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It appears from this letter that if, at this period, Proudhon had already exhibited to the eyes of a clairvoyant friend his genius for research and investigation, it was in the direction of philosophical, rather than of economical and social, questions. IT APPEARS FROM THIS LETTER THAT IF AT THIS PERIOD PRUDENCE HAD ALREADY EXHIBITED TO THE EYES OF A CLAIRVOYANT FRIEND HIS GENIUS FOR RESERTION INVESTIGATION IT WAS IN THE DIRECTION OF PHILOSOPHICAL RATHER THAN OF ECONOMICAL AND SOCIAL QUESTIONS
 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. "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? Have you the glory, honors, credit, which would render your acquaintance pleasing to their vanity and pride? No; you are poor, obscure, abandoned; but, poor, obscure, and abandoned, you have a friend, and a friend who knows all the obligations which that word imposes upon honorable people, when they venture to assume it. That friend is myself: put me to the test. "GUSTAVE FALLOT. EJECTION 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 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 HAVE YOU THE GLORY HONOURS CREDIT WHICH WOULD RENDER YOUR ACQUAINTANCE PLEASING TO THEIR VANITY AND PRIDE NO YOU ARE POOR OBSCURE ABANDONED BUT POOR OBSCURE AND ABANDONED YOU HAVE A FRIEND AND A FRIEND WHO KNOWS ALL THE OBLIGATIONS WHICH THAT WORD IMPOSES UPON HONORABLE PEOPLE WHEN THEY VENTURE TO ASSUME IT THAT FRIEND IS MYSELF PUT ME TO THE TEST GUSTAVE FELLOW
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