A young fool, bent on sportful pursuits instead of serious; more and more shuddering at Law.
To the surprise and indignation of M.Arouet Senior.

Law, with its wigs and sheepskins, pointing towards high honors and deep flesh-pots, had no charms for the young fool; he could not be made to like Law.
"Whereupon arose explosions, as we hint; family explosions on the part of M.Arouet Senior; such that friends had to interfere, and it was uncertain what would come of it.

One judicious friend, 'M.

Caumartin,' took the young fellow home to his house in the country for a time;--and there, incidentally, brought him acquainted with old gentlemen deep in the traditions of Henri Quatre and the cognate topics; which much inflamed the young fellow, and produced big schemes in the head of him.
"M.

Arouet Senior stood strong for Law; but it was becoming daily more impossible.