His discomfort was augmented by all the reflections which occurred to him.
An escarpment rose around him.He was in accord neither with his grandfather nor with his friends；daring in the eyes of the one，he was behind the times in the eyes of the others，and he recognized the fact that he was doubly isolated，on the side of age and on the side of youth.
He ceased to go to the Cafe Musain.
In the troubled state of his conscience，he no longer thought of certain serious sides of existence.
The realities of life do not allow themselves to be forgotten.
They soon elbowed him abruptly.
One morning，the proprietor of the hotel entered Marius"room and said to him：——
"Monsieur Courfeyrac answered for you."
"Yes."
"But I must have my money."
"Request Courfeyrac to come and talk with me，"said Marius.
Courfeyrac having made his appearance，the host left them.Marius then told him what it had not before occurred to him to relate，that he was the same as alone in the world，and had no relatives.
"What is to become of you？"said Courfeyrac.
"I do not know in the least，"replied Marius.
"What are you going to do？"
"I do not know."
"Have you any money？"
"Fifteen francs."
"Do you want me to lend you some？"
"Never."
"Have you clothes？"
"Here is what I have."
"Have you trinkets？"
"A watch."
"Silver？"
"Gold；here it is."
"I know a clothes-dealer who will take your frock-coat and a pair of trousers."
"That is good."
"You will then have only a pair of trousers，a waistcoat，a hat and a coat."
"And my boots."
"What！you will not go barefoot？
What opulence！"
"That will be enough."
"I know a watchmaker who will buy your watch."
"That is good."
"No；it is not good.
What will you do after that？"
"Whatever is necessary.
Anything honest，that is to say."