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And we must go too, for though many stay behind many Britons with Murray's Handbooks in their handsome hands they have paid a franc for entrance-fee, you see; and we knew nothing about the franc for entrance until those gendarmes with sheathed sabres had driven us out of this Paradise.

While the sous which he had paid for it ! He did not think of his wasted millions, but could not drive away the thought of that wasted franc! True, he might, if he chose, find plenty of money still, and easily. He had only to return quietly to his house, to discharge the bailiffs, and to resume the possession of his remaining effects.

First, however, I want to acquaint you with one fact, which is, that my fortune consists of only five louis. I will buy anything that costs five louis, but nothing more expensive. You may search my vest pockets, and my most secret bureau drawers, but you will not find one miserable five franc piece besides." "Five louis for the foot of the Princess Hermonthis!

In one of these, standing upon rising and broken ground, Major Tempe halted his men; and opened so heavy a fire upon the enemy's cavalry, when the column appeared, that they were at once halted; and although, when the artillery arrived, a few shells were fired into the wood, the franc tireurs had already retired, and gained the forest without further molestation.

He had got his ticket of admission to the Casino, after arriving yesterday evening; but the Rooms had not pleased him then. He had not played, and had merely walked through, looking at the people; but now he went to a trente et quarante table, and reaching over the shoulders of the players not so many as in the roulette rooms, he put a five hundred franc note on couleur. It won.

Every morning I went to the Conservatoire with my governess. We started early, as I preferred walking to taking the omnibus, and I kept the franc which my mother gave me every morning, sixty centimes of which was for the omnibus, and forty for cakes. We were to walk home always, but every other day we took a cab with the two francs I had saved for this purpose.

The franc tireurs, with their rifles and accouterments, were already slackening their speed. "We must form square, major. They are not a hundred and fifty yards behind," De Maupas exclaimed. "We can beat them off, easily enough." Major Tempe shook his head, and shouted cheerily: "Keep on to the last moment, men, well together. I will tell you when the moment is come.

I went into a hotel in Paris and paid ten francs a day for a room for myself and wife, and when we left they charged me one franc forty a day extra for sweeping it out and making the bed!" "That's nothing. Here in Innsbruck they charge you half a krone a day taxes." "What! You don't say!" "Sure thing. And if you don't eat breakfast in the hotel they charge you a krone for it anyhow."

Then I remembered that Simon had described Kaffar as being in a room with a man. So, after thanking the lady for her kindness and paying for the cigarettes, I asked the boy, who was waiting for his franc, to show me to the other lodging-house close by. "Oh, sir," said the proprietress of this establishment, "don't go there! It's a bad house; it really is!

"Your breakfast has done me good. You are an excellent doctor." He turned away and took out his pocket-book not over well garnished. He found a ten franc note. Then he looked round and spoke in a gentle, kindly tone. "Santi this trouble has nothing to do with money. You need a new pair of shoes, I am sure. Do you think that ten francs is enough?" Santi bowed respectfully and took the money.