October 12th, Seven O’clock A.M
let us carefully preserve these chains of domestic union . Do not let us unbind the human sheaf , and scatter its ears to all the caprices of chance and of the winds ; but let us rather enlarge this holy law ; let us carry the principles and the habits of home beyond set bounds ; and , if it may be , let us realize the prayer of the Apostle of the Gentiles when he exclaimed to the newborn children of Christ : `` Be ye like-minded , having the same love , being of one accord , of one mind . '' BOOK 3 . October 12th , Seven O'clock A.M. . The nights are already become cold and long ; the sun , shining through my curtains , no more wakens me long before the hour for work ; and even when my eyes are open , the pleasant warmth of the bed keeps me fast under my counterpane . Every morning there begins a long argument between my activity and my indolence ; and , snugly wrapped up to the eyes , I wait like the Gascon , until they have succeeded in coming to an agreement . This morning , however , a light , which shone from my door upon my pillow , awoke me earlier than usual .