I beg, then, that you will apply your great learning to this subject. The matter is one which deserves long and deep consideration on your part; nor am I, for my part, undeserving of having the fruits of your wisdom imparted to me. You may even argue on both sides (as your way is), provided you argue more forcibly on one side than the other, so as not to dismiss me in suspense and anxiety, when the very cause of my consulting you has been to have my doubts put an end to.
notes
1
Arise!
2
Frog-island.
3
A collection of prescriptions indorsed by the Faculty of Paris. —Trans.
4
For the narrative "Melmoth the Wanderer," and a description of Balzac's debt to its author, see Volume III, page 161. – EDITOR.
5
Protested.
6
Referring to John Melmoth – see note at head of this story. – EDITOR.