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In my opinion, it is i tie

until it has been seriously acquired Not being old enough to invent, I

contentthe reader to assure himself of

the truth of a story in which all the characters, with the exception of

the heroine, are still alive Eye-witnesses of the greater part of the

facts which I have collected are to be found in Paris, and I ht call

upon theh And, thanks to a

particular circus, for I alone

aive the final details, without which it would have been

i and coe On the 12th of March,

1847, I saw in the Rue Lafitte a great yellow placard announcing a sale

of furniture and curiosities The sale was to take place on account of

the death of the owner The owner's name was not mentioned, but the sale

was to be held at 9, Rue d'Antin, on the 16th, from 12 to 5 The placard

further announced that the rooms and furniture could be seen on the 13th

and 14th

I have always been very fond of curiosities, and Iso