’YourbookofphilosophyintoGerman，sir？’
’Yes，sir；mybookofphilosophyintoGerman。Iamnotadrug，sir，inGermanyasGoetheishere，nomoreismybook。IintendtoprintthetranslationatLeipzig，sir；andifitturnsoutaprofitablespeculation，asImakenodoubtitwill，providedthetranslationbewellexecuted，Iwillmakeyousomeremuneration。
Sir，yourremunerationwillbedeterminedbythesuccessofyourtranslation。’
’But，sir-’
’Sir，’saidthepublisher，interruptingme，’youhaveheardmyintentions；Iconsiderthatyououghttofeelyourselfhighlygratifiedbymyintentionstowardsyou；itisnotfrequentlythatI
dealwithawriter，especiallyayoungwriter，asIhavedonewithyou。Andnow，sir，permitmetoinformyouthatIwishtobealone。ThisisSundayafternoon，sir；Inevergotochurch，butI
aminthehabitofspendingpartofeverySundayafternoonalone-
profitablyIhope，sir-inmusingonthemagnificenceofnatureandthemoraldignityofman。’
CHAPTERXXXIV
Thetwovolumes-Ayoungauthor-Intendededitor-Quintilian-
Loosemoney。
’WHATcan’tbecuredmustbeendured，’and’itishardtokickagainstthepricks。’
AttheperiodtowhichIhavebroughtmyhistory，IbethoughtmeoftheproverbswithwhichIhaveheadedthischapter，anddeterminedtoactuptotheirspirit。Ideterminednottoflyinthefaceofthepublisher，andtobear-whatIcouldnotcure-hisarroganceandvanity。Atpresent，attheconclusionofnearlyaquarterofacentury，IamgladthatIcametothatdetermination，whichIdidmybesttocarryintoeffect。
Twoorthreedaysafterourlastinterview，thepublishermadehisappearanceinmyapartment；heboretwotatteredvolumesunderhisarm，whichheplacedonthetable。’Ihavebroughtyoutwovolumesoflives，sir，’saidhe，’whichIyesterdayfoundinmygarret；youwillfindthemofserviceforyourcompilation。AsIalwayswishtobehaveliberallyandencouragetalent，especiallyyouthfultalent，Ishallmakenochargeforthem，thoughIshouldbejustifiedinsodoing，asyouareawarethat，byouragreement，youaretoprovideanybooksandmaterialswhichmaybenecessary。
Haveyoubeeninquestofany？’
’No，’saidI，’notyet。’
’Then，sir，Iwouldadviseyoutolosenotimeindoingso；youmustvisitallthebookstalls，sir，especiallythoseintheby-
streetsandblindalleys。Itisinsuchplacesthatyouwillfindthedescriptionofliteratureyouareinwantof。Youmustbeupanddoing，sir；itwillnotdoforanauthor，especiallyayoungauthor，tobeidleinthistown。To-nightyouwillreceivemybookofphilosophy，andlikewisebooksfortheReview。And，bythebye，sir，itwillbeaswellforyoutoreviewmybookofphilosophyfortheReview；theotherreviewsnothavingnoticedit。Sir，beforetranslatingit，IwishyoutoreviewmybookofphilosophyfortheReview。’
’Ishallbehappytodomybest，sir。’
’Verygood，sir；Ishouldbeunreasonabletoexpectanythingbeyondaperson’sbest。Andnow，sir，ifyouplease，IwillconductyoutothefutureeditoroftheReview。Asyouaretoco-operate，sir，Ideemitrighttomakeyouacquainted。’
Theintendededitorwasalittleoldman，whosatinakindofwoodenpavilioninasmallgardenbehindahouseinoneofthepurlieusofthecity，composingtunesuponapiano。Thewallsofthepavilionwerecoveredwithfiddlesofvarioussizesandappearances，andaconsiderableportionoftheflooroccupiedbyapileofbooksallofonesize。Thepublisherintroducedhimtomeasagentlemanscarcelylesseminentinliteraturethaninmusic，andmetohimasanaspirantcritic-ayounggentlemanscarcelylesseminentinphilosophythaninphilology。Theconversationconsistedentirelyofcomplimentstilljustbeforeweseparated，whenthefutureeditorinquiredofmewhetherIhadeverreadQuintilian；and，onmyreplyinginthenegative，expressedhissurprisethatanygentlemanshouldaspiretobecomeacriticwhohadneverreadQuintilian，withthecomfortableinformation，however，thathecouldsupplymewithaQuintilianathalf-price，thatis，atranslationmadebyhimselfsomeyearspreviously，ofwhichhehad，pointingtotheheaponthefloor，stillafewcopiesremainingunsold。Forsomereasonorother，perhapsapoorone，I
didnotpurchasetheeditor’stranslationofQuintilian。
’Sir，’saidthepublisher，aswewerereturningfromourvisittotheeditor，’youdidrightinnotpurchasingadrug。Iamnotprepared，sir，tosaythatQuintilianisadrug，neverhavingseenhim；butIampreparedtosaythatman’stranslationisadrug，judgingfromtheheapofrubbishonthefloor；besides，sir，youwillwantanyloosemoneyyoumayhavetopurchasethedescriptionofliteraturewhichisrequiredforyourcompilation。’
Thepublisherpresentlypausedbeforetheentranceofaveryforlorn-lookingstreet。’Sir，’saidhe，afterlookingdownitwithattention，’Ishouldnotwonderifinthatstreetyoufindworksconnectedwiththedescriptionofliteraturewhichisrequiredforyourcompilation。Itisinstreetsofthisdescription，sir，andblindalleys，wheresuchworksaretobefound。Youhadbettersearchthatstreet，sir，whilstIcontinuemyway。’
Isearchedthestreettowhichthepublisherhadpointed，and，inthecourseofthethreesucceedingdays，manyothersofasimilarkind。Ididnotfindthedescriptionofliteraturealludedtobythepublishertobeadrug，but，onthecontrary，bothscarceanddear。IhadexpendedmuchmorethanmyloosemoneylongbeforeI
couldprocurematerialsevenforthefirstvolumeofmycompilation。
CHAPTERXXXV
FrancisArdry-Certainsharpers-Braveandeloquent-Opposites-
Flingingthebones-Strangeplaces-Dog-fighting-Learningandletters-Batchofdogs-Redoubledapplication。
ONEeveningIwasvisitedbythetallyounggentleman，FrancisArdry，whoseacquaintanceIhadformedatthecoffee-house。Asitisnecessarythatthereadershouldknowsomethingmoreaboutthisyoungman，whowillfrequentlyappearinthecourseofthesepages，Iwillstateinafewwordswhoandwhathewas。HewasbornofanancientRomanCatholicfamilyinIreland；hisparents，whoseonlychildhewas，hadlongbeendead。Hisfather，whohadsurvivedhismotherseveralyears，hadbeenaspendthrift，andathisdeathhadleftthefamilypropertyconsiderablyembarrassed。Happily，however，thesonandtheestatefellintothehandsofcarefulguardians，nearrelationsofthefamily，bywhomthepropertywasmanagedtothebestadvantage，andeverymeanstakentoeducatetheyoungmaninamannersuitabletohisexpectations。AttheageofsixteenhewastakenfromacelebratedschoolinEnglandatwhichhehadbeenplaced，andsenttoasmallFrenchuniversity，inorderthathemightformanintimateandaccurateacquaintancewiththegrandlanguageofthecontinent。Therehecontinuedthreeyears，attheendofwhichhewentunderthecareofaFrenchabbetoGermanyandItaly。Itwasinthislattercountrythathefirstbegantocausehisguardiansseriousuneasiness。HewasintheheydayofyouthwhenhevisitedItaly，andheenteredwildlyintothevariousdelightsofthatfascinatingregion，and，whatwasworse，fallingintothehandsofcertainsharpers，notItalian，butEnglish，hewasfleecedofconsiderablesumsofmoney。Theabbe，who，itseems，wasanexcellentindividualoftheoldFrenchschool，remonstratedwithhispupilonhisdissipationandextravagance；but，findinghisremonstrancesvain，veryproperlyinformedtheguardiansofthemanneroflifeofhischarge。TheywerenotslowincommandingFrancisArdryhome；and，ashewasentirelyintheirpower，hewasforcedtocomply。HehadbeenaboutthreemonthsinLondonwhenImethiminthecoffee-room，andthetwoelderlygentlemeninhiscompanywerehisguardians。Atthistimetheywereverysolicitousthatheshouldchooseforhimselfaprofession，offeringtohischoiceeitherthearmyorlaw-hewascalculatedtoshineineitheroftheseprofessions-for，likemanyothersofhiscountrymen，hewasbraveandeloquent；buthedidnotwishtoshacklehimselfwithaprofession。As，however，hisminoritydidnotterminatetillhewasthree-and-twenty，ofwhichagehewantednearlytwoyears，duringwhichhewouldbeentirelydependentonhisguardians，hedeemeditexpedienttoconceal，toacertaindegree，hissentiments，temporisingwiththeoldgentlemen，withwhom，notwithstandinghismanyirregularities，hewasagreatfavourite，andatwhosedeathheexpectedtocomeintoayetgreaterpropertythanthatwhichheinheritedfromhisparents。
SuchisabriefaccountofFrancisArdry-ofmyfriendFrancisArdry；fortheacquaintance，commencedinthesingularmannerwithwhichthereaderisacquainted，speedilyripenedintoafriendshipwhichenduredthroughmanylongyearsofseparation，andwhichstillendurescertainlyonmypart，andonhis-ifhelives；butitismanyyearssinceIhaveheardfromFrancisArdry。
Andyetmanypeoplewouldhavethoughtitimpossibleforourfriendshiptohavelastedaweek-forinmanyrespectsnotwopeoplecouldbemoredissimilar。HewasanIrishman-I，anEnglishman；-he，fiery，enthusiastic，andopen-hearted；I，neitherfiery，enthusiastic，noropen-hearted；-he，fondofpleasureanddissipation；I，ofstudyandreflection。Yetitisofsuchdissimilarelementsthatthemostlastingfriendshipsareformed：
wedonotlikecounterpartsofourselves。’Twogreattalkerswillnottravelfartogether，’isaSpanishsaying；Iwilladd，’Nortwosilentpeople’；wenaturallyloveouropposites。
SoFrancisArdrycametoseeme，andrightgladIwastoseehim，forIhadjustflungmybooksandpapersaside，andwaswishingforalittlesocialconverse；andwhenwehadconversedforsomelittletimetogether，FrancisArdryproposedthatweshouldgototheplaytoseeKean；sowewenttotheplay，andsaw-notKean，whoatthattimewasashamedtoshowhimself，but-amanwhowasnotashamedtoshowhimself，andwhopeoplesaidwasamuchbettermanthanKean-asIhavenodoubthewas-thoughwhetherhewasabetteractorIcannotsay，forIneversawKean。
TwoorthreeeveningsafterFrancisArdrycametoseemeagain，andagainwewentouttogether，andFrancisArdrytookmeto-shallI