"What is his profession?" asked Rodolphe.
"Yes," said Marcel, "what does he play on?"
"Literature and mixed philosophy. He calls art a priesthood."
"A priesthood!" cried Rodolphe, in terror.
"So he says."
"And what is his road in literature?"
"He goes after 'Telemachus'."
"Very good," said Schaunard, eating the seed of his artichoke.
"Very good! You dummy!" broke our Marcel. "I advise you not to say that in the street."
Schaunard relieved his annoyance at this reproof by kicking Phemie under the table for taking some of his sauce.