\"Thisyoungfellow,\"thoughthe,\"isagood-lookinglad;onemightgosofarastosaythatheisveryhandsome.Ifheweretomaketoomuchmoney,hewouldonlyfallintodissipatedways,andthenhewouldnotwork.Intheinterestsofusboth,Ishallonlyoffersixhundredfrancs,incointhough,notpaper.\"
Heclimbedthestairsandgavethreerapsatthedoor.Luciencametoopenit.Theroomwasforlorninitsbareness.Abowlofmilkandapennyrollstoodonthetable.ThedestitutionofgeniusmadeanimpressiononDaddyDoguereau.
\"Lethimpreservethesesimplehabitsoflife,thisfrugality,thesemodestrequirements,\"thoughthe——Aloudhesaid:\"Itisapleasuretometoseeyou.Thus,sir,livedJean-Jacques,whomyouresembleinmorewaysthanone.Amidsuchsurroundingsthefireofgeniusshinesbrightly;goodworkisdoneinsuchroomsasthese.Thisishowmenoflettersshouldwork,insteadoflivingriotouslyincafesandrestaurants,wastingtheirtimeandtalentandourmoney.\"
Hesatdown.
\"Yourromanceisnotbad,youngman.Iwasaprofessorofrhetoriconce;IknowFrenchhistory,therearesomecapitalthingsinit.Youhaveafuturebeforeyou,infact.\"