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 1    II|         at this time was Monsieur Griffard. Not so very long ago, somewhere
 2    II|        ago, somewhere about 1780, Griffard was nothing more than a
 3    II|      Mississippi shares. Monsieur Griffard left his pastry-shop in
 4    II|           collapsed, and Monsieur Griffard found himself out in the
 5    II|          indeed. So poor Monsieur Griffard, frantic with rage, hastened
 6    II|           it occurred to Monsieur Griffard that he might make a better
 7    II| Fortunately for himself, Monsieur Griffard belonged to the class who
 8    II|         the Restoration, Monsieur Griffard was one of the lucky men
 9    II|          In a short time Monsieur Griffard's name became one of the
10    II|         without him, and Monsieur Griffard never remained away, for
11    II|        what he learnt.~ ~Monsieur Griffard was one of the boldest speculators
12    II|        Ile de Jerusalem, Monsieur Griffard's pleasure-house was the
13    II|        announcement that Monsieur Griffard was ready to receive him,
14    II|           which led into Monsieur Griffard's confidential chamber.~ ~
15    II|     chamber.~ ~There sat Monsieur Griffard surrounded by a heap of
16    II|    Monseigneur," replied Monsieur Griffard, with similar pleasantry, "
17    II|        you here."~ ~"Ah, Monsieur Griffard, you are always so courtly!"
18    II|         armchair. "Well, Monsieur Griffard," he continued, regarding
19    II|       francs," continued Monsieur Griffard, in a gentle, soothing voice, "
20    IX|       just demanded from Monsieur Griffard the last hundred thousand
21    IX|         John's birthday. Monsieur Griffard, learning that Squire John
22    IX|       Friend Kecskerey - Monsieur Griffard, the banker."~ ~Fresh bowings
23    IX|        his best to amuse Monsieur Griffard.~ ~They were handing round
24    IX|         wedding!" exclaimed Mons. Griffard. "Then you are marrying,
25    IX|        himself - namely, Monsieur Griffard, and true, even now, to
26    IX|              Qu'en dites vous, M. Griffard?"~ ~"C'est bien fatal!"~ ~"
27    IX|  specially introduced to Monsieur Griffard, who expressed his intense
28    XV|      enough to take part in them. Griffard refuses to lend me another