CHAPTERIII
APPARITIONTOFATHERMABEUF
Mariusnolongerwenttoseeanyone，buthesometimesencounteredFatherMabeufbychance。
WhileMariuswasslowlydescendingthosemelancholystepswhichmaybecalledthecellarstairs，andwhichleadtoplaceswithoutlight，wherethehappycanbeheardwalkingoverhead，M。Mabeufwasdescendingonhisside。
TheFloraofCauteretznolongersoldatall。TheexperimentsonindigohadnotbeensuccessfulinthelittlegardenofAusterlitz，whichhadabadexposure。M。Mabeufcouldcultivatethereonlyafewplantswhichloveshadeanddampness。Nevertheless，hedidnotbecomediscouraged。HehadobtainedacornerintheJardindesPlantes，withagoodexposure，tomakehistrialswithindigo\"athisownexpense。\"ForthispurposehehadpawnedhiscopperplatesoftheFlora。Hehadreducedhisbreakfasttotwoeggs，andheleftoneoftheseforhisoldservant，towhomhehadpaidnowagesforthelastfifteenmonths。Andoftenhisbreakfastwashisonlymeal。