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"I have M. Jobard's decision; here it is: In his judgment, you are too learned and clever for his children; he fears that you could not accommodate your mind and character to the childish notions common to their age and station. I HAVE MONSIEUR SUBURT'S DECISION HERE IT IS IN HIS JUDGMENT YOU ARE TOO LEARNED AND CLEVER FOR HIS CHILDREN HE FEARS THAT YOU COULD NOT ACCOMMODATE YOUR MIND AND CHARACTER TO THE CHILDISH NOTIONS COMMON TO THEIR AGE AND STATION
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. 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. 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 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
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