Chapter

  1 1|    Cerberus, perhaps he would have said, "There is only a pack of
  2 1|           face. ~"Even! red wins," said the croupier officially.
  3 1|        last cartridge, of course," said the croupier, smiling after
  4 1|        will go and drown himself," said a frequenter of the place.
  5 1|           knew each other. ~"Bah!" said a waiter, as he took a pinch
  6 1|         but followed HIS example," said an old gamester to the others,
  7 1|       seemed to whisper to me," he said. "The luck is sure to go
  8 1|     despair." ~"He is a new hand," said the banker, "or he would
  9 1|            for drowning yourself," said a ragged old woman, who
 10 1|          millions, you might say," said the florid shopman; "but
 11 1|     monsieur keeps the key of it," said the stout assistant mysteriously. "
 12 1|          to tell him." ~"Venture!" said the young man; "then is
 13 1|         picture with gold pieces," said the merchant carelessly. ~"
 14 1|     suspicions were well founded!" said the other, and his hands
 15 1|        wearily at his mistake, and said gently: ~"You, sir, have
 16 1|            up a little dagger, and said: ~"Have you been a supernumerary
 17 1|           to reply. ~"Turn round," said the merchant, suddenly catching
 18 1|   breathings through the nostrils, said more than any words however
 19 1|       believe in that idle fancy?" said the young man, nettled by
 20 1|         belonged. ~"I must admit," said the stranger, "that I have
 21 1|            only to themselves," he said, half in vexation, as he
 22 1|         Oriental sentence. ~"Yes," said the old man, "it is better
 23 1|           read Sanskrit fluently," said the old man. "You have been
 24 1|            in Bengal?" ~"No, sir," said the stranger, as he felt
 25 1|         dying already," the glance said with phlegmatic irony. ~"
 26 1|           other shook his head and said soberly: ~"I don't know
 27 1|        true millions lie here," he said, striking his forehead. "
 28 1|            riotous excess for me!" said the stranger, pouncing upon
 29 1|         this century, which, it is said, has brought everything
 30 1|      tyrannously cut him short. He said no more. ~"Do you imagine
 31 1|            you must come with us!" said the young man that Raphael
 32 1|          We really regretted you," said his friend, still pursuing
 33 1|        given by the founder of the said newspaper, a retired banker,
 34 1|         but nowadays " ~"Oh! now," said the first speaker, "there
 35 1|            deeper than the Seine," said Raphael. ~"Oh, you don't
 36 1|          richly carpeted," Raphael said. "Luxury in the peristyle
 37 1|     morality into our actions," he said, sighing. "Truly my sort
 38 1|         stockbroker in good luck," said Emile, who overheard him. "
 39 1|        that young man over there?" said the notary, indicating Raphael. "
 40 1|               What stuff is this?" said Emile, laughing; "plain
 41 1|            by some mocking power?" said Claude Vignon, who must
 42 1|           a comet across the sky," said a disciple of Ballanche. ~"
 43 1|            designs of Providence?" said Canalis, maker of ballads. ~"
 44 1|          of ballads. ~"Come, now," said the man who set up for a
 45 1|        rule of equal inheritance," said Massol, whom the lack of
 46 1|     landowner's head a sacrifice!" said a young man to his neighbor. ~"
 47 1|         events count for nothing," said the Republican, following
 48 1|        systems and organizations?" said Canalis. ~"Oh, granted!"
 49 1|         bore with their politics!" said the notary Cardot. "Shut
 50 1|         authority over imbeciles!" said the good banker. ~"Napoleon
 51 1|         horror." ~"All very fine!" said Cardot; "but if there were
 52 1|       broad view of civilization," said the man of learning who,
 53 1|         virtue, without his heel," said Bixiou. ~"Some drink!" ~"
 54 1|  fire-eaters!" ~"You are another!" said the prime mover in the quarrel. ~"
 55 1|        have been nice," the critic said to his neighbor, "to fight
 56 1|         neighbor is growing pale," said Bixiou. ~"Kant? Yet another
 57 1|           statute of limitations," said the murderer-Croesus. ~"
 58 1|     pleasant." ~"Unluckily," Emile said, with burlesque melancholy, "
 59 1|         coffee is ready for them," said the major-domo. ~There was
 60 1|           for an inheritance," she said, striking an attitude that
 61 1|     hateful without virtue?" Emile said to Raphael. ~Euphrasia's
 62 1|         was like a viper's, as she said, with an irony in her voice
 63 1|           this?" ~"Even then," she said, "instead of mingling pleasures
 64 1|         the question by the Code," said the tall, sarcastic Aquilina. ~"
 65 1|           greater than His power," said Emile. "Our beloved Rabelais
 66 1|         knew my history!" ~"Pooh," said Emile; "I did not think
 67 1|       vespers." ~"You silly fool!" said Raphael. "When has not suffering
 68 1|            spare me thy exordium," said Emile, as, half plaintive,
 69 2|          moment's silence, Raphael said with a careless gesture: ~"
 70 2|       cried Emile. ~"Very likely," said Raphael submissively. "I
 71 2|              Let the drama begin," said Emile, half-plaintively,
 72 2|               The devil take you!" said Raphael. "How are you to
 73 2|          the kind little stout man said, in a voice like an angel'
 74 2|          doing at the card-table?' said my father as we stepped
 75 2|           a man now, MY CHILD,' he said. 'What I have just done
 76 2|            Oh, rococo, all of it!' said the auctioneer. A terrible
 77 2|            false social position," said Raphael after a pause. "
 78 2|            would be a great man; I said with Andre Chenier, as I
 79 2|          that preyed upon her, she said, with sharp pain in her
 80 2|           in a hospital, Rastignac said, and be buried in a pauper'
 81 2|          to come to terms. A voice said in me, 'You are going to
 82 2|         You know I am pledged,' he said, 'and what I should lose,
 83 2|        struck by the princess,' he said, 'or she will guess your
 84 2|            unbounded coquetry,' he said, lowering his voice, 'that
 85 2|         other souls. Such a man, I said, could modify all things
 86 2|       knows not love. ~" 'Well,' I said to Rastignac, 'they married
 87 2|            come home with me?' she said, when the play was over. ~"
 88 2|            and by monosyllables. I said no more; it was a hateful
 89 2|            own that I love you,' I said, 'you will banish me at
 90 2|         dissect me like this?' she said at last, as I came to a
 91 2|          me. ~" 'You are mad,' she said, smiling still. ~" 'Did
 92 2|            to live in misery,' she said coolly. 'Such a man as that
 93 2|            other. ~" 'Good-bye,' I said proudly. ~" 'Good-bye, till
 94 2|          student in number seven,' said Pauline; 'his fair hair
 95 2|           going to refuse me?' she said, and her tones changed. ~"
 96 2|              I needed it badly,' I said as I sat down. (An anxious
 97 2|            victory?' ~" 'Yes,' she said, her heart beating like
 98 2|         let us cast accounts,' she said laughing. But her laughter
 99 2|           to heart so,' the mother said; 'stay on here. My husband
100 2|         elegant attire, and now he said to me: ~" 'Here's your man,'
101 2|         isn't that a coincidence?' said Rastignac, turning to me
102 2|          literary speculation, and said, indicating me: ~" 'This
103 2|      volume.' ~" 'It's a bargain,' said the other, adjusting his
104 2|          advance for each volume,' said Rastignac. ~" 'No, no. He
105 2|           dishonorable.' ~" 'Yes,' said Rastignac, 'that is all
106 2|         crowns!' ~" 'After all,' I said, in agitation, 'I cannot
107 2|          the Bois de Boulogne,' he said; 'we shall see your countess
108 2|            waiting for an answer,' said Pauline, after quietly waiting
109 2|              No matter, though,' I said to myself; 'whichever it
110 2|         rather important service,' said the countess, looking at
111 2|            You are very nice,' she said, pressing my hand. 'Come
112 2|         evening. ~" 'So soon?' she said, seeing me take my hat. ~"
113 2|         which nothing whatever was said about my aunt, and when
114 2|         hand was passive, her eyes said nothing. ~"When the fire
115 2|            always have money,' she said; 'and with money we can
116 2|        stifle it. A specious voice said within me, 'Foedora is neither
117 2|           are in trouble?' Pauline said, dipping her brush into
118 2|           would willingly go,' she said, 'but it is not necessary.
119 2|           some money, M. Raphael,' said the kind mother, showing
120 2|          Bah! why should you?' she said petulantly. Her hand shook
121 2|            marry a rich wife,' she said, 'but she will give you
122 2|            is no doubt of it,' she said, looking at me with alarm. ~"
123 2|         ten francs is not enough,' said the amiable, kind-hearted
124 2|          are an angel, Pauline,' I said. 'It is not the loan that
125 2|               That is enough,' she said, and fled away; the fresh
126 2|           not yet knowing love,' I said to myself, thinking of the
127 2|            better not to quarrel,' said the countess, laughing. ~" '
128 2|           is a future before him,' said Rastignac. 'Some day he
129 2|         her first lover, so it was said, who had been held captive
130 2|          herself in the mirror and said aloud ill-humoredly - 'I
131 2|       observation, but no more was said about curtains. ~" 'Life
132 2|          are exceedingly amusing,' said she. ~" 'Ah, madame, if
133 2|          piqued my curiosity?' she said, laughing. ~" 'I will not
134 2|         will not disappoint it,' I said quietly, as I seated myself
135 2|            and you know it; I have said so a hundred times; you
136 2|           mind at rest, madame,' I said; 'to-day I have abundance,
137 2|               If I had known ' she said. ~" 'Do not finish the sentence,'
138 2|            Do not call any one,' I said. 'I shall leave you to finish
139 2|       without ' ~" 'Monsieur ' she said, blushing; but after that
140 2|         scornful glance at me, and said: ~" 'You must have been
141 2|           me not to love you,' she said, laughing. 'Am I to blame?
142 2|          aware of my absurdity,' I said, unable to restrain my tears. '
143 2|        before yesterday! Yes,' she said, 'I was thinking of my stockbroker;
144 2|    accompany you to the door,' she said, cutting irony in her tones,
145 2|            with the advocate,' she said smiling. 'There is a fervency
146 2|          for your peroration!' she said, repressing a yawn; the
147 2|         are killing yourself,' she said imploringly; 'you should
148 2|          think no more of her,' he said, laughing. ~" 'I have often
149 2|            Pshaw! horrid agonies,' said Rastignac. ~" 'Or charcoal
150 2|                How about money?' I said. ~" 'Haven't you four hundred
151 2|           systematic dissipation,' said he, noticing my scruples, '
152 2|         have no more lessons,' she said, pointing to the piano. ~"
153 2|            purse for you,' Pauline said; 'will you refuse even that?' ~"
154 2|     Twenty-seven thousand francs,' said Rastignac, adding a few
155 2|           There is your share,' he said; 'go and bury yourself if
156 2|            out of it. ~"TONNERRE!" said Emile, springing up and
157 2|         measure it!" ~"All right," said Emile; "let us measure it!" ~
158 2|         talisman, while his friend said: ~"I wished for an income
159 2|           just at the right time," said the banker, indicating the
160 2|            there may be, perhaps," said the scholar, who had made
161 2|         Mlle. O'Flaharty?" ~"Yes," said Raphael mechanically enough; "
162 2|            incalcuttable fortune," said the critic. ~"The Major
163 2|            Soutiens-le Chatillon!" said Bixiou to Emile. "The joy
164 2|        peer of France since July?" said the amateur critic. ~"Are
165 2|            to do things in style," said Emile. ~The hurrah set up
166 2|  millionaires." ~"Yes, there are," said Raphael; "they are their
167 2|             Let us drink!" Raphael said, putting the talisman into
168 2|               What are you doing?" said Emile, checking his movement. "
169 2|     carriages with fast steppers," said Aquilina. ~"Wish for a hundred
170 2|             My good friend," Emile said solemnly, "I shall be quite
171 2|            are frightfully cruel," said Emile, laughing. "You are
172 3|          the Marquis sees nobody," said the servant, swallowing
173 3|            There is his carriage," said the elderly stranger, pointing
174 3|       to-morrow morning, old boy," said the Swiss. "A carriage is
175 3|       speak with M. Raphael, sir," said the elderly person to Jonathan,
176 3|       likewise his foster-father," said the old man. "If your wife
177 3|            perfect wonder. 'Good,' said I to myself when I saw this
178 3|        after all, M. Porriquet, he said to me at last: ~" 'Jonathan,
179 3|            he was dressing, and he said to me: ~" 'There is my own
180 3|            I don't know the name," said Jonathan. ~"Newton, a great
181 3|         Good day, pere Porriquet," said Raphael, pressing the old
182 3|             there is no more to be said," the schoolmaster answered. "
183 3|           dear pere Porriquet," he said, not very certain what the
184 3|           attend to me, Jonathan," said the young man to his old
185 3|             Yes, my Lord Marquis," said the old servant, wiping
186 3|     wonderful bit of painting!" he said to himself. The stranger'
187 3|      species. ~"How many old men," said Raphael to himself, "bring
188 3|         happy now as a young man," said the other, in a cracked
189 3|    to-morrow for your papers," she said. "I will be there at noon.
190 3|        full heart. ~"Jonathan," he said to the old servant, as soon
191 3|     miserable still." ~"Alas!" she said, filled with pitying tenderness. "
192 3|        this; she pressed it as she said, half sobbing and half laughing:- "
193 3|           very poor to-day. I have said, times without number, that
194 3|           not leave you any more," said Pauline, falling back in
195 3|           am far too cunning!" she said laughing. ~"But how did
196 3|          Perhaps you are married?" said Pauline. "Oh, I will not
197 3|         only feel it." ~"You," she said, "with your lofty soul and
198 3|          ever, my sweet creature," said Raphael in an uncertain
199 3|            may come when it will," said Pauline in ecstasy; "I have
200 3|         garret again, my Raphael," said Pauline, after two hours
201 3|     answered. ~"Yes, we will," she said. Then a moment later she
202 3|        scratches and scrawls," she said, turning the papers over. ~"
203 3|            room away with me," she said. "Isn't our treasure-house
204 3|           thousand, MON DIEU!" she said, looking at Raphael. "Will
205 3|          to go home with you," she said. "I want to see your own
206 3|            be like old times," she said, blushing. ~She spoke to
207 3|        arms. ~"Oh, my father!" she said; "my father " ~"I will take
208 3|         enough for two months!" he said. ~A cold sweat broke out
209 3|         jealous of the paper," she said, as she wiped away the tears
210 3|          Thanks, Vaniere," Raphael said. "The thing is very curious." ~"
211 3|              That is M. Lavrille," said one of the keepers to Raphael,
212 3|            newly matched pair," he said, pointing out two of the
213 3|               I know the product," said the man of science, when
214 3|         the land animal. This," he said, as he indicated the talisman, "
215 3|      products." ~"But to proceed " said Raphael. ~"This," replied
216 3|        skin, sir." ~"Yes, I know," said the young man. ~"A very
217 3|       quite as large as that map," said Raphael, indicating an open
218 3|        months' time " ~"Quite so," said the man of science. "I understand.
219 3|        hand," cried he. Sterne had said before his day, "Let us
220 3|            rather superciliously," said Planchette. "They all talk
221 3|    rudiments of the apparatus," he said. Then he connected one of
222 3|           This apparatus, sir," he said to Raphael, with all the
223 3|           an incompressible body," said the mechanician; "never
224 3|    necessity they reproduce here," said Planchette, indicating to
225 3|             That is quite simple," said Raphael. ~Planchette smiled
226 3|           elevating power. ~"Now," said Planchette, as he gave a
227 3|         perceive, my dear sir," he said taking Valentin by the arm, "
228 3|            this skin is expanded," said Raphael, "I promise you
229 3|        rapid turns to that crank," said Spieghalter, pointing out
230 3|          so much as a mark on it!" said Planchette, stroking the
231 3|               Hand it over to me," said Raphael. ~The foreman held
232 3|            I made a mistake, sir," said the mathematician, with
233 3|         cannot invent substances," said Raphael, "you are obliged
234 3|         true, young man." ~"Here," said Planchette, addressing the
235 3|          the skin of an ass, sir," said Raphael. ~"Sir!" said the
236 3|              said Raphael. ~"Sir!" said the illustrious chemist
237 3|        strange substance, sir," he said to Raphael; "it is so extraordinary " ~"
238 3|           I believe in the devil," said the Baron Japhet, after
239 3|           fact." ~"Your aphorism," said the chemist, "seems to me
240 3|           is my death warrant," he said to himself. "If she were
241 3|               I cajoled Jonathan," said she. "Doesn't the bed belong
242 3|            you talking about?" she said, with an anxious expression
243 3|         kiss you, and let us die," said Raphael. ~"Then let us die,"
244 3|              Then let us die," she said, laughing. ~Towards nine
245 3|      Raphael. ~"For me to die," he said, following out a thought
246 3|         them. ~"Good-morning," she said, smiling. "How handsome
247 3|            What made me wake you?" said Raphael. "It was so great
248 3|           to live to old age," she said. "Let us both die young,
249 3|            follies, my angel," she said, trying not to let Raphael
250 3|        evening, and to herself she said: ~"Yes, there are gulfs
251 3|   retrenchment with your wish," he said to the Marquis. ~"Where
252 3|             Permit me, gentlemen," said Brisset, as they entered, "
253 3|           me, at any rate, when he said, 'I do not know.' " ~Just
254 3|         quite of that opinion," he said, "but he has two hundred
255 3|         the milk in the cocoanut," said Raphael, with a smile, as
256 3|           close the windows, sir?" said an old lady; "we are being
257 3|      worship my coughing fits," he said to himself, and wrapped
258 3|          them. ~"My Lord Marquis," said he, after a long talk with
259 3|           my opinion at least," he said, with a deprecatory gesture, "
260 3|          be grieved at losing me," said he to the doctor, "I will
261 3|            to the Club again!" she said, stepping back a pace or
262 3| compromised. ~"But, mademoiselle," said Raphael, smiling, "please
263 3|        should take a fancy to me," said he to himself. "I am twenty-seven
264 3|             I am deputed, sir," he said coolly addressing the Marquis, "
265 3|          is exceedingly bad form," said Raphael drily. ~"I am not
266 3|      degree left for you to take," said Valentin; "study the ordinary
267 3|        approaching. ~"Here he is," said the seconds, who soon descried
268 3|          What a queer proceeding!" said Valentin's antagonist; "
269 3|           his head bowed down, and said not a word. You might have
270 3|         tongue," the young man had said to one of his seconds; "
271 3|            give me some water " he said again to the second. ~"Are
272 3|          The sun lies behind you," said Valentin sternly and solemnly,
273 3|        over there? Let us be off," said the Marquis. ~That same
274 3|          at all. And besides," she said, as she brought the Marquis
275 3|               That's my man, sir," said the Auvergnate, unconsciously
276 3|          better and no worse," she said. "He coughed all last night
277 3|             Yes, my Lord Marquis," said the old servant, wiping
278 3|         damp is falling now, sir," said she. "If you stop out there,
279 3|         grave " ~"That is enough," said Raphael. ~"Take my arm,
280 3|           t understand it at all," said the doctor, with a doubtful
281 3|        Jonathan. ~"You can go," he said. "I have made you rich;
282 3|          it to her. ~"Pauline!" he said, "fair image of my fair
283 3|            die, he will live," she said, trying to tighten the knot