denbehinda
curtain,chedthedeparturehehadbeeningforhegaveordersthatheshouldbeinfordassoonasdadanglarsappeared;butattretuedhethencalledforhishorses,drove
tothe
tainedinhisstudy,unsealinghis
dispatoresadeverynute,heaping
figureuponfigure,andrejor
cavalcanti,selfprecisely
atthehouadthenightbefore,toteatehisbusinesshthebankeronleavingthechaer,danglars,arksofagitationduringthesitting,andbeenrebitterthaneveragainstthenistry,reenteredhisantodrivetothe
avenuedeschaselysees,no30
ntecristoe;onlyheeoneandbegged
danglarstoontinthedrahebankerwas
,thedooropened,andandressedasanabbe
anddoubtlessrefaliareinand
insteadoferelyboents,
anddisappearedanuteafterthedoorbyhepriesthadenteredreopened,andntee,”saidhe,”dear
baron,butoneoffriends,theabbebusoni,youperhapssawpassby,hasjustarrivedinparis;nothavingseenhioralongti,iuldnotkeupndtoleavehiooner,soihopethiswillbesuffiyhavingdeyou”
”nay,”saiddanglars,”itisfault;ihaveyvisitatawrongti,andire”
”notatall;onthentrary,beseated;butatterlancholyina
esfortuo
theworld”
”ihavebeeninillluckforseveraldays,”saiddanglars,”andihaveheardnothingbutbadnews”
”ah,indeed”saidntecristo”haveyouhadanotherfallatthebourse”
”no;iaafeforafeonlyannoyedabouta
bankruptoftrieste”
”reallydoesithappentobejaponfredi”
”exaagineanefori
dontknoountof800,000or900,000francsduringtheyeaeverastakeordelayafelloe
e,andnoyfinejapo
nfredisuspendspaynt”
”really”
”itisanunheardoffatalityidrafor600,000francs,billsareretuedunpaid,and,rethanthat,iholdbillsofexchangesignedbyhiothevalueof400,000francs,payableathisrrespondentsinparisattheendofthisnthtodayisthe30thipresentthebutrrespondenthasdisappearedthis,yspanishaffairs,deaprettyendtothenth”
”thenyoureallylostbythataffairinspain”
”yes;only700,000franyore”
”istakesuchanoldstager”
”oh,itisalleddoncarloshadretuedto
spain;shebelievesindreaitisgisshesays,andwhenshedreaathingitissuretohappen,sheassuresonthisnvictionialloospeculate,shehavingherbankandherstockbroker;shespeculatedandlostitistrueshespeculatesoney,notne;nevertheless,youcanunderstandthatsleavetheeanto
sayyouhavenotheardofthisadeatrendous
noise”
”yes,ihearditspokenof,butididnotknohedetails,andthennooneoftheaffairsinthebourse”
”thenyoudonotspeculate”
”ihouchtroublein
regulatingineishouldbeobliged,besidessteokeepaclerkandaboybuttouchingthesespanishaffairs,ithinkthatthebaronessdidnotdreaheatterthepapers
saidsothingaboutit,didtheynot”
”thenyoubelievethepapers”
”inottheleastintheessager
iontotherule,andthatitonlyannouncedtelegraphicdespatches”
”hatse,”replieddanglars;”thenehe
retuofdoncarlosbytelegraph”
”sothat,”saidntecristo,”youhavelostnearly1,700,000francsthisnth”
”notnearly,indeed;thatisexactlyloss”
”diable,”saidntecristopassionately,”itisahardblowforathirdratefortune”
”thirdrate,”saiddanglars,ratherhule,”eanbythat””akethreeassortntsin
fortunefirstrate,sendrate,andthirdratefortunesicallthosefirstrateposedoftreasuresonepossessesunderoneshand,suchasnes,lands,andfundedproperty,insuchstatesasfran
atotalofaboutahundredllions;icallthosesendratefortunes,thataregainedbynufacturingenterprises,jointstockpanies,viceroyalties,andprincipalities,notdraorethan1,500,000franillions;finally,
icallthosethirdratefortunes,posedofafluctuatingcapital,dependentuponthehers,oruponchanceshabankruptshakes,suchasbanks,
speculationsofthedayinfact,alloperationsundertheinfluenceofgreaterorlessschances,theitious
illionsithinkthisisaboutyourposition,
isitnot”
”nfoundit,yes”replieddanglars
”theresult,then,ofsixresuchnthsasthisoreducethethirdratehousetodespair”
”oh,”saiddanglars,beingverypale,howyouarerunningon””letusiginesevensuontee
tone”tell,haveyoueverthoughtthatseventis1,700,000francskenearlytillionsno,youhavenot;,
forifyouindulgedinsuchreflections,youwouldneverriskyourprincipal,othespeculatortheskinistocivilizedneresplendidthanothers,thisisour
eway,on
retiringfrousiness,youhavenothingbutyourrealprincipalofaboutfiveorsixllions,atthest;forthirdratefortunesareneverrethanafourthofotive
onarailagnifiedbythes
