 He translated the works of the Goncourt brothers and enjoyed what he would later regard as his "golden years".He married a Burgundian, Jeanne Poirier, and fathered a girl, Elena.On his return to Madrid in 1896 he plunged headfirst into journalism, serving as editor of "El Motín", "El Globo", and "La Correspondencia de España", and as a contributor to "ABC", "Madrid Cómico", "España", and "Alma Española", among others.