I have since learned that a Brussels banker revenged me by taking this Helene of the stage away from Ferussac.

Now she is launched and can fly with her own wings upon the great highway of bravos, flowers, guineas--" "And wreck and ruin," added Marillac.

"Here's to her health!" "This triple disappointment of pride, money, and heart did not cause, I hope you will believe me, the deep state of melancholy into which I soon fell; but the malady manifested itself upon this occasion, for it had been lurking about me for a long time, as the dormant pain of a wound is aroused if one pours a caustic upon its surface.
"There is some dominant power in each individual which is developed at the expense of the other faculties, above all when the profession one chooses suits his nature.

The vital powers thus condensed manifest themselves externally, and gush out with an abundance which would become impossible if all the faculties were used alike, and if life filtered away, so to speak.

To avoid such destruction, and concentrate life upon one point, in order to increase the action, is the price of talent and individuality.