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Updated: May 4, 2025
Darya Alexandrovna regarded staying in the country for the summer as essential for the children, especially for the little girl, who had not succeeded in regaining her strength after the scarlatina, and also as a means of escaping the petty humiliations, the little bills owing to the wood-merchant, the fishmonger, the shoemaker, which made her miserable.
"Because the wood-merchant at Brechy is a thief, and everybody knows that master has kicked him out of the house some three years ago. We sell all our wood at Sauveterre." M. Folgat had taken out a note-book, and wrote down some of Anthony's statements, preparing thus the outline of his defence. This being done, he commenced again, "Now we come to Cocoleu." "Ah the wretch!" cried Anthony.
If he is paid by the day, bearing this in mind, he retaliates by doing as little work as possible. Hence labourers are almost always paid by the job. A Hindu wood-merchant took a contract for clearing a large tract of forest land some miles beyond the Yerandawana settlement.
The men to whom the Emperor gave titles make common cause with the old nobility. They all want to crush the people, re-establish their former rights and take our property from us. But we are Burgundians; we must resist, and drive those Arminacs back to Paris. Return to Blangy; you shall be agent for Monsieur Polissard, the wood-merchant, who is contractor for the forest of Ronquerolles.
For the first time a real embarrassment appeared in the features of the accused, the embarrassment of a man who suddenly sees an abyss opening before him. He hesitated; and, seeing that it was useless to deny, he said, "I was going to Brechy." "To whom?" "To my wood-merchant, who has bought all this year's wood. I did not find him at home, and came back on the high road."
About the year 1816, the steward, who until then had only taken what he needed for his own use from the estate, accepted a sum of twenty-five thousand francs from a wood-merchant as an inducement to lease to the latter, for twelve years, the cutting of all the timber.
You were asked this question during the preliminary investigation, and you replied that you had to go to Brechy to see your wood-merchant. A. I did indeed make that reply on the spur of the moment. It was not exact. P. Why did you tell a falsehood? It seemed to me impossible that I should be reached by an accusation, which nevertheless, has brought me into this court.
Once or twice an agent from the wood-merchant came on the scene, and a war of words always ensued on the subject of methods of weighing, and the prospective payment of results. This was preparing the way for the final scene when the men began to clamour for their money.
Old Anthony was literally tearing his hair, as he exclaimed, "Ah, sir! These are the very words M. Galpin said." "Unfortunately every man in his senses will say so." "I know, sir: I know it but too well. He said he had gone to Brechy to see his wood-merchant" "And why should he not?" Anthony shook his head, and said,
See, I have money. I tell you it is for one night. Say yes or no. I want to get to bed and to sleep." "How much do you pay?" "A thaler if you like. Among friends, one is willing to pay." After a short minute of hesitation the shoemaker opened the door wider and came out. "And there will be another thaler for the horse, which I shall have to take to the stable of the wood-merchant at the corner.
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