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In short, he is what the world calls a good father; that is, he wants to spoil his children, and, in order to do this easily, he thinks fit to retain his present instructor, who is not very learned, but who takes part in their games and joyous sports with wonderful facility, who points out the letters of the alphabet to the little girl, who takes the little boys to mass, and who, no less obliging than the worthy Abbe P. of our acquaintance, would readily dance for Madame's amusement. IN SHORT HE IS WHAT THE WORLD CALLS A GOOD FATHER THAT IS HE WANTS TO SPOIL HIS CHILDREN AND IN ORDER TO DO THIS EASILY HE THINKS FIT TO RETAIN HIS PRESENT INSTRUCTOR WHO IS NOT VERY LEARNED BUT WHO TAKES PART IN THEIR GAMES AND JOYOUS SPORTS WITH WONDERFUL FACILITY WHO POINTS OUT THE LETTERS OF THE ALPHABET TO THE LITTLE GIRL WHO TAKES THE LITTLE BOYS TO MASS AND WHO NO LESS OBLIGING THAN THE WORTHY ABBE PEE OF OUR ACQUAINTANCE WOULD READILY DANCE FOR MADAME'S AMUSEMENT
ecember 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. "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.  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 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
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