He did not suspect the hand of du Tillet, and laid the blame of his misfortune on the usurer.

Rastignac, Blondet, Lousteau, Vernou, Finot, and Massol took care not to enlighten him.

Rastignac, who wanted to return to power, made common cause with Nucingen and du Tillet.

The others felt a satisfaction in the catastrophe of an equal who had attempted to make himself their master.

None of them, however, would have said a word to Florine; on the contrary, they praised Raoul to her.
"Nathan," they said, "has the shoulders of an Atlas; he'll pull himself through; all will come right." "There were two new subscribers yesterday," said Blondet, gravely.
"Raoul will certainly be elected deputy.