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"When I say that I expect you in Paris, I use only a proverbial phrase which you must not allow to mislead you as to my projects and plans. To reside in Paris is disagreeable to me, very much so; and when this fine art fever which possesses me has left me, I shall abandon the place without regret to seek a more peaceful residence in a provincial town, provided always the town shall afford me the means of living, bread, a bed, books, rest, and solitude. WHEN I SAY THAT I EXPECT YOU IN PARIS I USE ONLY A PROVERBIAL PHRASE WHICH YOU MUST NOT ALLOW TO MISLEAD YOU AS TO MY PROJECTS AND PLANS TO RESIDE IN PARIS IS DISAGREEABLE TO ME VERY MUCH SO AND WHEN THIS FINE ART FEVER WHICH POSSESSES ME HAS LEFT ME I SHALL ABANDON THE PLACE WITHOUT REGRET TO SEEK A MORE PEACEFUL RESIDENCE IN A PROVINCIAL TOWN PROVIDED ALWAYS THE TOWN SHALL AFFORD ME THE MEANS OF LIVING BREAD A BED BOOKS REST AND SOLITUDE
hteenth. Such will be your lot! Do now what you will, set type in a printing-office, bring up children, bury yourself in deep seclusion, seek obscure and lonely villages, it is all one to me; you cannot escape your destiny; you cannot divest yourself of your noblest feature, that active, strong, and inquiring mind, with which you are endowed; your place in the world has been appointed, and it cannot remain empty. Go where you please, I expect you in Paris, talking philosophy and the doctrines of Plato; you will have to come, whether you want to or not. I, who say this to you, must feel very sure of it in order to be willing to put it upon paper, since, without reward for my prophetic skill,--to which, I assure you, I make not the slightest claim,--I run the risk of passing for a hare-brained fellow, in case I prove to be mistaken: he plays a bold game who risks his good sense upon his cards, in return for the very trifling and insignificant merit of having divined a young man's future. SIUS LOCKE HUME AND OBAK IN THE EIGHTEENTH SUCH WILL BE YOUR LOT DO NOW WHAT YOU WILL SET TYPE IN A PRINTING OFFICE BRING UP CHILDREN BURY YOURSELF IN DEEP SECLUSION SEEK OBSCURE AND LONELY VILLAGES IT IS ALL ONE TO ME YOU CANNOT ESCAPE YOUR DESTINY YOU CANNOT DIVEST YOURSELF OF YOUR NOBLEST FEATURE THAT ACTIVE STRONG AND INQUIRING MIND WITH WHICH YOU ARE ENDOWED YOUR PLACE IN THE WORLD HAS BEEN APPOINTED AND IT CANNOT REMAIN EMPTY GO WHERE YOU PLEASE I EXPECT YOU IN PARIS TALKING PHILOSOPHY AND THE DOCTRINES OF PLATO YOU WILL HAVE TO COME WHETHER YOU WANT TO OR NOT I WHO SAY THIS TO YOU MUST FEEL VERY SURE OF IT IN ORDER TO BE WILLING TO PUT IT UPON PAPER SINCE WITHOUT REWARD FOR MY PROPHETIC SKILL TO WHICH I ASSURE YOU I MAKE NOT THE SLIGHTEST CLAIM I RUN THE RISK OF PASSING FOR A HARE BRAINED FELLOW IN CASE I PROVE TO BE MISTAKEN HE PLAYS A BOLD GAME WHO RISKS HIS GOOD SENSE UPON HIS CARDS IN RETURN FOR THE VERY TRIFLING AND INSIGNIFICANT MERIT OF HAVING DIVINED A YOUNG MAN'S FUTURE
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