Then he belonged to that class of intelligent men who have led a life of idleness, and who seek consolation and, perhaps, an excuse in the idea, which their idleness offers to their intelligence, of objects as worthy of their interest as any that could be attained by art or learning, the idea that 'Life' contains situations more interesting and more romantic than all the romances ever written.
Gainera, gizon adimentsuen kategoria horretakoa zen, alfertasunean bizi eta kontsolamendua edo beharbada aitzakia honako ideia honetan bilatzen dutenetarikoa, alegia, alfertasun horrexek beren adimenari arte ederrak nahiz jakinduriak eskain liezazkioketenak bezain aztergai interesgarriak eskaintzen dizkiola, hau da, "Bizitzak" berez dauzkala eta dakartzala nobela guztiek baino ere egoera interesgarriagoak, nobeleskoagoak.