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In it are a one-hundred-franc note, three napoleons, and seven francs in change. Yesterday the rascal hadn't a sou " "How do you know that?" asked M. Domini. "Dame! "Tell Francois to come here," said the judge of instruction. "Now, sir," he continued, when the valet presented himself, "do you know whether Guespin had any money yesterday?"
I would give you a one-hundred-franc note if I could secure for to-morrow morning your alderman's face and your complexion a la Teniers." "Thanks, we are not masquerading just at present." "Nevertheless, all that you have said does not prove in the slightest that she loves you." "My dear Marillac, words may have escaped me in my anger which have caused you to judge hastily.
The man who had been ordered by his chief to break open the door at the end of the corridor, now returned and laid upon the dinner table two engraved metal plates, and a handful of new one-hundred-franc notes; some I noticed from where I sat were blank on one side. With the plates came the acrid stench of a broken bottle of acid. "My God! Counterfeiting!" I exclaimed half aloud.
In those rooms it was plain that various processes had been conducted, from the manipulation of the watermark, by a remarkably ingenious process, right down to the finished one-pound note, so well done that not even an expert could detect the forgery. There were many French one-hundred-franc notes as well. The whole situation was truly astounding.
He chatted pleasantly with the clerk who served him and upon going to the desk, opened a Russian-leather portfolio and laid before the cashier six crisp, new one-hundred-franc notes in payment for the lot. I have said that the Baron was immaculate, and he was, even to his money.
The manager listened patiently to the Pigeon Charmer's explanation of the outrage, started suddenly when she mentioned some details which I did not hear, bowed as low to her reply as if she had been a Duchess his hat to the floor slid back the closet-door, beckoned me to step in, closed it again upon the three of us, and in less than five minutes he had the third chocolate gentleman out of his chocolate uniform and stripped to his underwear, with every pocket turned inside out, bringing to light the one-hundred-franc note, the gold pieces, and all five of the circus parties' tickets.
Formerly the drawer was replenished; there was always some money coming in; but now that monsieur had given up his patients, they had absolutely no income. They must not count on any help from outside, then. And she ended by saying: "Give me the two one-hundred-franc bills. I'll try and make them last for a month. Then we shall see.
I would give you a one-hundred-franc note if I could secure for to-morrow morning your alderman's face and your complexion a la Teniers." "Thanks, we are not masquerading just at present." "Nevertheless, all that you have said does not prove in the slightest that she loves you." "My dear Marillac, words may have escaped me in my anger which have caused you to judge hastily.
I would give you a one-hundred-franc note if I could secure for to-morrow morning your alderman's face and your complexion a la Teniers." "Thanks, we are not masquerading just at present. Nevertheless, all that you have said does not prove in the slightest that she loves you." "My dear Marillac, words may have escaped me in my anger which have caused you to judge hastily.
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