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“But what for?”

“I don’t know; it’s marked sundries.”

“Vague and treacherous heading!”

“‘21st. (The day that Baptiste came.) 5 francs to him on account of his wages. 50 centimes to the organ-man.’”

“23d. Nothing set down. 24th, ditto. Two good days!”

“‘25th. Baptiste, on account, 3 fr.” It seems to me we give him money very often,” said Marcel, by way of reflection.

“There will be less owing to him,” said Rodolphe. “ Go on!”

“‘26th. Sundries, useful from an artistic point of view, 36 fr.’”

“What did we buy that was useful? I don’t recollect. What can it have been?”

“You don’t remember! The day we went to the top of Notre Dame for a bird’s-eye view of Paris.”

“ But it costs only eight sous to go up the tower.”

“Yes, but then we went to dine at Saint Germain after we came down.”

“Clear as mud!”

“27th. Nothing to set down.”

“Good! There’s economy for you.”

“‘28th. Baptiste, on account, 6 fr.”

“Now this time I am sure we owe Baptiste nothing more Perhaps he is even in our debt. We must see.”

“29th. Nothing set down, except the beginning of an article on ‘Social Morals.’”

“30th. Ah! we had company at dinner—heavy expenses the 30th, 55 fr. 31st.—that’s to-day—we have spent nothing yet. You see,” continued Marcel, “the account has