Thenewjournal，whichfortunatelywasstartedbeforetheassassinationoftheDucdeBerry，justescapedtheblowwhichMonsieurDecazesthenlaunchedatthepress。MadameBridau’ssharesintheFunds，representingthirteenhundredfrancs’interest，weretransferredassecurityforPhilippe，whowasthenappointedcashier。
Thatgoodsonatoncepromisedtopayonehundredfrancseverymonthtothetwowidows，forhisboardandlodging，andwasdeclaredbybothtobethebestofsons。ThosewhohadthoughtillofhimnowcongratulatedAgathe。
“Wewereunjusttohim，“theysaid。
PoorJoseph，nottobebehindhisbrotheringenerosity，resolvedtopayforhisownsupport，andsucce
Threemonthslater，thecolonel，whoateanddrankenoughforfourmen，findingfaultwiththefoodandcompellingthepoorwidows，onthescoreofhispayments，tospendmuchmoneyontheirtable，hadnotyetpaiddownasinglepenny。HismotherandMadameDescoingswereunwilling，outofdelicacy，toremindhimofhispromise。TheyearwentbywithoutoneofthosecoinswhichLeonGozlansovigorouslycalled“tigerswithfiveclaws“findingitswayfromPhilippe’spockettothehouseholdpurse。Itistruethatthecolonelquietedhisconscienceonthisscorebyseldomdiningathome。