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Rh not my feelings towards him. Young, prosperous, he had known of life little but its pleasures; he dreamed not of its bitterness; floating lightly over the surface, the depths below were to him as nothing. Accustomed to be liked, as the rich, the noble, and the gay always are, it never occurred to him but that he must please; moreover, he was attached to me by the two influences most prevalent in a nature such as his. Early association—it was as a duty to like those to whom he had been accustomed; and a stronger understanding, where talent does not excite envy, is sure to exercise sway. Thus, strong in all adventitious advantages, it never entered his head to envy me—me, his dependant and his inferior. But he was often glad to have recourse to my ingenuity, or to be decided by my judgment. I saved him the trouble of thinking for himself.

"We soon arrived, and his small but luxurious apartment showed how precious the master was in his own sight. He flung himself on a couch, and, pouring out wine into his own cup, signed to me to follow his example. 'Pretty well for one of your sober students!' said he, pointing to the rapidly emptied flask. 'There, you may leave, them in readiness, and go,' added he to the page,