Acia

Translated by Constance Black Garnett

(1906)

At that time I was five-and-twenty, began
N. N.,—it was in days long past, as you perceive.
I had only just gained my freedom and
gone abroad, not to ‘finish my education,’ as
the phrase was in those days; I simply wanted
to have a look at God’s world. I was young,
and in good health and spirits, and had plenty
of money. Troubles had not yet had time to
gather about me. I existed without thought,
did as I liked, lived like the lilies of the field,
in fact. It never occurred to me in those days
that man is not a plant, and cannot go on living
like one for long. Youth will eat gilt gingerbread
and fancy it’s daily bread too; but the
time comes when you’re in want of dry bread
even. There’s no need to go into that, though.--Chapter I

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