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If I took my wife's diamonds to the Monte-de-Piete, we should be no further forward." "Then borrow of Madame Marneffe," said Lisbeth. "Persuade Hortense, Wenceslas, to let you go there, or else, bless me! go there without telling her." "That is what I was thinking of," replied Wenceslas, "when I refused for fear of grieving Hortense."
He was more resolved than ever to die, only he yearned for several days of respite to nerve himself for the deed. But how could he live during these days? He had not so much as a centime left. An idea struck him the pawnbrokers! He knew that at the Monte-de-Piete* a certain amount would be advanced to him on his jewelry. But where find a branch office?
If I took my wife's diamonds to the Monte-de-Piete, we should be no further forward." "Then borrow of Madame Marneffe," said Lisbeth. "Persuade Hortense, Wenceslas, to let you go there, or else, bless me! go there without telling her." "That is what I was thinking of," replied Wenceslas, "when I refused for fear of grieving Hortense."
He dared not ask, but hunted for one at hazard. He now held his head up, walked with a firmer step; he was seeking something, and had a purpose to accomplish. He at last saw the sign of the Monte-de-Piete on a house in the Rue Conde, and entered. The hall was small, damp, filthy, and full of people. But if the place was gloomy, the borrowers seemed to take their misfortunes good-humoredly.
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