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。

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