEAST INQUISITIVE OF BEINGS THERE ARE MUSEUMS LIBRARIES ASSEMBLIES CHURCHES PALACES GARDENS AND THEATRES TO VISIT I AM FOND OF PICTURES FOND OF MUSIC FOND OF SCULPTURE ALL THESE ARE BEAUTIFUL AND GOOD BUT THEY CANNOT APPEASE HUNGER NOR TAKE THE PLACE OF MY PLEASANT READINGS OF BAHI HUME AND TENEMENT WHICH I USED TO ENJOY BY MY FAIRSIGHT WHEN I WAS ABLE TO READ BUT ENOUGH OF COMPLAINTS DO NOT ALLOW THIS LETTER TO AFFECT YOU TOO MUCH AND DO NOT THINK THAT I GIVE WAY TO DEJECTION OR DESPONDENCY NO I AM A FATALIST AND I BELIEVE IN MY STAR I DO NOT YET KNOW WHAT MY CALLING IS NOR FOR WHAT BRANCH OF POLITE LITERATURE I AM BEST FITTED I DO NOT EVEN KNOW WHETHER I AM OR EVER SHALL BE FITTED FOR ANY BUT WHAT MATTERS IT I SUFFER I LABOUR I DREAM I ENJOY I THINK AND IN A WORD WHEN MY LAST HOUR STRIKES I SHALL HAVE LIVED
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