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Five days went by; five days during which Braschon, Lourdois, Thorein, Grindot, Chaffaroux, and all the other creditors with unpaid bills passed through the chameleon phases that are customary to uneasy creditors before they take the sanguinary colors of the commercial Bellona, and reach a state of peaceful confidence.
Uncle Chaffaroux died and left his niece forty thousand francs per annum, three-fourths of his fortune. Du Bruel became a deputy; but beforehand, to save the necessity of re-election, he secured his nomination to the Council of State. As yet our friend does not venture to bear his honors; his wife merely puts 'La Comtesse du Bruel' on her cards.
The house, visited from garret to cellar by old Chaffaroux, was admitted by him to be an admirable construction; poor Grindot, the architect, who was interested with the notary and Claparon in the affair, thought the old man was employed in the interests of the contractor; the old fellow himself thought he was acting in the interests of his niece, and he gave it as his opinion that thirty thousand francs would finish the house.
When, a week before the fateful day, Braschon, Grindot, Lourdois, and Chaffaroux, the builder, assured Cesar positively that the rooms would be ready for the famous Sunday of December the 17th, an amusing conference took place, in the evening after dinner, between Cesar, his wife, and his daughter, for the purpose of making out the list of guests and addressing the invitations, which a stationer had sent home that morning, printed on pink paper, in flowing English writing, and in the formula of commonplace and puerile civility.
The words stared me in the face 'At the request of Jean Francois du Bruel and Claudine Chaffaroux, his wife Here was the explanation of the whole matter. I offered my arm to Claudine, and allowed the guests to descend the stairs in front of us. When we were alone 'If I were La Palferine, I said, 'I would not break an appointment. "Gravely she laid her finger on her lips.
"I have my workmen in the faubourg to pay," said Birotteau, who knew not how to lie. He took his hat once more intending to follow them out, but the mason, Thorein, and Chaffaroux stopped him as he was closing the door. "Monsieur," said Chaffaroux, "we are in great need of money." "Well, I have not the mines of Peru," said Cesar, walking quickly away from them.
You know Tullia, don't you? a danseuse at the opera; my brother was always dinning her into my ears at one time." "Yes, I know her; but she is no longer a danseuse; she is Madame la Comtesse du Bruel. Her husband is peer of France!" "Does she still like you?" "We never see each other now." "Well, I know that Chaffaroux, the rich contractor, is her uncle," said Brigitte. "He is old and wealthy.
Grindot, ordered by Birotteau to stipulate the costs, went for the interests of the builders against the bourgeoisie; and the result was that three large contractors Lourdois, Chaffaroux, and Thorein the carpenter proclaimed him "one of those good fellows it is a pleasure to work for."
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