CHAPTERVI
WHICHPOSSIBLYPROVESBOULATRUELLE’SINTELLIGENCE
OntheafternoonofthatsameChristmasDay，1823，amanhadwalkedforratheralongtimeinthemostdesertedpartoftheBoulevarddel’HopitalinParis。Thismanhadtheairofapersonwhoisseekinglodgings，andheseemedtohalt，bypreference，atthemostmodesthousesonthatdilapidatedborderofthefaubourgSaint—Marceau。
Weshallseefurtheronthatthismanhad，infact，hiredachamberinthatisolatedquarter。
Thisman，inhisattire，asinallhisperson，realizedthetypeofwhatmaybecalledthewell—bredmendicant，——extremewretchednesscombinedwithextremecleanliness。Thisisaveryraremixturewhichinspiresintelligentheartswiththatdoublerespectwhichonefeelsforthemanwhoisverypoor，andforthemanwhoisveryworthy。