The Ink-Stain (Tache d'encre) — Volume 3

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A young man returns from Italy to Paris consumed by a recent romantic encounter and records his impressions in dated, journallike episodes. He alternates vivid travel memories and idealized plans with domestic scenes—neighbors, visitors, and an attentive landlady—while the city’s July heat and everyday routines intrude. Social interactions, quiet confidences with a fellow clerk, and the counsel of a thoughtful friend underscore his hesitation between impulsive pursuit and prudent restraint. The result is an episodic portrait of yearning, urban atmosphere, and the small frictions that shape private desires and decisions.

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All that a name is to a street—its honor, its spouse
Distrust first impulse
Felix culpa
Hard that one can not live one's life over twice
He always loved to pass for being overwhelmed with work
I don't call that fishing
If trouble awaits us, hope will steal us a happy hour or two
Obstacles are the salt of all our joys
People meeting to "have it out" usually say nothing at first
The very smell of books is improving
There are some blunders that are lucky; but you can't tell
You ask Life for certainties, as if she had any to give you