Show balzac fand bertlet balzac the great french novelist once received ac shiann in good manners from a youn gerand less associate tha baht came with rood grace from the man EU berthet because it waa deserved and because barthet himself ws a person of courteous manners and gentle and amiable disposition berthet had written come romances which became ao popular and he BO in jour nali stio work aa to become aa Mia tant editor of the siccle AB tho assistant of M desnoyers the editor of the siccle he biad been introduced to but though balcao had many interviews with M desnoyers and was often in the office he never paid the slightest attention to berthet he did not even speak or bow to the young novelist one day balzac toola come copy to the siccle office and waa greatly disturbed because M desnoyers whom he wished to see was out soon after he left the office he met elie berthet he went ap to the young man and without hia hat or otherwise saluting him touched him on the arm with one finger and said ahl yon tell desnoyers that I 1 have left the copy at the office without second glance he turned away berthet delivered the message and the editor replied 1 am not likely to forget it ho has sent me word by three persons already three days later balzac and berthet met at about the game placa berthet did not take off hia bat he touched balzac on the arm with one finger and said ahl he says you have sent him word by three persons already then he walled on jontha companion |