It amounted to the enormous sum of twenty five francs and three-quarters.
"Come," said Marcel, "we will draw lots for who shall go and diplomatize with our host.

It is getting serious." They took a set of dominoes; the highest was to go.
Unluckily, the lot fell upon Schaunard, who was an excellent virtuoso, but a very bad ambassador.

He arrived, too, at the bar just as the landlord had lost his third game.

Momus was in a fearful bad humor, and, at Schaunard's first words, broke out into a violent rage.

Schaunard was a good musician, but he had an indifferent temper, and he replied by a double discharge of slang.