WhenyouhavegainedthetopofMountTaurira,yourunpresentlydowntoLyons。Adieuthentoallrapidmovements!Itisajourneyofcaution,anditfaresbetterwithsentimentsnottobeinahurrywiththem,soIcontractedwithavolturintotakehistimewithacoupleofmulesandconveymeinmyownchaisesafetoTurinthroughSavoy。
Poor,patient,quiet,honestpeople,fearnot!Yourpoverty,thetreasuryofyoursimplevirtues,willnotbeenviedyoubytheworld,norwillyourvaluesbeinvadedbyit。Nature,inthemidstofthydisorders,thouartstillfriendlytothescantinessthouhastcreated。withallthygreatworksabouttheelittlehastthoulefttogive,eithertothescytheortothesickle,buttothatlittlethougrantestsafetyandprotection,andsweetarethedwellingswhichstandsosheltered!
WilliamMakepeaceThackerayOnBeingFoundOutAtthecloseletussayofQueenAnne’sreign,whenIwasaboyataprivateandpreparatoryschoolforyounggentlemen,Irememberthewiseacreofamasterorderingusall,onenight,tomarchintoalittlegardenatthebackofthehouse,andthencetoproceedonebyoneintoatoolorhenhouseIwasbutatenderlittlethingjustputintoshortclothes,andcan’texactlysaywhetherthehousewasfortoolsorhens,andinthathousetoputourhandsintoasackwhichstoodonabench,acandleburningbesideit。I
putmyhandintothesack。Myhandcameoutquiteblack。Iwentandjoinedtheotherboysintheschoolroom。andalltheirhandswereblacktoo。
Byreasonofmytenderageandtherearesomecriticswho,Ihope,willbesatisfiedbymyacknowledgingthatIamahundredandfifty-sixnextbirthdayIcouldnotunderstandwhatwasthemeaningofthisnightexcursion——thiscandle,thistoolhouse,thisbagofsoot。Ithinkwelittleboysweretakenoutofoursleeptobebroughttotheordeal。Wecame,then,andshowedourlittlehandstothemaster。washedthemornot——mostprobably,Ishouldsay,not——andsowentbewilderedbacktobed。