andthepeopleofAgenshouldbeproudoftheirpoet。”[2]
TheaccountwhichJasminrecordsofhisexpensesduringajourneyoffiftydays，inwhichhecollectedmorethan20，000francs，isveryremarkable。Itisgiveninthefourthvolumeof’LesPapillotes，’publishedin1863，theyearbeforehisdeath，andisentitled，”Noteofmyexpensesofthejourney，whichI
havedeductedfromthereceiptsduringmycircuitoffiftydays。”
Oncertainoccasionsnothingwhateverwascharged，butacarriagewasprobablyplacedathisdisposal，ortheticketforarailwayoradiligencemayhavebeenpaidforbyhisfriends。
Onmanyoccasionshewalkedthedistancebetweentheseveralplaces，andthussavedthecostofhisconveyance。Buteveryitemofexpensewassetforthinhis”Note”withthemostscrupulousexactness。