Bel Ami

In a kingdom of blind men the blind are kings.

But when you are once a riding-master all will be over. You might as well be a butler in a house to which all Paris comes to dine. When you have given riding lessons to men of the world or to their sons, they will no longer consider you their equal."

rudely jostled the people upon the streets in order to clear a path for himself. He appeared to be hostile to the passers-by, and even to the houses, the entire city

"I shall love you always, I am yours."

picked up the money and stammered:

He emptied his at a single draught,

"Are you a bachelor?"
"Yes, though I have been smitten several times."

culprits were never found;

who could afford to slake their thirst,

rudely jostled the people upon the streets