He was himself beginning to earn money in San Francisco, when, in 1863, he gave everything up to go and fight against the Russians.
This enthusiastic patriot has since adopted the calling of an inventor, in which he has been unsuccessful; he is now in search of a livelihood.
Do not think he will ask for anything; he is an hidalgo; he wraps himself proudly in his poverty, as a Castilian does in his cloak.

I am interested in him; I want to assist him, give him a lift; but, first, I wish to feel sure that he is worthy of my sympathy.

Examine him closely, sift him well; I trust your eyes rather than my own; I have the greatest faith in your skill in this kind of valuation.
"Antoinette sends you her most affectionate greetings.

She adores Saint Moritz; you would think that she had found something here which has wrought a charm over her.

For my own part, I am delighted to have recovered my appetite, my sleep, and all the rest, and yet I regret having come; can you reconcile that?
Let me know as soon as possible what you think of my Pole; but, pray do not condemn him unheard.