Excerpt from Memoirs of Marmontel, Vol. 1 From the convent I went to the school of a priest of the town, who, gratuitously and from inclination, had devoted himself to the instruction of children. This divine was the only son of a shoemaker, the worthiest man in the world, and a true model of filial piety. How well do I recollect the becomin respect and mutual attentions that the old man and his son had or each other! The former never forgetting the di ity of the priesthood, nor the latter the sanctity of the paternal catheter. The abbe Vaissiere that was his name), after having fulfilled his duties at church. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.