14/43 Meanwhile, I'm right, eh? "Hang it, no man is rich!" "I have heard philosophers affirm," laughed M.de Bellegarde, "that no man was poor; but your formula strikes me as an improvement. As a general thing, I confess, I don't like successful people, and I find clever men who have made great fortunes very offensive. They tread on my toes; they make me uncomfortable. |