And then I must acknowledge to you that this auspicious day would be spoilt for me if I did not take a stroll amongst the bookstalls." "But will you come back ?" said Schaunard.
"With the swiftness of an arrow launched by a steady hand," replied the philosopher, who loved eccentric imagery.
And he went out with Rodolphe.
"In point of fact," said Schaunard when left alone with Marcel, "instead of lolling on the sybarite's pillow, suppose I was to go out to seek some gold to appease the cupidity of Monsieur Bernard ?" "Then," said Marcel uneasily, "you still mean to move ?" "Hang it," replied Schaunard, "I must, since I have received a formal notice to quit, at a cost of five francs." "But," said Marcel, "if you move, shall you take your furniture with you ?" "I have that idea.

I will not leave a hair, as Monsieur Bernard says." "The deuce! That will be very awkward for me," said Marcel, "since I have hired your room furnished." "There now, that's so," replied Schaunard.

"Ah! bah," he added in a melancholy tone, "there is nothing to prove that I shall find my thousand francs today, tomorrow, or even later on." "Stop a bit," exclaimed Marcel, "I have an idea." "Unfold it." "This is the state of things.

Legally, this lodging is mine, since I have paid a month in advance." "The lodging, yes, but as to the furniture, if I pay, I can legally take it away, and if it were possible I would even take it away illegally." "So that," continued Marcel, "you have furniture and no lodging, and I have lodging and no furniture." "That is the position," observed Schaunard.
"This lodging suits me," said Marcel.
"And for my part is has never suited me better," said Schaunard.
"Well then, we can settle this business," resumed Marcel, "stay with me, I will apply house-room, and you shall supply the furniture." "And the rent ?" said Schaunard.
"Since I have some money just now I will pay it, it will be your turn next time.

Think about it." "I never think about anything, above all accepting a suggestion which suits me.