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Valentin Ventura- invited Rizal to live with him in Paris without paying
any rent.
But Rizal did not accept his invitation.
Rizal was accompanied by Jose Albert when he moved to Brussels.
They lived in a modest boarding house on 38 Rue Philippe
Champagne. Run by Suzanne and Marie. Then when Albert left the
city he was replaced by Jose Alejandro.
In Brussels, Rizal was busy writing his second novel which was a
continuation of Noli. He was never idle even for an hour. Aside from
writing its chapter he wrote articles for La Solidaridad and letters to
his family and friends.
Being a physician, he spent part of his time in the medical clinic. For
recreation, he had gymnastics at the gymnasium at target practice
and fencing at the armory.
Rizal Suggested to eat Pansit
but it was over calculated so to
remedy
the error made they were
compelled to have Pansit for
lunch and
supper for two days.
1. A La Defensa (To La Defensa) - A reply to an anti-Filipino writing of a
Spanish author Paticio de la Escosura.
2. La Verdad Para Todos (The Truth for All) - Rizal’s defense against the
Spanish charges that the native local officials were ignorant and depraved.
The sad news from home depressed Rizal. His heart bled to know the
sorrowful plight of his parents, brother and brothers-in-law.
In his moment of despair, Rizal had bad dreams
during the nights in Brussels when he was restless because he was
always thinking of his unhappy family in Calamba. Although he was
not superstitious, he feared that he would not live long. He was not
afraid to die, but he wanted to finish his second novel before he went
to his grave.
Adding, Rizal said: “We have only once to die, and if we do not die well,
we lose an opportunity which will not again be presented to us”.