Show ONLY ONE IDEA IN HIS MIND french bookworm traveled miles mile in gown and slippers to buy prized volume none of the deeper human passions pas siona Is more absorbing than the blameless one th that it a booklover book lover feels for or the inanimate object of his af lection A french paper illustrates this fact in psychology by the following story A bookworm living at Eor bordeaux nord deaux caux while glancing through the catalogue of 0 a paris bookseller saw the title of 0 a book that he had greatly desired for 50 years ile he looked loola ed at the clock and found that there was just time to catch a train for parts paris he seized some money from his cash box rushed oft off to the station and arrived at the books bookshop bop in time to secure the prize As the wrapped up the book he remarked 11 1 I suppose you live in this street monsieur no I 1 have just conle come from ilor bor deaux was the reply the mans loik of astonishment caused the bibliophile to realize that he had traveled aco miles in his dressing gown and slippers and had never noticed the incongruity in his attire youths companion |