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"You are worth two hundred thousand francs," replied Vauvinet, "and sometimes you are worth your weight in gold, or at least your tongue is; but I tell you I haven't a penny." "Very good," replied Bixiou; "then we won't say anything more about it. I had arranged for this evening, at Carabine's, the thing you most wanted you know?"
This nickname, which gave Carabine's guests laughter for a quarter of an hour, gave rise to a series of over-free jests, to which the Academy could not award the Montyon prize; but among which the name was taken up, to rest thenceforth on the curly mane of the handsome Baron, called by Josepha the splendid Brazilian as one might say a splendid Catoxantha.
"What a happy man!" cried Gazonal, heaving the sigh of a provincial. "Good!" thought she. "I shall have new furniture, and get the better of Carabine." "Well, my dear!" said Leon, returning, "you'll be sure to come to Carabine's to-night, won't you? supper and lansquenet." "Will monsieur be there?" said Jenny Cadine, looking artlessly and graciously at Gazonal.
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