This gold, bestowed by a generous hand, I have sworn to use in laboriously acquiring a serious position--such as a virtuous man should occupy.

Labor is the most scared of duties--." "And the horse, the noblest of animals," interrupted Marcel.
"Bah! where did you get that sermon?
Been through a course of good sense, no doubt." "Interrupt me not," replied Rodolphe, "and truce to your railleries.
They will be blunted against the buckler of invulnerable resolution in which I am from this moment clad." "That will do for prologue.

Now the conclusion." "This is my design.

No longer embarrassed about the material wants of life, I am going seriously to work.

First of all, I renounce my vagabond existence: I shall dress like other people, set up a black coat, and go to evening parties.