Our present is precarious, our future hazardous.

And, suddenly, fortune is within our grasp.

We have only to stretch out our hands, and with one stroke we gain the uncontested power which money brings! "Riches, that aim of humanity! Do you understand?
We, the weak and disdained, become strong and powerful.

And what is necessary to gain them?
A flash of sense; a minute of wisdom; forget a dream and accept a reality." Jeanne waited till he had finished.

A bitter smile played on her lips.
Henceforth she would believe in no one.