Taking a middle course, then, Leon looked for some place as second clerk at Rouen; found none, and at last wrote his mother a long letter full of details, in which he set forth the reasons for going to live at Paris immediately.
Prenant donc un parti moyen, Léon chercha quelque place de second clerc à Rouen, n’en trouva pas, et écrivit enfin à sa mère une longue lettre détaillée, où il exposait les raisons d’aller habiter Paris immédiatement.