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And so
far from its being a favour, just let me handle your
statuary for the American market, and I'll call it one
of the smartest strokes of business in my life."
It took me a long time, and it had cost us both much
grateful and painful emotion, before I had finally
managed to refuse his offer and compounded for a bottle
of particular wine. He dropped the subject at last
suddenly with a "Never mind; that's all done with"; nor
did he again refer to the subject, though we passed
together the rest of the afternoon, and I accompanied
him, on his departure; to the doors of the waiting-room
at St. Lazare. I felt myself strangely alone; a voice
told me that I had rejected both the counsels of wisdom
and the helping hand of friendship; and as I passed
through the great bright city on my homeward way, I
measured it for the first time with the eye of an
adversary.
CHAPTER V


IN WHICH I AM DOWN ON MY LUCK IN PARIS
IN no part of the world is starvation an agreeable
business; but I believe it is admitted there is no
worse place to starve in than this city of Paris.


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