"You have a number of vulgar habits," he said, "which must be reformed." "I shall do my best to imitate you," said Carolus.
During the whole time of his noviciate the Platonic philosopher kept company with the Bohemians continually, and was thus enabled to study their habits more thoroughly, not without being very much astonished at times.

One morning, Colline came to see him with a joyful face.
"My dear fellow," he said, "it's all over; you are now definitely one of us.

It only remains to fix the day and the place of the grand entertainment; I have come to talk with you about it." "That can be arranged with perfect ease," said Carolus.

"The parents of my pupil are out of town; the young viscount, whose mentor I am, will lend us the apartments for an evening, only we must invite him to the party." "That will be very nice," replied Colline.

"We will open to him the vistas of literature; but do you think he will consent ?" "I am sure of it." "Then it only remains to fix the day." "We will settle that tonight at the cafe." Carolus then went to find his pupil and announced to him that he had just been elected into a distinguished society of literary men and artists, and that he was going to give a dinner, followed by a little party, to celebrate his admission.