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Updated: May 22, 2025
Pillerault wished to learn and study the state of public opinion. He found in one of the most animated groups du Tillet, Gobenheim-Keller, Nucingen, old Guillaume, and his son-in-law Joseph Lebas, Claparon, Gigonnet, Mongenod, Camusot, Gobseck, Adolphe Keller, Palma, Chiffreville, Matifat, Grindot, and Lourdois. "What caution one needs to have!" said Gobenheim to du Tillet.
The irresistible argument and threat, fully understood, of injuring him professionally by calumniating his work were, however, less powerful than a remark made by Lourdois about the lands near the Madeleine.
At seven o'clock, when the shop is shut, I shall take my pleasures, go to the play, and into company. But you are not listening to me." "Yes, indeed, Monsieur Joseph. What do you think of painting? That is a fine calling." "Yes. I know a master house-painter, Monsieur Lourdois. He is well-to-do." Thus conversing, the family reached the Church of Saint-Leu.
"To be at his office this morning at half past eleven, and give me a receipt for the payment of your claims in full, with interest?" "Ah, that's another thing! Sit down, Monsieur Birotteau, and eat a mouthful with us." "Do us the pleasure to share our breakfast," said Madame Lourdois. "You are doing well, then?" asked the fat Lourdois.
"Monsieur and Madame Lebas," said Cesar; "also Monsieur le president of the Court of Commerce, I forgot him among the authorities, his wife, and two daughters; Monsieur and Madame Lourdois and their daughter; Monsieur Claparon, banker; Monsieur du Tillet; Monsieur Grindot; Monsieur Molineux; Pillerault and his landlord; Monsieur and Madame Camusot, the rich silk-merchants, and all their children, the one at the Ecole Polytechnique, and the lawyer; he is to be made a judge because of his marriage to Mademoiselle Thirion."
"Rabelais' quarter of an hour," said Ragon, smiling. "It was a fine ball," said Lourdois. "I am busy," said Cesar to the messengers; who all left the bills and went away. "Monsieur Grindot," said Lourdois, observing that the architect was folding up Birotteau's cheque, "will you certify my account? You need only to add it up; the prices were all agreed to by you on Monsieur Birotteau's behalf."
"Well, my wife and I are about to assemble our friends, as much to celebrate the emancipation of our territory as to commemorate my promotion to the order of the Legion of honor " "What do you say?" said Lourdois, "have they given you the cross?"
Pillerault looked at Lourdois and Grindot. "Prices agreed upon between the architect and contractor?" he said in a low voice to his nephew, "they have robbed you." Grindot left the shop, and Molineux followed him with a mysterious air. "Monsieur," he said, "you listened to me, but you did not understand me, I wish you the protection of an umbrella." The architect was frightened.
The neighborhood has its eye upon me; successful men incur jealousy, envy. Ah! you will soon know that, young man," he said to Grindot; "if we are calumniated, at least let us give no handle to the calumny." "Neither calumny nor evil-speaking can touch you," said Lourdois; "your position is unassailable.
In such a case a prosperous merchant takes back his note, and does not offer it elsewhere. Birotteau felt his head swim, as though he had looked down the sides of a precipice into a measureless abyss. "My dear Monsieur Birotteau," said Lourdois, drawing him to the back of the shop, "my account has been examined, audited, and certified; I must ask you to have the money ready for me to-morrow.
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