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I lift up my coattails and strike my hand against my fob pocket, to make him understand that it's the coin in there that gives rise to the self assurance he sees in me. I LIFT UP MY COAT TAILS AND STRIKE MY HAND AGAINST MY FOB POCKET TO MAKE HIM UNDERSTAND THAT IT'S THE COIN IN THERE THAT GIVES RISE TO THE SELF ASSURANCE HE SEES IN ME
e you twenty-five louis per year. You'll have breakfast, lunch, and dinner with us. The rest of the day will belong to you. You can do with it whatever works to your benefit." HIM: And what became of this man? ME: If he'd been wise, he'd have made a fortune, which is the only thing you seem to think about. HIM: No doubt. Gold, some gold. Gold is everything, and the rest, without gold, is nothing. So instead of cramming his head with fine maxims which he'd have to forget or else be nothing but a beggar, whenever I have a louis, which isn't often, I stand in front of him. I pull the louis out of my pocket. I show it to him with admiration. I raise my eyes to the ceiling. I kiss the louis right in front of him. And to make him understand even better the importance of this sacred coin, I stammer out the words, I point out to him with my finger everything one can acquire with this coin--a fine frock, a pretty hat, a tasty biscuit. Then I put the louis in my pocket. I walk around with pride.  GIVE HER LESSONS AND I'LL GIVE YOU TWENTY FIVE LOUIS PER YEAR YOU'LL HAVE BREAKFAST LUNCH AND DINNER WITH US THE REST OF THE DAY WILL BELONG TO YOU YOU CAN DO WITH IT WHATEVER WORKS TO YOUR BENEFIT HIM AND WHAT BECAME OF THIS MAN ME IF HE'D HAVE BEEN WISE HE'D HAVE MADE A FORTUNE WHICH IS THE ONLY THING YOU SEEM TO THINK ABOUT HIM NO DOUBT GOLD SOME GOLD GOLD IS EVERYTHING AND THE REST WITHOUT GOLD IS NOTHING SO INSTEAD OF CRAMMING HIS HEAD WITH FINE MAXIMS WHICH HE'D HAVE TO FORGET OR ELSE BE NOTHING BUT A BEGGAR WHENEVER I HAVE A LOUIS WHICH ISN'T OFTEN I STAND IN FRONT OF HIM I PULL THE LOUIS OUT OF MY POCKET I SHOW IT TO HIM WITH ADMIRATION I RAISE MY EYES TO THE SEEDLING I KISS THE LOUIS RIGHT IN FRONT OF HIM AND TO MAKE HIM UNDERSTAND EVEN BETTER THE IMPORTANCE OF THIS SACRED COIN I STAMMER OUT THE WORDS I POINT OUT TO HIM WITH MY FINGER EVERYTHING ONE CAN ACQUIRE WITH THIS COIN A FINE FROCK A PRETTY HAT A TASTY BISCUIT THEN I PUT THE LOUIS IN MY POCKET MY WALK AROUND WITH PRIDE
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