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independent artists.
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This man becomes now my sole companion,
and his misfortunes cause me a double share of
suffering, so closely do I identify myself with
him. I do so in a spirit of defiance, but
presently gain an interesting experience thereby.
He reveals to me his whole past. He is a
German by birth, but partly because of family
disagreements, partly because of a lampoon for
which he had been brought into court, he has
spent seven years in America. I discover in
him intelligence above the average, a melancholy
temperament, and unbridled sensuality.
But behind this mask of a cosmopolitan I
begin to divine another character which disquiets
me, and the full discovery of which I postpone
to a favourable opportunity.
Thus pass two months, while I live in union
with this stranger and with him go through all
the troubles of an unfortunate artist over again,
without remembering that I am a made man,
yes, and rank among the dramatic celebrities of
Paris, though, as a chemical discoverer, I think
little of it now. Moreover, my companion loves
me only when I conceal my successes. If I am
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