Chapter 120: From the Diary of a Violent-Tempered Man

From the Diary of a Violent-Tempered Man I am a serious person and my mind is of a philosophic bent. My vocation is the study of finance. I am a student of financial law and I have chosen as the subject of my dissertation—the Past and Future of the Dog Licence. I need hardly point out that young ladies, songs, moonlight, and all that sort of silliness are entirely out of my line. Morning. Ten o’clock. My maman pours me out a cup of coffee. I drink it and go out on the little balcony to se…