the New- from one grave into the other, as he said. And he told me a

story about the glasses, and this story had a very deep meaning. It

"When on the New Year's night the clock strikes twelve, the people

at the table rise up with full glasses in their hands, and drain these

glasses, and drink success to the New Year. They begin the year with

the glass in their hands; that is a good beginning for drunkards. They

begin the New Year by going to bed, and that's a good beginning for

drones. Sleep is sure to play a great part in the New Year, and the