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I, too, am careless in matters of business; I sometimes push my negligence even to disorder, and the metaphysical musings which continually occupy my mind, added to the amusements of Paris, render me the most incapable man in the world for conducting a negotiation with despatch. I TOO AM CARELESS IN MATTERS OF BUSINESS I SOMETIMES PUSH MY NEGLIGENCE EVEN TO DISORDER AND THE METAPHYSICAL MUSINGS WHICH CONTINUALLY OCCUPY MY MIND ADDED TO THE AMUSEMENTS OF PARIS RENDER ME THE MOST INCAPABLE MAN IN THE WORLD FOR CONDUCTING A NEGOTIATION WITH DESPATCH
eader in the printing office, did not fail to point out to him. Surprised at finding so good a Latin scholar in a workshop, he desired to make his acquaintance; and soon there sprung up between them a most earnest and intimate friendship: a friendship of the intellect and of the heart." Addressed to a printer between twenty-two and twenty-three years of age, and predicting in formal terms his future fame, Fallot's letter seems to us so interesting that we do not hesitate to reproduce it entire. "PARIS, December 5, 1831. "MY DEAR PROUDHON,--YOU have a right to be surprised at, and even dissatisfied with, my long delay in replying to your kind letter; I will tell you the cause of it. It became necessary to forward an account of your ideas to M. J. de Gray; to hear his objections, to reply to them, and to await his definitive response, which reached me but a short time ago; for M. J. is a sort of financial king, who takes no pains to be punctual in dealing with poor devils like ourselves. DER IN THE PRINTING OFFICE DID NOT FAIL TO POINT OUT TO HIM SURPRISED AT FINDING SO GOOD A LATIN SCHOLAR IN A WORKSHOP HE DESIRED TO MAKE HIS ACQUAINTANCE AND SOON THERE SPRUNG UP BETWEEN THEM A MOST EARNEST AND INTIMATE FRIENDSHIP A FRIENDSHIP OF THE INTELLECT AND OF THE HEART ADDRESSED TO A PRINTER BETWEEN TWENTY TWO AND TWENTY THREE YEARS OF AGE AND PREDICTING IN FORMAL TERMS HIS FUTURE FAME FOLLOW'S LETTER SEEMS TO US SO INTERESTING THAT WE DO NOT HESITATE TO REPRODUCE IT ENTIRE PARIS DECEMBER FIFTH EIGHTEEN THIRTY ONE MY DEAR PRUDENT YOU HAVE A RIGHT TO BE SURPRISED AT AND EVEN DISSATISFIED WITH MY LONG DELAY IN REPLYING TO YOUR KIND LETTER I WILL TELL YOU THE CAUSE OF IT IT BECAME NECESSARY TO FORWARD AN ACCOUNT OF YOUR IDEAS TO MONSIEUR GI DE CRAYE TO HEAR HIS OBJECTIONS TO REPLY TO THEM AND TO AWAIT HIS DIVINUTIVE RESPONSE WHICH REACHED ME BUT A SHORT TIME AGO FOR MONSIEUR J IS A SORT OF FINANCIAL KING WHO TAKES NO PAINS TO BE PUNCTUAL IN DEALING WITH POOR DEVILS LIKE OURSELVES
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