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           IthoughtIwasrightinbelievingthatCavalcantitobeastingyfellow.Howcanayoungmanliveupon5,000francsamonth?"

           "Butyouunderstandthatiftheyoungmanshouldwantafewthousandsmore"

           "Donotadvanceit;thefatherwillneverrepayit.Youdonotknowtheseultramontanemillionaires;theyareregularmisers.Andbywhomweretheyrecommendedtoyou?"

           "Oh,bythehouseofFenzi,oneofthebestinFlorence."

           "Idonotmeantosayyouwilllose,but,nevertheless,mindyouholdtothetermsoftheagreement."

           "WouldyounottrusttheCavalcanti?"

           "I?oh,Iwouldadvancesixmillionsonhissignature.Iwasonlyspeakinginreferencetothesecond-ratefortuneswewerementioningjustnow."

           "Andwithallthis,howunassumingheis!Ishouldneverhavetakenhimforanythingmorethanameremajor."

           "Andyouwouldhaveflatteredhim,forcertainly,asyousay,hehasnomanner.ThefirsttimeIsawhimheappearedtomelikeanoldlieutenantwhohadgrownmouldyunderhisepaulets.ButalltheItaliansarethesame;theyarelikeoldJewswhentheyarenotglitteringinOrientalsplendor."

           "Theyoungmanisbetter,"saidDanglars.

           "Yes;alittlenervous,perhaps,but,uponthewhole,heappearedtolerable.Iwasuneasyabouthim."

           "Why?"

           "Becauseyoumethimatmyhouse,justafterhisintroductionintotheworld,astheytoldme.

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