Balzac had difficulty adapting to the rote style of learning at the school. As a result, he was frequently sent to the "alcove", a punishment cell reserved for disobedient students.Pritchett, 29 (The janitor at the school, when asked later if he remembered Honoré, replied: "Remember M. Balzac? I should think I do! I had the honour of escorting him to the dungeon more than a hundred times!")Champfleury (1878). Balzac au Collège. Patay. Quoted in Robb, 15 Still, his time alone gave the boy ample freedom to read every book which came his way.
Balzac had difficulty adapting to the rote style of learning at the school. As a result, he was frequently sent to the "alcove", a punishment cell reserved for disobedient students.Pritchett, 29 (The janitor at the school, when asked later if he remembered Honoré, replied: "Remember M. Balzac? I should think I do! I had the honour of escorting him to the dungeon more than a hundred times!")Champfleury (1878). Balzac au Collège. Patay. Quoted in Robb, 15 Still, his time alone gave the boy ample freedom to read every book which came his way.