Hehadalargefatpocket—book，fromwhichheproducedpoemafterpoem，writtenonthebacksoflettersorhotel—bills；andnothingcouldbemorehumorousthanhisrecitationoftheseelegantextracts，exceptperhapstheanecdoteswithwhichhevariedtheentertainment。
Seeing，Isuppose，somethinglesscountrifiedinmyappearancethaninmostofthecompany，hesingledmeouttocorroboratesomestatementsastothedepravityandviceofthearistocracy，andwhenhewentontodescribesomegildedsaloonexperiences，Iamproudtosaythathehonouredmysagacitywithonelittlecovertwinkbeforeasecondtimeappealingtomeforconfirmation。Thewinkwasnotthrownaway；Iwentinuptotheelbowswiththemanager，untilI
thinkthatsomeofthegloryofthatgreatmansettledbyreflectionuponme，andthatIwasasnoticeablythesecondpersoninthesmoking—roomashewasthefirst。Forayoungman，thiswasapositionofsomedistinction，Ithinkyouwilladmit……
CHAPTERIII—ANAUTUMNEFFECT—1875
’Nousnedecrivonsjamaismieuxlanaturequelorsquenousnousefforconsd’exprimersobrementetsimplementl’impressionquenousenavonsrecue。’—M。ANDRETHEURIET，’L’AutomnedanslesBois，’RevuedesDeuxMondes，1stOct。1874，p。562。