Chapter
1 I | cetera, sixteen hundred francs!' Why, father," cried David,
2 I | make your nine thousand~francs a year without a foreman.
3 I | two thousand~five hundred francs apiece, about twice as much
4 I | Taken at ten thousand francs,' " continued David. "Ten
5 I | continued David. "Ten thousand~francs, father! Why, that is two
6 I | father! Why, that is two francs a pound, and the Messrs.
7 I | And~type that costs six francs a pound! masterpieces of
8 I | amounted to~thirty thousand francs, including the license and
9 I | s widow for ten thousand~francs, paid in assignats, it stood
10 I | reason that thirty thousand~francs in coin at the present day
11 I | brought in five hundred~francs last month? You turn up
12 I | firm for twelve hundred francs per~annum, reserving one
13 I | mortgaging thirty thousand francs upon the ideas of~honor
14 I | prospect of thirty thousand francs was even~more intoxicating
15 I | Cointets sixty thousand francs for the printing~business,
16 I | give~twenty-two thousand francs for the Charente Chronicle.
17 I | penalty of thirty thousand francs for~damages.~ ~That transaction
18 I | famous sum of twelve hundred francs per annum.~ ~The old man
19 I | exist on the three hundred francs~of income brought in by
20 I | children, and earned some seven francs a~week. To save her son
21 I | Chardon's three~hundred francs of rentes, amounted to about
22 I | amounted to about eight hundred francs a~year, and on this sum
23 I | generous offer of forty francs a month if Lucien would
24 I | fifteen to twenty thousand francs, like~Cointet Brothers,
25 I | made a bare three hundred francs per month,~out of which
26 I | scarcely~making twelve hundred francs per annum. Active and industrious
27 II | amounted to some ten thousand francs per annum. If~his grandsire
28 II | not exceed~twelve thousand francs, they ranked among the half-dozen
29 III | more than eighty thousand~francs, to say nothing of the traditional
30 III | fifteen or sixteen thousand francs, a place that he saw once
31 VI | worth about four million francs! The manufacturer washes
32 VI | they sell them for sixty francs~apiece, that means four
33 VI | that means four hundred francs per acre at most in a good~
34 VI | puncheons, and get thirty francs apiece for~them--that is
35 VI | them--that is six hundred francs! And where are they, the
36 VI | puncheons have gone up to eleven~francs already. We work to put
37 VI | two thousand seven hundred francs altogether; the money will
38 VI | she has only ten thousand~francs!" but he recollected just
39 VI | thirty or forty thousand francs. Give~up your fancy, and
40 VI | with a~hundred thousand francs in land. There is your chance!
41 VI | with a~hundred thousand francs in hand, to say nothing
42 VI | thought that he drew thirty francs every month out of his~mother'
43 VI | excursion had not cost three francs. On great~occasion, when
44 VI | would spend as much as five francs, divided between~David and
45 VIII| father's successor.~ ~"Three francs per day will be abundance
46 VIII| it is only a thousand francs for a whole year. And in
47 VIII| marriage-settlement of ten thousand francs on Eve. Lucien~then spoke
48 VIII| to lend them a thousand francs for a twelve-month.~ ~"But,
49 VIII| But will a thousand francs be enough~for you?" she
50 VIII| you to take two~thousand francs."~ ~David came in as she
51 VIII| to lend you the thousand francs, Lucien," she said,~"but
52 VIII| would want two thousand~ ~francs?" he said in her ear. "Postel
53 VIII| I have just two thousand francs~left, and half of it will
54 VIII| your brother the thousand francs, it will mean that we are
55 VIII| shall have your two thousand~francs."~ ~"Go in to see Postel,"
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