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Updated: May 22, 2025
The rest of the money is with Crottat, ready for Lourdois, Madame Madou, the mason, carpenter, and the other most pressing creditors. Next year, we may do as well. With time and patience we can go far." Birotteau's joy is not to be described; he threw himself into his uncle's arms, weeping. "May he not wear his cross?" said Ragon to the Abbe Loraux.
The prosperous painter, seeing the water trickling into the room where he was breakfasting with his wife, was not tender. "Come, what do you want, my poor Pere Birotteau?" he said, in the hard tone which some people take to importunate beggars. "Monsieur, has not your son-in-law told you " "What?" cried Lourdois, expecting some appeal.
"What is the matter, Cesar?" said Pillerault, noticing the amazement of his nephew, who, having glanced at the bill, made no reply to either Ragon or Lourdois. "Oh, a trifle. I took notes to the amount of five thousand francs from my neighbor, a dealer in umbrellas, and he has failed. If he has given me bad securities I shall be caught, like a fool."
"Ah! you are talking of the lands about the Madeleine," said Lourdois; "there is a good deal said about them: there will be some houses to build." The painter who had come intending to have his bill settled, suddenly thought it more to his interest not to press Birotteau. "I brought my bill because it was the end of the year," he whispered to Cesar; "but there's no hurry."
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