Chapter

 1 I  |            The third in the party, Couture by name, lived by speculation,~
 2 I  |       might abide upon it. Clearly Couture was not in his proper place.~ ~
 3 I  |          he make his money?" asked Couture. "In 1819 both he and~the
 4 I  |        pick up his~fortune?" asked Couture. "A fortune so considerable
 5 I  |            came across," suggested Couture.~ ~"He did not steal the
 6 II |         are mistaken in her," said Couture, speaking to Blondet; "her~
 7 II |           asked Bixiou, turning to Couture.~ ~"Stuff and nonsense!"
 8 II |         Stuff and nonsense!" cried Couture. "The woman that will not
 9 II |            with your story!" cried~Couture.~ ~"I was within an ace
10 II |           be quits."~ ~"Now," said Couture with a smile, "he will begin
11 II |            am not speaking of you, Couture), he has had friends instead~
12 II |   Blondetone word, my boy," put in Couture. "In the first place,~Nucingen
13 II |            Finot, nor Blondet, nor Couture, nor I am likely to undervalue
14 II |           was known by~his tigeras Couture is known by his waistcoatsand
15 III|      one-and-twenty is lost," said Couture.~ ~"Unless he is miserly,
16 III|    investment that turns up," said Couture.~ ~"That confounded Couture
17 III|        Couture.~ ~"That confounded Couture has such a habit of anticipating
18 IV |          out our pictures,"~put in Couture.~ ~"Here you are, gentlemen!
19 IV |            practice in 1822," said Couture. "It was a bold~thing to
20 IV |          Jardin des Plantes," said Couture. "He was lean and red-haired,
21 IV |           Done to the life!" cried Couture. And indeed it seemed to
22 IV |        summed up in a word!" cried Couture.~ ~" 'Those that do not
23 IV |      neglects his interests," said Couture.~ ~"He changes his shirt
24 V  |  shareholder (out of compliment to Couture).~Well, now, do you not
25 V  |          why it had been given."~ ~Couture broke in. "In all these
26 V  |          all about, Bixiou?" cried Couture. "Nothing more bona~fide.
27 V  |           put him up to it?" asked Couture.~ ~"The fact was," continued
28 V  |           in that light," broke in Couture, "no sort~of business would
29 V  |          loan has been~floated, as Couture says, to pay the interest
30 V  |          to part with money," said Couture.~ ~"In short, there was
31 V  |         Nice things in shares,' as~Couture says, put thus artlessly
32 V  |    anything among ourselves," said Couture, "I will go~back to the
33 V  |         Blondet.~ ~"Yes," rejoined Couture, on whose account Cerizet
34 V  |           gainer by it," continued Couture, taking no notice of the~
35 V  | speculation).~ ~"Look here!" cried Couture, firing up at this. "You
36 V  |                 Isn't he fine, our Couture? Isn't he fine?" exclaimed
37 V  |      Blondet.~ ~"Gentlemen," cried Couture, "let us have our laugh
38 VI |          before the public," began Couture, returning to the~charge, "
39 VI |       conclusions."~ ~"A crown for Couture!" said Blondet, twisting
40 VI |         lost to France," continued~Couture, "nor of the Frankfort lotteries.
41 VII|       enemies of~each other," said Couture.~ ~"Nucingen, you see, had
42 Add|   Illusions~The Member for Arcis~ ~Couture~Beatrix~The Middle Classes~ ~