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 1 I   |        his name. The Z.~preceding Marcas, which was seen on the addresses
 2 I   |       some mysterious fatality.~ ~MARCAS! say this two-syllabled
 3 I   |      begins scarcely fifty words? Marcas' name was Zephirin; Saint
 4 I   |        venerated in Brittany, and Marcas was a Breton.~ ~Study the
 5 I   |       Study the name once more: Z Marcas! The man's whole life lies
 6 I   |    extended over seven lustres.~ ~Marcas! Does it not hint of some
 7 I   |       smaller one, occupied by Z. Marcas, our neighbor. For six months
 8 III |        long floated in the air.~ ~Marcas, our neighbor, was in some
 9 III |             At our first meeting, Marcas, as it were, dazzled us.
10 III |           four o'clock, Juste met Marcas on the stairs, and~I saw
11 III |        the month of November, and Marcas~had no cloak; he wore shoes
12 III |       some animal. The animal for Marcas was the lion.~His hair was
13 III |          humiliated~expression.~ ~Marcas was afraid of looking directly
14 III |           heard the weird name Z. Marcas. Like boys, as we were,
15 IV  |     drawers again, and I then~saw Marcas seated at his table and
16 IV  |          been lodged there before~Marcas.~ ~"What is to be seen?"
17 IV  |             At nine next morning, Marcas was in bed. He had breakfasted
18 IV  |         to the mode of~life of Z. Marcas. He did copying, at so much
19 IV  |           became~known to us that Marcas did not utter fifteen sentences
20 V   |         pride.~ ~It was midnight. Marcas had heard everything. He
21 V   |      string of Paganini's violin. Marcas vanished without waiting~
22 V   |           as we had taken from Z. Marcas. I conveyed the splendid
23 V   |        years' standing at once.~ ~Marcas, on hearing us coming, had
24 V   |           I was speechless, asked Marcas jestingly:~ ~"You cultivate
25 V   |             Far from it!" replied Marcas. "I should not be so wealthy."~ ~"
26 V   |           ours."~ ~My remark made Marcas smile, and the smile gave
27 V   |       pleasantries of~youth, that Marcas smiled again in reply.~ ~"
28 V   |          went to fetch our pipes; Marcas filled his, and then he~
29 V   |           account for himself. Z.~Marcas erred in the same way, but
30 VI  |       justice.~ ~ ~ ~This is what Marcas told us during the small
31 VI  |         later to the statesman.~ ~Marcas had learned everything that
32 VI  |      resource.~ ~By the time when Marcas thought himself duly equipped,
33 VI  |     between the two lands.~ ~Thus Marcas' place was in the political
34 VI  |    position to be elected deputy; Marcas wished~for nothing but a
35 VI  |           horse.~ ~In three years Marcas had made his man--one of
36 VI  |          This man existed only by Marcas, but he~had just brains
37 VI  |           ghost" and to~know that Marcas, if he ever came to the
38 VI  |         he felt that he must kill Marcas, not to be killed~by him.
39 VII |           made one of a ministry; Marcas remained in the~opposition
40 VII |        great deal of manoeuvring. Marcas had hoped confidently for~
41 VII |           confessing them, he did Marcas a small money~service, for
42 VII |          small money~service, for Marcas had got into debt. He subsidized
43 VII | subsidized the newspaper on~which Marcas worked, and made him the
44 VII |       Though he despised the man, Marcas, who, practically, was being~
45 VII |           his superior intellect,~Marcas came a little further than
46 VII |        days; it was~swallowed up. Marcas had put himself into communication
47 VII |    another, solely to squeeze out Marcas, who in this fusion~had
48 VII |        his foot in the stirrup.~ ~Marcas relapsed into utter destitution;
49 VII |       admit him~to their offices. Marcas could side neither with
50 VII |      return for his championship.~Marcas, disgusted by men and things,
51 VII |        like~this for some time.~ ~Marcas, no doubt, was planning
52 VII |         man of talent.~Then, what Marcas called the stratagems of
53 VII |         for the moment had dashed Marcas. In the~days when money
54 VIII|                         VIII~When Marcas had finished the story of
55 VIII|           scale just~described by Marcas, the soldier of political
56 VIII|               AUGUST, 1830," said Marcas in solemn tones, holding
57 VIII|          its echoes in our lives. Marcas confirmed us in our~resolution
58 IX  |           We thenceforth felt for~Marcas the most respectful affection;
59 IX  |      Juste and I could set out.~ ~Marcas, like us, was in the most
60 IX  |      admit that this was the real~Marcas; he abandoned this person,
61 IX  |       days of dire necessity that~Marcas seemed to us so great--nay,
62 IX  |         who made England is wife, Marcas bore~France in his heart;
63 IX  |       sitting in perfect silence.~Marcas had just risen to toil at
64 IX  |         other. There was a tap at Marcas' door--he~never took the
65 IX  |         in an undertone. Suddenly~Marcas, whose voice had been heard
66 X   |          spoke of~patriotism, and Marcas uttered a significant "/
67 X   |         pledged himself to~enable Marcas to remain in office, to
68 X   |        not return to power unless Marcas had a post in proportion
69 X   |      already made it a condition, Marcas had been regarded as~indispensable.~ ~
70 X   |      regarded as~indispensable.~ ~Marcas refused.~ ~"I have never
71 X   |           you fail~me."~ ~To this Marcas made no reply. The boots
72 X   |         the way to the stairs.~ ~"Marcas! Marcas!" we both cried,
73 X   |         to the stairs.~ ~"Marcas! Marcas!" we both cried, rushing
74 X   |           twinkling, we had given Marcas a hundred reasons. The minister'
75 X   |         have no clothes," replied Marcas.~ ~"Rely on us," said Juste,
76 X   |            with a glance at me.~ ~Marcas had the courage to trust
77 X   |         absolutely unknown~to us--Marcas sublime, Marcas in his power!
78 X   |    unknown~to us--Marcas sublime, Marcas in his power! His mind was
79 XI  |          lack of address shown by Marcas in the~minor difficulties
80 XI  |          of~honor, Humann dressed Marcas, and, being an artist, turned
81 XI  |          be dressed.~ ~Juste lent Marcas two hundred francs in gold,
82 XI  |          s during the~carnival.~ ~Marcas accepted everything, thanking
83 XI  |       last time. We looked on our~Marcas as shipowners, when they
84 XI  |     history."~ ~We saw no more of Marcas. The administration lasted
85 XI  |          end of the session. Then Marcas came back to us, worked~
86 XI  |           month of January, 1838, Marcas~himself felt that he had
87 XI  |        sent to inquire after him. Marcas expressed the greatest contempt
88 XI  |        the yoke of the Court. But Marcas could only reply to~the
89 XI  |                It is too late!"~ ~Marcas did not leave money enough
90 XI  |         followed the coffin of Z. Marcas, which was dropped~into
91 XI  |         We~all knew more than one Marcas, more than one victim of
92 Add |    stories of the Human Comedy.~ ~Marcas, Zephirin~A Prince of Bohemia~ ~