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Through various channels he succeeded in getting his plan for moving vessels with steam, before Napoleon then First Consul who ordered the Minister of Marine to treat with the inventor. The Minister in due time suggested that 10,000 francs be spent on experiments to be made in the Harbor of Brest.
But, naturally, it was not the street! Now No. 107, across the corridor at five francs ? Monsieur was aroused. "No! No! certainly not. The view was of no consequence. The bed looked all right." 'The bed! Here Jean spoke with deep feeling. 'There was no better bed in Paris.
Cayrol, who had already saved eighty thousand francs, received twelve hundred thousand from Madame Desvarennes, and settled in the Rue Taitbout, two steps from the house of Rothschild. Madame Desvarennes had made a lucky hit in choosing Cayrol as her confidential agent.
The Jurymen themselves are allowed eighteen francs a day, so that they may attend to their business more leisurely.
He, too, had a credulous circle, who paid him often five francs for a shine to help him win his bet by arriving at the New York City Hall on a fixed date with a certain sum of money earned by his hands. He raised the American flag over his stand, and referred to Uncle Sam as if he were a blood relation to whom he could appeal for anything at any time.
"In that case," said Cournet, "we will take sticks." They accordingly armed themselves with big sticks. Cournet gave fifty francs to Henry, and promised him fifty more when they should have crossed the second Custom House line. "That is to say, at four o'clock in the morning," said Henry. It was midnight. They set out on their way.
I said to the garcon in his native tongue, or what I supposed to be that language. "Cinq sous," was his answer. By the laws of sentiment, I ought to have made the ignoble sum five francs, at least. But if I had done so, the waiter would undoubtedly have thought that I had just come from Charenton.
"Oh!" cried the widow, "Philippe is right, my father cursed me: I have no right to Here, here is your money," she said to Madame Descoings, adding Joseph's three hundred francs to the two hundred found on Philippe. "Go and see if your brother does not need something," she said to Joseph.
But he put the crown to his insolence when he finally demanded two hundred francs from me: his share in the sum paid to me by Mme. de Nolé for the recovery of her dog. He demanded this, Sir, in the name of justice and of equity, and even brandished our partnership contract in my face.
What are those people to you, or you to them, that you should interfere in their affairs?" "Your question is beside the point, citizen," said Lepine blandly; "I am here to propose a bargain. Had you not better agree to it?" "Never!" reiterated Heriot emphatically. "Two thousand francs," reiterated the old man imperturbably.
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