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1 I,I | name of Monsieur Charles Claparon,~co-proprietor with me,
2 I,I | order of Monsieur Charles Claparon, banker. He will pay the
3 I,I | as Pillerault, as Charles Claparon, as~Roguin? The profit is
4 I,I | No, that is a Monsieur Claparon."~ ~"But a notary cannot
5 I,III| namely, of the house of Claparon.~ ~The fate of Charles Claparon
6 I,III| Claparon.~ ~The fate of Charles Claparon would be, if du Tillet's
7 I,III| as a dog to his master. Claparon was an ugly~poodle, but
8 I,III| other half. The notes which Claparon was to receive~from Birotteau
9 I,V | Ragons,~Roguin, and Monsieur Claparon. We shall sign the papers
10 I,VI | could only invite~Charles Claparon, Crottat, and Roguin. The
11 I,VI | are waiting for Monsieur Claparon," said Roguin, "I left him~
12 I,VI | not without anxiety as to Claparon's entrance on the scene;~
13 I,VI | boulevard; didn't I, Mimi?"~ ~"Claparon," resumed Roguin, "makes
14 I,VI | pour out his excuses to Claparon for receiving him in the
15 I,VI | on~his corrugated skin. Claparon had the air of a provincial
16 I,VI | upon the mind of Charles Claparon very much the~effect that
17 I,VI | observation of Pillerault. Claparon's red~face, and his wig
18 I,VI | payable to the order of Claparon.~ ~"I have no receipt to
19 I,VI | receipt to give you," said Claparon; "you deal, for your~half
20 I,VI | cold without them,"~said Claparon, glancing at Roguin, as
21 I,VI | is doubtless yours," said Claparon, holding~himself very straight
22 I,VI | dine before a notary," said Claparon, catching himself up.~ ~"
23 I,VI | himself~intentionally next to Claparon.~ ~"Quantities; by the gross,"
24 I,VI | said Birotteau. "Monsieur~Claparon has won his heart."~ ~"Devilish
25 I,VI | rogues, the newspapers," said Claparon. "Monsieur, the~newspapers
26 I,VI | eating?~ambrosia?" said Claparon, breaking off. "This is
27 I,VI | skipped like young rams.~Claparon perceived the word was low,
28 I,VI | well," whispered Roguin to Claparon.~ ~"I shall get out of these
29 I,VI | at any rate," answered~Claparon, who was choking.~ ~"Monsieur,"
30 I,VII| their~daughter; Monsieur Claparon, banker; Monsieur du Tillet;
31 I,VII| counterpart of that which in Claparon had~debased and brutalized
32 I,VII| to the card-table, where Claparon was already~stationed, under
33 I,VII| who knew the career of~Claparon, dared not approach him
34 I,I | thousand francs to Monsieur Claparon?"~ ~"The business was settled
35 I,I | your presence. Monsieur Claparon gave me~no receipt; my acceptances
36 I,I | may have paid them over to~Claparon, and you will escape! But,
37 I,I | I am! He has~carried off Claparon's money as well! Happily,
38 I,I | money as well! Happily, Claparon had only paid~over, to my
39 I,I | a hundred thousand from Claparon,--there's three hundred~
40 I,I | guaranteed,'~by the house of Claparon. Those words are not only
41 I,I | your credit."~ ~"Monsieur Claparon wishes to speak to you,"
42 I,I | Monsieur," said Cesar to Claparon, as he entered, "this is
43 I,I | Monsieur Lebas?" interrupted Claparon. "Delighted~with the opportunity,
44 I,I | guaranteed.'"~ ~"Well," said Claparon, "they are not in general
45 I,I | Yes, monsieur," said Claparon, "I have already guaranteed
46 I,I | money. You learn that I, Claparon,--banker, rich, respected~(
47 I,I | sun),--that the virtuous Claparon~is on the verge of failure,
48 I,I | which I have supposed for Claparon. Don't you see~that if I
49 I,I | half of the property?" said Claparon, paying no~attention to
50 I,I | Birotteau.~ ~"Very good," said Claparon. "But you have been a judge,
51 I,I | business properly."~ ~"Monsieur Claparon is right," said Joseph Lebas.~ ~"
52 I,I | Lebas.~ ~"I am right," said Claparon,--"right commercially. But
53 I,I | able to raise~soon," said Claparon, looking at Lebas. "I have
54 I,I | Birotteau won't die of it," said Claparon; "it takes more~than one
55 I,I | hundred thousand francs," said Claparon. "I should have blown up
56 I,I | speculation," he added, looking at Claparon.~ ~"Yes, for one-fourth,
57 I,I | got him where he is," said~Claparon. "Where's the old man who
58 I,I | turned on the~water,--for Claparon was now repeating a lesson
59 I,I | took courage, as he heard Claparon analyzing the affair~and
60 I,I | had thought best to~let Claparon believe himself really the
61 I,I | of Roguin. He had given~Claparon a hundred thousand francs
62 I,I | the money to du~Tillet. Claparon, therefore, to that extent
63 I,I | francs. Du Tillet thought Claparon was not bold~enough, and
64 I,I | second," he made answer to Claparon, on the day when his catchpenny~
65 I,I | instrument.~ ~Monsieur Lebas and Claparon went out together.~ ~"I
66 I,II | property, that you obtained Claparon's receipt for the~money."~ ~"
67 I,II | looking up; the notes with Claparon would be~paid; there was
68 I,II | undertaken, I~believe, by Claparon and Company."~ ~"Well,"
69 I,III| Kellers had made~inquiries of Claparon, who by referring them to
70 I,IV | notes which the~house of Claparon passed over to Gigonnet /
71 I,IV | said; "go and see Monsieur Claparon,~your copartner, and all
72 I,IV | wife's~advice, went to find Claparon in the Rue de Provence,
73 I,IV | perplexity, shrank from~meeting Claparon; he began to realize that
74 I,IV | s heart is mere~viscera. Claparon had seemed to him so brutal
75 I,IV | entered.~ ~"Come in!" cried Claparon, the reverberation of whose
76 I,IV | The room was, in truth, Claparon's private office. Between
77 I,IV | been elegant in its day, Claparon, at the entrance~of Birotteau,
78 I,IV | the make-believe banker.~ ~Claparon, without his wig, his head
79 I,IV | breakfast with me?" said Claparon, recollecting the~perfumer'
80 I,IV | enlightened the purest innocence. Claparon, thinking~himself very clever,
81 I,IV | I'm used up," said Claparon, pointing to the desk and
82 I,IV | honor and~delicacy,--"~ ~Claparon bowed.~ ~"--to renew those
83 I,IV | breakfast, and talk," added Claparon, wishing to soften his refusal.~ ~"
84 I,IV | thought, meaning to make Claparon drunk, and to find out who
85 I,IV | the great people," said Claparon; "the small fry are~not
86 I,IV | abstract commerce," said Claparon,--"commerce which won't
87 I,IV | phraseology.~ ~"Listen," said Claparon, after a pause. "Such master-strokes
88 I,IV | du Tillet;~and he asked Claparon who Gobseck the banker was,
89 I,IV | got as far as that?" said Claparon. "Gobseck is a banker,~just
90 I,IV | stood up in his box," said Claparon, "and shouted: 'Arrest whoever~
91 I,IV | to come and see me," said Claparon; "that first scrap~of paper
92 I,V | which notes were given to Claparon, and which must be paid
93 I,V | notes, and the associates of~Claparon. Popinot and I are going
94 I,V | Bidault, called~Gigonnet, and Claparon were du Tillet under two
95 I,V | have notes to the order of Claparon?"~ ~"Yes."~ ~"Will you exchange
96 I,V | son-in-~law Joseph Lebas, Claparon, Gigonnet, Mongenod, Camusot,
97 I,V | they live in hovels like Claparon," said~Gigonnet.~ ~"Hey!
98 I,V | their~proper business," said Claparon, hastily interrupting Mongenod. "
99 I,VI | negotiated largely with~Monsieur Claparon; you have neglected the
100 I,VI | turned over to Monsieur Claparon, on condition that he on
101 I,VII| You owe an enormous sum to Claparon."~ ~"Alas! yes; that is
102 Add | Quest of the Absolute~ ~Claparon, Charles~A Bachelor's Establishment~
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