|
The excerpt represents the core issue or deciding factor on which you must meditate, and is drawn from Pierre Grassou by Honore de Balzac: tones. The mother and daughter hovered about the easel, marvelling at
all his preparations; they evidently thought him a demigod. This
visible admiration pleased Fougeres. The golden calf threw upon the
family its fantastic reflections.
"You must earn lots of money; but of course you don't spend it as you
get it," said the mother.
"No, madame," replied the painter; "I don't spend it; I have not the
means to amuse myself. My notary invests my money; he knows what I
have; as soon as I have taken him the money I never think of it
again."
"I've always been told," cried old Vervelle, "that artists were
| 
