4/31 will be a fine income on a lump of stagnant money. Even in my own country, where millionaires are so numerous as to be termed common, I am considered a rich man. My personal property, aside from my estates, is five times the amount of the loan. A mere bagatelle, if I may use that pleasantry." "Impossible, impossible!" cried the king, starting to his feet, while a line of worry ran across his forehead. |