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"That's where I think he made his money," continued Cerizet; "and being a shrewd old fellow, and having a natural daughter to marry, he has concocted this philanthropic tale of her being the daughter of an old friend named Peyrade; and your name being the same may have given him the idea of fastening upon you for, after all, he has to marry her to somebody."
At this moment Henri, the "male domestic," entered the room to ask if his master would receive Monsieur Cerizet. Thuillier's first impulse was to deny himself to that unwelcome visitor. Then, thinking better of it, he reflected that if la Peyrade suddenly left him in the lurch, Cerizet might possibly prove a precious resource. Consequently, he ordered Henri to show him in.
I thought we agreed this morning that you were coming as a doctor?" Cerizet did not choose to admit that the usurpation of that title had seemed to him dangerous; he feared to discourage his accomplice. "I saw that the woman was going to propose a consultation," he replied, "and I got out of it that way."
Dutocq was a great knave, and Cerizet had once been a comic actor; they were both experts in humbug. A motionless face like Talleyrand's would have made then break at once with the Provencal, who was now in their clutches; it was necessary, therefore, that he should make a show of ease and confidence and of playing above board the very height of art in such affairs.
He took command of the printing office, Kolb helped at home instead of selling broadsheets. Kolb and Marion pulled off the impressions from one form while David worked another press with Cerizet, and superintended the printing in various inks.
Fifteen minutes after Basine's departure she must go upstairs, knock at the door of the inner room, and give David the forged note. That was all. Cerizet looked to chance to manage the rest. For the first time in twelve months, Eve felt the iron grasp of necessity relax a little. She began at last to hope.
Cerizet was to Dutocq what the hound is the huntsman. Knowing himself the necessities of poverty and wretchedness, he set up that business of gutter usury called, in popular parlance, "the loan by the little week."
When the notary had made Claparon clearly understand that he could not get more than the ten thousand francs from him, Cerizet offered the latter twelve thousand down, and asked Theodose for fifteen thousand, intending to keep the balance for himself.
Marion, trained by old Sechard, prepared and wetted down the paper, helped Kolb with the printing, hung the sheets to dry, and cut them to size; yet cooked the dinner, none the less, and did her marketing very early of a morning. Eve told Cerizet to draw out a balance-sheet for the last six months, and found that the gross receipts amounted to eight hundred francs.
After these friendly words, the pair separated with a thoroughly good understanding, and well satisfied with each other. The evening before the day already agreed upon, Theodose received from Cerizet the following note: "To-morrow, lease or no lease, Rocher de Cancale, half-past six o'clock."
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