Chapter 8—The Dragon’s Den
The reader who has followed the progress of our young Alsacian’s fortune will probably not be much surprised to find him, at the end of a few weeks, firmly established in Herr Schultz’s favor. The two had become inseparable. They worked together, they ate and walked together, and together they sat smoking over their foaming glasses of beer. The ex-professor of Jena had never before met with a coadjutor so entirely after his own heart, one who caught his meaning with half a word, and who could so rapidly utilize his theoretical ideas.
Max not merely possessed transcendent merit in all branches of the profession, he was besides the most charming companion, the most diligent worker, the most modestly fertile inventor.
Herr Schultz was delighted with him. Ten time
