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"And yet it has not prevented your sending forhis large knife on his apron, "if I did not like you, do you think I should endure the wretched life you lead me? Think for a moment You have your servant's clothes on--you therefore keep a servant; I have none, and aed to prepare my own meals You abuse my cookery because you dine at the table d'hote of the Hotel des Princes, or the Cafe de Paris Well, I too could keep a servant; I too could have a tilbury; I too could dine where I like; but why do I not? Because I would not annoy e that I could, eh?" This address was accompanied by a look which was by noyour love, why do you want me to breakfast with you?"

"That Iyou,ements?"

"Eh, dear friend," said Caderousse, "are wills ever made without codicils? But you first cain with these pilchards, and this fresh butter; which I have put on some vine-leaves to please you, wicked one Ah, yes; you look at es, three francs each But what do you expect? This is not the Hotel des Princes"

"Coer happy; you, who only wish to live like a retired baker" Caderousse sighed "Well, what have you to say? you have seen your dream realized"

"I can still say it is a dream; a retired baker, my poor Benedetto, is rich--he has an annuity"

"Well, you have an annuity"

"I have?"

"Yes, since I bring you your two hundred francs" Caderousse shrugged his shoulders "It is huly,--an uncertain supply which ed to economize, in case your prosperity should cease Well, ireat, you rascal; you are to lars?"

"Yes, to be sure; ht as well say Count Benedetto He was an old friend of ht to invitehe caad, he was not so proud then,--he was an under-clerk to the good M Morrel I have dined many times with hih connections and were I to cultivate the-rooms"