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A Start in Life

Creator: Balzac, Honoré de, 1799-1850
Translator: Wormeley, Katharine Prescott, 1830-1908
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"Oh! I've just left my bed after an illness of three months, from the germ, so the doctors said, of suppressed plague." "Have you had the plague?" cried the count, with a gesture of alarm. "Pierrotin, stop!" "Go on, Pierrotin," said Mistigris. "Didn't you hear him say it was inward, his plague?" added the rapin, talking back to Monsieur de Serizy. "It isn't catching; it only comes out in conversation." "Mistigris! if you interfere again I'll have you put off into the road," said his master. "And so," he added, turning to Georges, "monsieur has been to the East?" "Yes, monsieur; first to Egypt, then to Greece, where I served under Ali, pacha of Janina, with whom I had a terrible quarrel. There's no enduring those climates long; besides, the emotions of all kinds in Oriental life have disorganized my liver." "What, have you served as a soldier?" asked the fat farmer. "How old are you?" "Twenty-nine," replied Georges, whereupon all the passengers looked at him. "At eighteen I enlisted as a private for the famous campaign of 1813; but I was present at only one battle, that of Hanau, where I was
The Anti-Slavery Examiner, Part 1 of 4

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promoted sergeant-major. In France, at Montereau, I won the rank of sub-lieutenant, and was decorated by,--there are no informers here, I'm sure,--by the Emperor." "What! are you decorated?" cried Oscar. "Why don't you wear your cross?" "The cross of 'ceux-ci'? No, thank you! Besides, what man of any breeding would wear his decorations in travelling? There's monsieur," he said, motioning to the Comte de Serizy. "I'll bet whatever you like--" "Betting whatever you like means, in France, betting nothing at all," said Mistigris's master. "I'll bet whatever you like," repeated Georges, incisively, "that monsieur here is covered with stars." "Well," said the count, laughing, "I have the grand cross of the Legion of honor, that of Saint Andrew of Russia, that of the Prussian Eagle, that of the Annunciation of Sardinia, and the Golden Fleece." "Beg pardon," said Mistigris, "are they all in the coucou?" "Hey! that brick-colored old fellow goes it strong!" whispered Georges to Oscar. "What was I saying?--oh! I know. I don't deny that I adore