The little fortune his father had saved brought him in about eightthousand francs a year, and Pierre had often blamed himself for havingplaced his parents in difficulties by his long delay in deciding on aprofession, by forfeiting his attempts and beginning fresh courses ofstudy.
La petite fortune amassée par son père s'élevait à peine à huit millefrancs de rentes, et Pierre se faisait ce reproche d'avoir mis souventses parents dans l'embarras par ses longues hésitations dans le choixd'une carrière, ses tentatives toujours abandonnées et ses continuelsrecommencements d'études.