In the last two years, he read a vast quantity of books such as natural sciences, Bryon or Shakespeare, books on chemistry, a medicine manual, a novel, and some treatise on philosophy or theology. During the tenth year, he sat still and only read the Gospel again and again. During that time, he wrote the banker a letter in six languages and asked if any one of them didn’t have even the slightest mistake, then he fires a shot in the garden.

He also read some light fantasy and romantic books. He played the piano continuously and refused to take wine and tobacco as he wrote in one of his letters, that wine excites his desires, and tobacco spoilt the air of his room. He was to stay there for exactly fifteen years, beginning from twelve o’clock on November 14, 1870, and ending at twelve o’clock on November 14, 1885.įor the first year, he was severely depressed and lonely. The only relation with the outside world was to be made through the little window made purposefully for that object. He could have a musical instrument and books and was allowed t write letters, drink wine, and smoke. For fifteen years, he would stay within the lodge, he won’t be allowed to meet any human being, hear a human voice or receive letters and newspapers. Later that evening, the young man was decided to spend the years in one of the lodges in the banker’s garden. The banker said that he is interested in the amount of two million this bet will bring him. At supper, the banker asked the young man to rethink his choice because he believed that the young man won’t last three or four years as he would know that he can walk out anytime he pleases.

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