Theworldlaybeforehim。Histailorhadbeensummonedandsounded，andhadfinallysurrendered。WhenRastignacmetM。deTrailles，hehadseenatoncehowgreatapartthetailorplaysinayoungman’scareer；atailoriseitheradeadlyenemyorastaunchfriend，withaninvoiceforabondoffriendship；betweenthesetwoextremesthereis，alack！nomiddleterm。InthisrepresentativeofhiscraftEugenediscoveredamanwhounderstoodthathiswasasortofpaternalfunctionforyoungmenattheirentranceintolife，whoregardedhimselfasastepping-
stonebetweenayoungman’spresentandfuture。AndRastignacingratitudemadetheman’sfortunebyanepigramofakindinwhichheexcelledatalaterperiodofhislife。
“Ihavetwiceknownapairoftrousersturnedoutbyhimmakeamatchoftwentythousandlivresayear！“
Fifteenhundredfrancs，andasmanysuitsofclothesashechosetoorder！AtthatmomentthepoorchildoftheSouthfeltnomoredoubtsofanykind。Theyoungmanwentdowntobreakfastwiththeindefinableairwhichtheconsciousnessofthepossessionofmoneygivestoyouth。Nosoonerarethecoinsslippedintoastudent’spocketthanhiswealth，inimaginationatleast，ispiledintoafantasticcolumn，whichaffordshimamoralsupport。
Hebeginstoholduphisheadashewalks；heisconsciousthathehasameansofbringinghispowerstobearonagivenpoint；