confine　myself　strictly　to　what　I　had　set　down；　however
  extravagant　that　was；　but　I　reconciled　taking　the　overplus　to
  myself　as　usance。
  〃But　I　was　not　only　too　cunning　for　othersI　sometimes
  overreached　myself。　　I　have　contracted　distempers　for　want　of
  food　and　warmth；　which　have　put　me　to　the　expense　of　a　physician；
  nay；　I　once　very　narrowly　escaped　death　by　taking　bad　drugs；　only
  to　save　one　seven…eighth　per　cent　in　the　price。
  〃By　these　and　such　like　means；　in　the　midst　of　poverty　and　every
  kind　of　distress；　I　saw　myself　master　of　an　immense　fortune；　the
  casting　up　and　ruminating　on　which　was　my　daily　and　only
  pleasure。　　This　was；　however；　obstructed　and　embittered　by　two
  considerations；　which　against　my　will　often　invaded　my　thoughts。
  One；　which　would　have　been　intolerable　（but　that　indeed　seldom
  troubled　me）；　was；　that　I　must　one　day　leave　my　darling　treasure。
  The　other　haunted　me　continually；　viz。；　that　my　riches　were　no
  greater。　　However；　I　comforted　myself　against　this　reflection　by
  an　assurance　that　they　would　increase　daily：　　on　which　head　my
  hopes　were　so　extensive　that　I　may　say　with　Virgil
  'His　　ego　nec　metas　rerum　nec　tempora　pono。'
  Indeed　I　am　convinced　that；　had　I　possessed　the　whole　globe　of
  earth；　save　one　single　drachma；　which　I　had　been　certain　never　to
  be　master　of　I　am　convinced；　I　say；　that　single　drachma　would
  have　given　me　more　uneasiness　than　all　the　rest　could　afford　me
  pleasure。
  〃To　say　the　truth；　between　my　solicitude　in　contriving　schemes　to
  procure　money　and　my　extreme　anxiety　in　preserving　it；　I　never
  had　one　moment　of　ease　while　awake　nor　of　quiet　when　in　my　sleep。
  In　all　the　characters　through　which　I　have　passed；　I　have　never
  undergone　half　the　misery　I　suffered　in　this；　and；　indeed；　Minos
  seemed　to　be　of　the　same　opinion；　for　while　I　stood　trembling　and
  shaking　in　expectation　of　my　sentence　he　bid　me　go　back　about　my
  business；　for　that　nobody　was　to　be　dn'd　in　more　worlds　than
  one。　　And；　indeed；　I　have　since　learned　that　the　devil　will　not
  receive　a　miser。〃
  CHAPTER　XII
  What　happened　to　Julian　in　the　characters　of　a　general；　an　heir；
  a　carpenter；　and　a　beau。
  〃The　next　step　I　took　into　the　world　was　at　Apollonia；　in　Thrace；
  where　I　was　born　of　a　beautiful　Greek　slave；　who　was　the　mistress
  of　Eutyches；　a　great　favorite　of　the　emperor　Zeno。　　That　prince；
  at　his　restoration；　gave　me　the　command　of　a　cohort；　I　being　then
  but　fifteen　years　of　age；　and　a　little　afterwards；　before　I　had
  even　seen　an　army；　preferred　me；　over　the　heads　of　all　the　old
  officers；　to　be　a　tribune。
  〃As　I　found　an　easy　access　to　the　emperor；　by　means　of　my
  father's　intimacy　with　him；　he　being　a　very　good　courtieror；　in
  other　words；　a　most　prostitute　flattererso　I　soon　ingratiated
  myself　with　Zeno；　and　so　well　imitated　my　father　in　flattering
  him；　that　he　would　never　part　with　me　from　about　his　person。　　So
  that　the　first　armed　force　I　ever　beheld　was　that　with　which
  Marcian　surrounded　the　palace；　where　I　was　then　shut　up　with　the
  rest　of　the　court。
  〃I　was　afterwards　put　at　the　head　of　a　legion　and　ordered　to
  march　into　Syria　with　Theodoric　the　Goth；　that　is；　I　mean　my
  legion　was　so　ordered；　for；　as　to　myself；　I　remained　at　court；
  with　the　name　and　pay　of　a　general；　without　the　labor　or　the
  danger。
  〃As　nothing　could　be　more　gay；　i。　e。；　debauched；　than　Zeno's
  court；　so　the　ladies　of　gay　disposition　had　great　sway　in　it；
  particularly　one；　whose　name　was　Fausta；　who；　though　not
  extremely　handsome；　was　by　her　wit　and　sprightliness　very
  agreeable　to　the　emperor。　　With　her　I　lived　in　good
  correspondence；　and　we　together　disposed　of　all　kinds　of
  commissions　in　the　army；　not　to　those　who　had　most　merit；　but　who
  would　purchase　at　the　highest　rate。　　My　levee　was　now
  prodigiously　thronged　by　officers　who　returned　from　the
  campaigns；　who；　though　they　might　have　been　convinced　by　daily
  example　how　ineffectual　a　recommendation　their　services　were；
  still　continued　indefatigable　in　attendance；　and　behaved　to　me
  with　as　much　observance　and　respect　as　I　should　have　been
  entitled　to　for　making　their　fortunes；　while　I　suffered　them　and
  their　families　to　starve。
  〃Several　poets；　likewise；　addressed　verses　to　me；　in　which　they
  celebrated　my　achievements；　and　what；　perhaps；　may　seem　strange
  to　us　at　present；　I　received　all　this　incense　with　most　greedy
  vanity；　without　once　reflecting　that；　as　I　did　not　deserve　these
  compliments；　they　should　rather　put　me　in　mind　of　my　defects。
  〃My　father　was　now　dead；　and　I　became　so　absolute　in　the
  emperor's　grace　that　one　unacquainted　with　courts　would　scarce
  believe　the　servility　with　which　all　kinds　of　persons　who　entered
  the　walls　of　the　palace　behaved　towards　me。　　A　bow；　a　smile；　a
  nod　from　me；　as　I　passed　through　cringing　crowds；　were　esteemed
  as　signal　favors；　but　a　gracious　word　made　any　one　happy；　and；
  indeed；　had　this　real　benefit　attending　it；　that　it　drew　on　the
  person　on　whom　it　was　bestowed　a　very　great　degree　of　respect
  from　all　others；　for　these　are　of　current　value　in　courts；　and；
  like　notes　in　trading　communities；　are　assignable　from　one　to　the
  other。　　The　smile　of　a　court　favorite　immediately　raises　the
  person　who　receives　it；　and　gives　a　value　to　his　smile　when
  conferred　on　an　inferior：　　thus　the　smile　is　transferred　from　one
  to　the　other；　and　the　great　man　at　last　is　the　person　to　discount
  it。　　For　instance；　a　very　low　fellow　hath　a　desire　for　a　place。
  To　whom　is　he　to　apply？　　Not　to　the　great　man；　for　to　him　he　hath
  no　access。　　He　therefore　applies　to　A；　who　is　the　creature　of　B；
  who　is　the　tool　of　C；　who　is　the　flatterer　of　D；　who　is　the
  catamite　of　E；　who　is　the　pimp　of　F；　who　is　the　bully　of　G；　who
  is　the　buffoon　of　I；　who　is　the　husband　of　K；　who　is　the　whore　of
  L；　who　is　the　bastard　of　M；　who　is　the　instrument　of　the　great
  man。　　Thus　the　smile　descending　regularly　from　the　great　man　to
  A；　is　discounted　back　again；　and　at　last　paid　by　the　great　man。
  〃It　is　manifest　that　a　court　would　subsist　as　difficultly　without
  this　kind　of　coin　as　a　trading　city　without　paper　credit。
  Indeed；　they　differ　in　this；　that　their　value　is　not　quite　so
  certain；　and　a　favorite　may　protest　his　smile　without　the　danger
  of　bankruptcy。
  〃In　the　midst　of　all　this　glory　the　emperor　died；　and　Anastasius
  was　preferred　to　the　crown。　　As　it　was　yet　uncertain　whether　I
  should　not　continue　in　favor；　I　was　received　as　usual　at　my
  entrance　into　the　palace　to　pay　my　respects　to　the　new　emperor；
  but　I　was　no　sooner　rumped　by　him　than　I　received　the　same
  compliment　from　all　the　rest；　the　whole　room；　like　a　regiment　of
  soldiers；　turning　their　backs　to　me　all　at　once：　　my　smile　now
  was　become　of　equal　value　with　the　note　of　a　broken　banker；　and
  every　one　was　as　cautious　not　to　receive　it。
  〃I　made　as　much　haste　as　possible　from　the　court；　and　shortly
  after　from　the　city；　retreating　to　the　place　of　my　nativity；
  where　I　spent　the　remainder　of　my　days　in　a　retired　life　in
  husbandry；　the　only　amusement　for　which　I　was　qualified；　having
  neither　learning　nor　virtue。
  〃When　I　came　to　the　gate　Minos　again　seemed　at　first　doubtful；
  but　at　length　dismissed　me；　saying　though　I　had　been　guilty　of
  many　heinous　crimes；　in　as　much　as　I　had；　though　a　general；　never
  been　concerned　in　spilling　human　blood；　I　might　return　again　to
  earth。
  〃I　was　now　again　born　in　Alexandria；　and；　by　great　accident；
  entering　into　the　womb　of　my　daughter…in…law；　came　forth　my　own
  grandson；　inheriting　that　fortune　which　I　had　before　amassed。
  〃Extravagance　was　now　as　notoriously　my　vice　as　avarice　had　been
  formerly；　and　I　spent　in　a　very　short　life　what　had　cost　me　the
  labor　of　a　very　long　one　to　rake　together。　　Perhaps　you　will
  think　my　present　condition　was　more　to　be　envied　than　my　former：
  but　upon　my　word　it　was　very　little　so；　for；　by　possessing
  everything　almost　before　I　desired　it；　I　could　hardly　ever　say　I
  enjoyed　my　wish：　　I　scarce　ever　knew　the　delight　of　satisfying　a
  craving　appetite。　　Besides；　as　I　never　once　thought；　my　mind　was
  useless　to　me；　and　I　was　an　absolute　stranger　to　all　the
  pleasures　arising　from　it。　　Nor；　indeed；　did　my　education　qualify
  me　for　any　delicacy　in　other　enjoyments；　so　that　in　the　midst　of
  plenty　I　loathed　everything。　　Taste　for　elegance　I　had　none；　and
  the　greatest　of　corporeal　blisses　I　felt　no　more　from　than　the
  lowest　animal。　　In　a　word；　as　while　a　miser　I　had　plenty　without
  daring　to　use　it；　so　now　I　had　it　without　appetite。
  〃But　if　I　was　not　very　happy　in　the　height　of　my　enjoyment；　so　I
  afterwards　became　perfectly　miserable；　being　soon　overtaken　by
  disease；　and　reduced　to　distress；　till　at　length；　with　a　broken
  constitution　and　broken　heart；　I　ended　my　wretched　days　in　a
  jail：　　nor　can　I　think　the　sentence　of　Minos　too　mild；　who
  condemned　me；　after　having　taken　a　large　dose　of　avarice；　to
  wander　three　years