To possess two hundred crowns, to be as rich as a banker, to feel my pockets weighed down by gold, and still unable to feast my eyes on the treasure! Now I am alone; there is no one to ask whence it came.

The time has arrived.

I may enjoy my wealth without anxiety!" He drew an arm-chair to the table, reclined in it comfortably, with extended limbs, and placed the gold coin by handfuls under the light of the lamp.
After searching his pocket and doublet and convincing himself that all the crowns were spread out before him, he heaped them up and ran his hands through them as if to enjoy the sparkle and jingle of the gold.

He held his breath, for fear of losing the least sound; with eyes wide open he contemplated the brilliant treasure.
For a long time Julio remained, with a smile of happiness upon his lips, in mute admiration, and, perhaps scarcely aware of what he was doing, he ranged the crowns in a line and counted them; then he separated them into piles of twenty pieces each; then he tossed them from hand to hand, until, wearied of this amusement, he looked at them musingly.

At last he exclaimed in a joyous outbreak: "Two hundred crowns! What will I do with them?
How will I spend them?
Shall I drink Malmsey, Muscatel, the very best, such as brings pleasure to the heart?
But at that rate I shall soon see the end of my money.