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Madelaine.
means they could subsist ? As invariably happens , it was the Avoman who shoAved the first example of courage , patience , aud fortitude . She dreAv Avell , and painted miniatures ; she gave draAving lessons , and took portraits . Her beauty , her grace , and her misfortunes , no less than her talent , quickly procured her a large connection . The two gentlemenwho had
, shrunk from the degradation , and exclaimed loudly when they found the Marchioness really hard at Avork , were forced to see that it Avas she Avho , to use a common expression , brought the grist to the mill . The Marquis was satisfied with simply OAvning this ; but the Chevalier felt , that to remain thus idle Avould be the very reverse of real pride . But Avhat could he do ? HOAV
employ his idle hands ? After having in vain sought for some employment , he arrived at the humiliating conclusion , that his only available talent was that of fi ghting , and his onl y resource Avas to enrol himself in the army of Conde . He had prepared
for his departure , Avhen , as he Avas Avalking in a most melancholy mood clown a narroAv street , he stopped mechanicall y before a stall of toys , where' he saw , amidst many other articles turned in Avood , cups and balls very artistically ornamented , and a great number of those noisy Avhirligigs Avhich are the delight of children , and one of the boasts of Nuremberg . Apparently there
could be nothing in a collection of these German toys to attract a man long past the age of playthings , and engrossed by his own misfortunes . Nevertheless , he remained gazing at them for a long time ; and finally there arose in his face an expression of delight and satisfaction , similar to that Avhich must have lig hted up the features of Christopher ColumbusAvhen he first
, beheld the shores of the NOAV World open to his eager eyes , or brightened the countenance of Galileo Avhen he first ascertained beyond a doubt , that our little world , AA'hich ignorance had considered immoveable for six thousand years , really moved round the sun .
Monsieur de Valtravers was born in 1760 . NOAA ' , thanks to the " Emile" of Rousseau , it Avas the custom just then , in the highest classes of French societ y , to include in every education the knowledge of some useful trade . The very highest set the example ; for the king of France Avas at once the best man and the first locksmith in the AA'hole country . It was the fashion
for the nobles to be practically acquainted Avith the mechanical arts , and for their Avives to nurse their children themseh'es . Usually they did all this merely as a matter of fashion , —they played at Avorking without any particular aim , and little dreaming that their sons mi ght ever derive substantial good from such occupations .
Note: This text has been automatically extracted via Optical Character Recognition (OCR) software.
Madelaine.
means they could subsist ? As invariably happens , it was the Avoman who shoAved the first example of courage , patience , aud fortitude . She dreAv Avell , and painted miniatures ; she gave draAving lessons , and took portraits . Her beauty , her grace , and her misfortunes , no less than her talent , quickly procured her a large connection . The two gentlemenwho had
, shrunk from the degradation , and exclaimed loudly when they found the Marchioness really hard at Avork , were forced to see that it Avas she Avho , to use a common expression , brought the grist to the mill . The Marquis was satisfied with simply OAvning this ; but the Chevalier felt , that to remain thus idle Avould be the very reverse of real pride . But Avhat could he do ? HOAV
employ his idle hands ? After having in vain sought for some employment , he arrived at the humiliating conclusion , that his only available talent was that of fi ghting , and his onl y resource Avas to enrol himself in the army of Conde . He had prepared
for his departure , Avhen , as he Avas Avalking in a most melancholy mood clown a narroAv street , he stopped mechanicall y before a stall of toys , where' he saw , amidst many other articles turned in Avood , cups and balls very artistically ornamented , and a great number of those noisy Avhirligigs Avhich are the delight of children , and one of the boasts of Nuremberg . Apparently there
could be nothing in a collection of these German toys to attract a man long past the age of playthings , and engrossed by his own misfortunes . Nevertheless , he remained gazing at them for a long time ; and finally there arose in his face an expression of delight and satisfaction , similar to that Avhich must have lig hted up the features of Christopher ColumbusAvhen he first
, beheld the shores of the NOAV World open to his eager eyes , or brightened the countenance of Galileo Avhen he first ascertained beyond a doubt , that our little world , AA'hich ignorance had considered immoveable for six thousand years , really moved round the sun .
Monsieur de Valtravers was born in 1760 . NOAA ' , thanks to the " Emile" of Rousseau , it Avas the custom just then , in the highest classes of French societ y , to include in every education the knowledge of some useful trade . The very highest set the example ; for the king of France Avas at once the best man and the first locksmith in the AA'hole country . It was the fashion
for the nobles to be practically acquainted Avith the mechanical arts , and for their Avives to nurse their children themseh'es . Usually they did all this merely as a matter of fashion , —they played at Avorking without any particular aim , and little dreaming that their sons mi ght ever derive substantial good from such occupations .