Letter N

Newspapers

One can't do without—but must be thundered against. Their importance in modern society, e.g. the Figaro. Serious sheets: *Revue des Deux Mondes*, *L'Economiste*, the *Journal des Debats*. You must leave them about in your drawing room, taking care to cut the pages open beforehand. Marking certain passages in blue pencil is also impressive. In the morning, read an article in one of these grave and solid journals; in the evening, in company, bring the conversation around to the subject, and shine.