I met in the street a very poor young man who was in love. His hat was old, his coat was threadbare – there were holes at his elbows; the water passed through his shoes and the stars through his soul.[J’ai rencontré dans la rue un jeune homme très pauvre qui aimait. Son chapeau était vieux, son habit était usé; il avait les coudes troués; l’eau passait à travers ses souliers et les astres à travers son âme.]

Source:(The Modern Library, ed. 1862), Volume IV. Saint Denis and Idyl of the Rue Plumet, Book V. The End of Which is Unlike the Beginning, Chapter IV. A Heart Under a Stone, Page 787
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