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THE COST OF A FIVE-FRANC PIECE.
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her home at the moment when he was ushering her into his own room.

“I am committing a fault,” said she. “Do not make me repent of it by the ingratitude which is the characteristic of your sex.”

“Madame,” said Rodolphe, “I am known for my constancy. It is such that all my friends are astonished at my fidelity, and have nicknamed me the General Bertrand of Love.”

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