Chapter

 1 1|              lives of the government clerks, endeavored to~ascertain
 2 1|            armies did not exist.~The clerks, few in number, were under
 3 1|             were simply called head-~clerks. In those branches of administration
 4 1|             revenue was levied), the clerks were~to their superior what
 5 1|              their superior what the clerks of a business-house are
 6 1|       magistrate of this nation, the clerks have become, in spite of
 7 1|              number of indispensable clerks are kept in their places,
 8 1|           thirty~thousand government clerks! In fastening upon public
 9 1|             administration as to the clerks, had the two~parties dared
10 1|         servility~on the part of the clerks and to endless intrigues
11 1|       departments, where the humbler clerks struggled vainly against~
12 1|            them, and the subordinate clerks~became, after a time, merely
13 1|      newspapers that the~salaries of clerks are a standing theft, calls
14 1|       pensions, to choose only young clerks (as~did Napoleon, Louis
15 1|    beneficial to the State as to the clerks themselves. It is difficult~
16 1|         justice. Under~this plan the clerks of the court were charged
17 1|            required three additional clerks in the justice~courts and
18 1|     incurring~a Saint-Bartholomew of clerks, Rabourdin considered that
19 2|       scratch.~ ~As the young fry of clerks looked at this man playing
20 2|      hieroglyphic~inscription to the clerks, the vocation of the secretary
21 2|            he increase the~number of clerks? will he dismiss two to
22 3|               he was~a terror to the clerks under him, whom he worried
23 3| supernumerary never alarms the other clerks; they~know he does not endanger
24 3|         revolving wheel which turned clerks into prefects, sub-prefects,~
25 3|        influential peer. The humbler clerks regarded them as a~means
26 3|              writer of deeds, order-~clerks, or, possibly, under-head-clerk.
27 3|         employment.~ ~All government clerks in Paris who are not endowed,
28 3|            of their associates. Many clerks are married to~milliners,
29 4|              years), various copying clerks, writers of bills and deeds,~
30 4|            of bills and deeds,~order clerks, principal clerks, second
31 4|              order clerks, principal clerks, second or under head-clerk,
32 4|       characteristics of~the several clerks often crop out in their
33 4|            knew how far to~trust the clerks with loans of money, doing
34 4|            serving~breakfasts to the clerks at the office.~ ~The elder
35 4|            upon the main~body of the clerks. He was sixty years of age,
36 4|     unexpected~arrival of one of the clerks.~ ~"That's Monsieur Dutocq,"
37 4|          would be well rendered.~The clerks in the office liked their
38 4|             under Robert~Lindet. The clerks had to work in his day!
39 4|           talking~about? Without the clerks, where should we be, I'd
40 4|        quicker than any of the other clerks. "He has a gift, that young
41 4|              given by the~government clerks to their creditors. "English
42 4|    implacable Baudoyer compelled the clerks to~remain at their desks
43 4|              contrary,~protected the clerks against their creditors,
44 4|           allowance, and each of the~clerks wrote his little epigram;
45 4|            Miss Fairfax."~ ~Handsome clerks of the Vimeux style have
46 4|          jokes perpetrated among the clerks was the~one he played off
47 4|             the two bureaus were two clerks so devoted to each other
48 4|             mind of an observer. The clerks in the offices explained
49 4|             Siamese twins, two other clerks, Chazelle and Paulmier,~
50 4|              them quarterly. The~two clerks, by dint of quarrelling
51 4|             his own cards on all the clerks of the~division. Bixiou
52 4|         phenomenon was produced.~The clerks told him tales of showers
53 4|          were~polite to him, but the clerks held him at arm's length
54 4|      ministry, where also were other clerks of less account, who resembled~
55 4|            out of the nine which the clerks owe to the service,~--hours
56 4|         larger scale. The government clerks, forced to be~together for
57 5|             hypocrisy to boot.~ ~The clerks of the bureau Baudoyer arrived
58 5|            to do~the work of copying clerks.~ ~"Did any one get to the
59 5|             for the names of all the~clerks who had called to inquire
60 5|              stand by Rabourdin; the clerks will go in a~body and complain
61 5|           portraits of the~principal clerks and stick their heads on
62 5|               He makes a sign to the clerks that Baudoyer is~listening.] "
63 6|           the head officials and the clerks~in a government office is
64 6|            which surprised the~other clerks, was owing to a certain
65 6|          four o'clock none but a few clerks~who do their duty conscientiously
66 6|             Dutocq, returning to the clerks' office and~addressing his
67 6|              He goes out through the~clerks' office.] "Adieu, gentlemen;
68 8|            illness. On such days the clerks~came punctually, the servants
69 8|             anything about it to the clerks if I tell you; promise?~
70 8|              look out!"~ ~"Yes, nine clerks are put on the retired list,"
71 8|           more application among the clerks, just as porters and servants
72 8|           offices. The number~of the clerks to be retired was known,
73 8|            night before, just as the clerks were~dispersing, agitated
74 8|          Dutocq was returning to the clerks' office and asking himself~
75 8|           that~dinner to include the clerks who are dismissed?"~ ~Poiret. "
76 8|             paper denouncing~all the clerks and officials, and full
77 8|     unflattering~descriptions of the clerks whom he wants to 'reform.'
78 8|      Everybody is talking of~it; the clerks are furious. For heaven'
79 8|             look]. "Yes." [The other clerks return.]~ ~Fleury. "A great
80 8|            my good~friend." [All the clerks look fixedly at Dutocq.]~ ~
81 8|           gave a glance at the three clerks so penetrating,~so glittering
82 8|            in the~hearing of all the clerks; "my resignation is already
83 8|             courtyard, while all the clerks~were watching from the windows,
84 8|       secretary's office."~ ~All the clerks. "Done for!"~ ~Fleury [leaving
85 8|             even, without an army of clerks? Dear, dear, how do you~
86 8|              has less than a hundred clerks in~her war ministry, while
87 8|              thousand francs are~not clerks. From which we may deduce
88 8|           gentlemen" [turning to the clerks and privately showing them
89 8|             included in the class of clerks?"~ ~Poiret [gazing at the
90 8|  constitutional government"~[all the clerks look at Bixiou; Poiret,
91 8|      Monsieur Rabourdin, one hundred clerks~with a salary of twelve
92 8|         quicker~work than a thousand clerks at twelve hundred."~ ~Clergeot. "
93 8|             the light. Moreover, the clerks, one~and all, from the least
94 8|            forty thousand government clerks in France. The~average of
95 8|               etc.; all of which the clerks write or copy. These stern