Jules Verne Quotes
The Formalities Necessary To Obtain A Work Were Quite Complicated; The Borrower's Form Had To Contain The Book's Title, Format, Publication Date, Edition Number, And The Author's Name- In Other Words, Unless One Was Already Informed, One Could Not Become So. At The Bottom, Spaces Were Left To Indicate The Borrower's Age, Address, Profession, And Purpose Of Research. Michel Obeyed These Regulations And Handed His Properly Filled-out Form To The Librarian Sleeping At His Desk; Following His Example, The Pages Were Snoring Loudly On Chairs Set Around The Wall; Their Functions Had Become A Sinecure As Complete As Those Of The Ushers At The Comedie-Francaise. The Librarian, Waking With A Start, Stared At The Bold Young Man; He Read The Form And Appeared To Be Stupefied At The Request; After Much Deliberation, To Michel's Alarm, He Sent The Latter To A Subordinate Official Working Near His Own Window, But At A Separate Little Desk...
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