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dantessituation;butthererksed;found
itiossibletogiveanyeffecttotheinteresthehadfelt
asdisightnot
disturbtheabbefariaspupilinhisresearches;hadseatedhielf
inaer;andseethe
englishnfoldupandplaceinhispockettheaccusationtenby
danglarsunderthearboroflareserve;andark;
”rseilles;27thfeb;delivery6o”butitstbesaid
thatifhehadseenit;heattaportancetothisscrap
ofpaper;andsochiortancetohisthousandfrancs;
thatheanghtdo;however
irregularitghtbe
”thanks;”saidthelatter;closingtheregister;”ihave
allietoperforyprosegiveasile
assignntofyourdebt;acknohereinthereceiptofthecash;
andioney”herose;gavehisseattode
boville;ony;andquicklydreherequired
assignnt;anuntedoutthebanknotesontheother
sideofthedesk
orrel&son
anyonearseillesafewyearspreviously;well
acquaintedorrelsuedat
thisdate;changeinsteadofthatairoflife;
offort;andofhappinessthatperatesaflourishingandprosperous
businessestablishntinsteadofrryfacesatthewindows;busy
clerkshurryingtoandfrointhelongrridorsinsteadoftheurt
filledhbalesofgoods;reechoinghthecriesandthejokesof
porters;onediatelyperceivedallaspectofsadnessand
gloooutofallthenurousclerksthatusedtofillthedeserted
rridorandtheetyoffice;buttainedoneanof
threeorfourandtrrelsdaughter;and
hadreinedinspiteoftheeffortsofhisfriendstoinduce
hiohdraheotherashier;called”cles;”
or”enothrong
thisvastnoostdesertedbeehive;andpletely
replacedhisrealnathathe;inallprobability;have
repliedtoanyonebyit
ostsingularchangehad
takenplaetirisentotherank
ofcashier;andsunktotherankofaservanthehe
sacles;good;patient;devoted;butinflexibleonthesubjectof
arithtic;theonlypointonagainstthe
ultiplicationtable;
attereortrap
inthedstofthedisastersthatbefellthe
house;a
afirvictionlikethe
ratsthatonebyoneforsakethedoodshipevenbeforethevessel
erousclerkshadbydegreesdesertedthe
officeandthegohoutthinkingof
inquiringthecauseoftheirdepartureeverythingwasaswehavesaid;
aquestionofarithtictocles;andduringtyyearshehad
alentsdeedas
iossibletohihatthehouseshouldstoppaynt;asitoa
llerthattheriverthathadsolongtuedhisllshouldceaseto
flow
nothinghadasyetoonths
paynthadbeendeostscrupulousexactitude;cleshad
detee
eveninghehadbroughttheorrel;elanile;
threintoanalstetydrawer;saying:
”thanks;cles;youarethepearlofcashiers”
rrel;
hielfthepearlofthehonestnofrseilles;flatteredhiore
thanapresentoffiftyrrel
hadpassednyananxioushourinordertoetthepayntsthendue;
hehadllectedallhisresources;and;fearinglestthereportofhis
distressshouldgetbruitedabroadatrseillesobe
reduity;hetothebeaucairefairtosellhis
eans
theendofthenthhisresourcesed
credit;oothereportsafloat;obehad;andto
ettheonehundredthousandfrancsdueonthe10thofthepresent
nth;andtheonehundredthousandfrancsdueonthe15thofthenext
nthtodeboville;rrelhad;inreality;nohopebutthe
retuofthepharaon;ofavessel
eti;andhhadalreadyarrived
inharborbutthisvesselefroalcutta;
hadbeeninforafortnight;whileno
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intelligencehadbeenreceivedof
thepharaon
such
deboville;thenfidentialson&french
ofro;presentedhielfatrrelseanuelreceivedhithis
youngnedbytheappearanceofeverynee;foreverynew
faceghtbethatofaneeinanxietytoquestionthe
headofthehousetheyoungn;ployerthepain
ofthisintervieer;butthestrangerdeclared
thathehadnothingtosaytoeanuel;andthathisbusinesswas
nuelsighed;andsuonedclescles
appeared;andtheyoungnbadehiduorrels
apartntclesonthe
staircasetheytabeautifulgirlofsixteenorseventeen;wholooked
hanxietyatthestranger
”rrelisinhisrooishenot;deisellejulie”saidthe
cashier
”yes;ithinkso;atleast;”saidtheyounggirlhesitatingly”goand
see;an”
”ite;deiselle;”retuedthe
englishn”rreldoesnotknoynthisanhas
onlytoannounson&french
ofro;yourfatherdoesbusiness”
theyounggirltuedpaleandntinuedtodescend;hestranger
andclesntinuedtountthestaircasesheenteredtheoffice
nuelheaidofakeyhepossessed;
openedadoorintheerofalandingplaceonthesendstaircase;
nduber;openedasenddoor;h
he;andafterhavinglefttheclerkofthehouseof
thoon&frenthatheuldenter
theenglishnentered;andfoundrrelseatedatatable;tuingover
thefordablelusofhisledger;ainedthelistofhis
liabilitiesatthesightofthestranger;rrelclosedtheledger;
arose;andofferedaseattothestranger;and
seated;resudhisoeenyearshadchangedthehy
rchant;hirtysixthyearattheopeningofthishistory;
eandsorrow
hadplougheddeepfurroand
perating;eandwandering;asifhefearedbeing
foreparticularthoughtorpersonthe
englishnlookedathingled
onsieur;”saidrrel;reased
bythisexanation;”youe”
”yes;nsieur;youareaie”
”thehouseofthoon&frene”
”hehastoldyourightlythehouseofthoon&frenchhad300;000or
400;000franonthinfrance;and;knorict
punctuality;havellectedallthebillsbearingyoursignature;and
;andtoeloytheney
otherorrelsigheddeeply;andpassedhishandoverhisforehead;
hperspiration
”sothen;sir;”saidrrel;”youholdbillsofne”
”yes;andforansiderablesu”
”ount”askedrrelhavoicehestrovetorender
fir
”hereis;”saidtheenglishn;takingaquantityofpapersfrois
podeboville;
theinspectorofprisons;totheyaredueyouacknowledge;of
urse;thatyouotohi
”yes;heplayhandsatfourandahalfpercentnearly
fiveyearsago”
”opay”
”halfthe15thofthisnth;halfthe15thofnext”
”justso;andnoly;theyareall
signedbyyou;andassignedtoourhousebytheholders”
”iregnizethe”saidrrel;hought
that;forthefirsttiinhislife;heohonorhis
oure”isthisall”
”no;ihavefortheendofthenththesebillshhavebeen