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With the money she at last received from Barneville she paid two bills; the other fifteen hundred francs fell due.

Then, skipping several lines, she read, "Within twenty-four hours, without fail—" But what?"To pay the sum of eight thousand francs."

And Lheureux drew from his strong box the receipt for eighteen hundred francs that she had given him when Vincart had discounted the bills.

"But if I brought you several thousand francs—a quarter of the sum—a third—perhaps the whole?"

And, shaking him by both hands that she grasped tightly, she added—"Listen, I want eight thousand francs."

All the greater reason to try and do something; it was impossible that they could not find three thousand francs.

You must lend me three thousand francs."

But to-day, for want of three thousand francs, we are to be sold up.

And then when I come back to him—to him, rich, happy, free—to implore the help the first stranger would give, a suppliant, and bringing back to him all my tenderness, he repulses me because it would cost him three thousand francs!""I haven't got them," replied Rodolphe, with that perfect calm with which resigned rage covers itself as with a shield.

He instituted comparisons between the elementary and clerical schools to the detriment of the latter; called to mind the massacre of St. Bartholomew a propos of a grant of one hundred francs to the church, and denounced abuses, aired new views.

When everything had been sold, twelve francs seventy-five centimes remained, that served to pay for Mademoiselle Bovary's going to her grandmother.

And, albeit this site was a great deal more advantageous for his trade in planks of firwood, Pere Sorel, as they have begun to call him now that he is rich, contrived to screw out of the impatience and _landowning mania_ which animated his neighbour a sum of 6,000 francs.

I shall give him 300 francs and his board.

He was thoroughly dissatisfied with Julien, and it was for Julien that M. de Renal was offering him the astounding wage of 300 francs annually, in addition to his food and even his clothing.

Go and pack your traps, and I'll take you to M. de Renal's where you're to be tutor to the children.''What am I to get for that?''Board, clothing and three hundred francs in wages.''I do not wish to be a servant,''Animal, who ever spoke of your being a servant?

I have saved fifteen francs and eight sous, I shall run away tonight; in two days, by keeping to side-roads where I need not fear the police, I can be at Besancon; there I enlist as a soldier, and, if necessary, cross the border into Switzerland.

M. de Renal opened his desk and took out a hundred francs.

'What!'M. de Renal indignantly exclaimed, 'we agreed upon that yesterday: I give three hundred francs; I consider that plenty, if not too much.'

All the innumerable conditions which were to determine Julien's new existence were finally settled; not only was his salary fixed at four hundred francs, but it was to be paid in advance, on the first day of each month.

I shall let him have thirty-five francs,' said M. de Renal.

He utterly refused to hand over the thirty-six francs for the first month to old Sorel, who was most eager to receive the money on his son's behalf.

'Let me have back the hundred francs I gave you,' he said angrily.

The sums involved amounted, it was true, to no more than four or five francs; but one of these small fines was levied upon a nailsmith, Julien's godfather.

Today we see priests at forty drawing stipends of a hundred thousand francs, that is to say three times as much as the famous divisional commanders under Napoleon.

Here are thirty-six francs for the first month; but I must have your word that you will not give a penny of this money to your father.'

We shall send him packing; he will have cost me a hundred francs or so, and Verrieres will have grown used to seeing a tutor with M. de Renal's children.

'The Mayor,' Julien went on, 'has given me thirty-six francs five times since I came to live in his house; I am prepared to show my account-book to M. de Renal or to anyone else, including M. Valenod who hates me.'

I shall say a few words to this Master Julien, and give him a hundred francs.''Ah, my dear,' said Madame de Renal trembling, 'please do not say anything in front of the servants.'

'Well, my friend,' she said to him after a little, 'are you pleased with my husband?''How should I not be?'Julien answered with a bitter smile; 'he has given me a hundred francs.'

'What!' he said to himself, 'not even an allowance of five hundred francs to complete my studies!

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