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CHAPTER IX, LA MARQUISE DE LAS FLORENTINAS Y CABIROLOS
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Afterwards, I'll take you to spend the evening with Madame la Marquise de las Florentinas y Cabirolos, where we shall play cards, and you'll see the elite of the women of fashion.
Therefore, gentleman of the lower courts," he added, with notarial assumption, "you will have to behave yourselves, and carry your wine like the seigneurs of the Regency." "Hurrah!" cried the office like one man.

"Bravo! very well! vivat! Long live the Marests!" "What's all this about ?" asked Desroches, coming out from his private office.

"Ah! is that you, Georges?
I know what you are after; you want to demoralize my clerks." So saying, he withdrew into his own room, calling Oscar after him.
"Here," he said, opening his cash-box, "are five hundred francs.

Go to the Palais, and get from the registrar a copy of the decision in Vandernesse against Vandernesse; it must be served to-night if possible.
I have promised a PROD of twenty francs to Simon.

Wait for the copy if it is not ready.


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