Eugenie with money [Grandet]

A ball at Baron Nucingen's?Then the hostess was Madame Annette de Nucingen, and even if it wasn't, Eugenie would definitely be there.She accepted Nucingen's invitation with a smile, and also rejected his kindness to pick her up to the ball in person.

"Mrs. de Teycourt can be my guardian." When Eugenie said this, she didn't feel guilty at all or that she was climbing high, because even though Grassin left early, Eugenie didn't forget Send the thousand francs in gold to Madame Taicourt in person.

The heavy gold coins obviously made Mrs. Taigu feel more real, but she also felt a little guilty: "Miss, I don't understand..."

Eugenie and Mrs. Teigou pulled the gold coins together, heard the sound of them colliding with each other, and smiled innocently again: "Madam, in fact, you understand what I mean better than them." tacit agreement?

"Mr. Grassan, is it reliable?" Mrs. Taigu really stopped worrying about the previous question, and began to doubt whether Grassan could keep the secret.

Eugenie didn't think it was a problem: "Madame, as long as they think I have money and can offer more money, I think Mr. Grassan will keep it secret."

Well, you can take two-thirds of the diamonds and mortgage 150% of the purchase amount, you have the final say.Madame Thiago wished that Eugenie would make such transactions a few more times before she left Paris again, so that her annuity would have some hope.

The next day Eugenie went to the Bank of Nucingen to sign the mortgage contract. After getting the cash, she went directly to Grassand's bank, and together with the 20 francs in her own hand, she gave Grassens a total of [-] francs. He bought Tunisian bonds for himself.

Grassan was a little curious that Eugenie knew the types of public bonds. Eugenie only told him that she had always been interested in Tunisia, and since the dynasty had public bonds to Tunisia, it would be good to buy it.

What's more, Tunisia's public bond prices are the lowest among all public bond prices.When Eugenie emphasized this point, she acted petty as if she had picked up a bargain.

"Miss, you can't buy government bonds like this." Even Mrs. Taigou persuaded Eugenie: "The lower the price of the government bond, the more it shows that it has bad news." The 20 francs is Eugenie's largest There is a large amount of working capital, and if it is paid on the public debt, Mrs. Taigu is afraid that she will never receive the gift of gold coins again.

Eugenie can't say that she remembers reading "The Count of Mount Quito". In that book, Tunisia's public debt suddenly dropped. The rebound will be a strong rebound.

Eugenie was not sure whether the contents of the two books would overlap, and she was even less sure whether the current low price was the real bottom, and she was unwilling to let go of such a chance to make quick money, so she decided to take a gamble.

If you are right, you can prove to Grandet that you can take over his public bond business in Paris.Even if the bet is wrong, Tunisian government bonds are now only sold for twelve francs a share, where can they fall even if they fall?

Eugenie could afford the risk.

After receiving the certificate of [-] shares of Tunisian bonds, Eugenie smiled happily and asked Mrs. Taigou to go shopping with her.

"There are eight thousand francs left, let's spend it." Eugenie said these words to Mrs. Taigou in the lobby of the bank, causing other people to look at her, remembering that this person is stupid. A provincial girl with a lot of money.

Mrs. Taigu had to drag Eugenie out of the bank lobby quickly, and sighed after getting into the carriage: "Miss, ladies don't reveal their financial situation in front of so many people."

Eugenie nodded her head in a taught manner, thinking that when the people of Paris knew that she was rich, she would no longer report to others how much money she had left.No one in this world can ask her to pay the bill at any time.

Eugenie, who had just thought this way, was directly slapped in the face by reality, and Grandet said that she was not among everyone.

As soon as Eugenie returned to her mansion, Elemie handed her a letter and asked her curiously: "It's a letter from Saumur. Does Missy have any relatives in Saumur?"

Eugenie glanced at the clever maid: "Did you never hear that I came from Saumur before you came to work?"

The embarrassed maid was stared at by Mrs. Taigu, and she barely found an excuse for herself: "Miss's behavior is so elegant, it is completely Parisian, and there is no trace of province."

Eugenie didn't bother to listen to her nonsense, but went back to her room to read Grandet's letter, and let Madame Taicourt teach the maid how to behave.

Grandet's letter was full of accusations against Eugenie, because Eugenie did not conceal the cost of carriages, horses, and mansion repairs in the letter sent back to Saumur, even if the money was included in her [-] francs this year. Grandet still felt that the expenses were too much.

"Miss, please dispose of the carriage and horses immediately. Grassan will rent a carriage and a horse for you. Only one hundred francs a month is enough for you to travel decently." Grandet used such a sentence As the conclusion of the letter, Eugenie was glad that he did not associate the renovation of the mansion with the mortgage.

Immediately, Eugenie realized that Grandet would not allow such negligence. He would not fail to calculate how much money Eugenie brought to Paris, and he would not fail to calculate that her expenses were far greater than those brought. money.

That's why he asked Eugenie to deal with carriages and horses, but he didn't ask her to deal with mansions—the playboys in Paris are far more interested in carriages and horses than in houses, and the possibility of the value preservation and realization of these two items is much higher than that of mansions. Much higher.

Look, Grandet is the real businessman, even if he didn't come to Paris, he still understands the human nature of Paris.Eugenie smiled silently at the letter paper, not to mention that she was far away from Saumur now, even if Grandet was standing in front of her now, she would not let him make irresponsible remarks on her decision.

Whether it is a carriage or a horse, Eugenie's label has already been affixed. As long as she releases the news that she will sell it today, there will be rumors of her bankruptcy.Nucingen will bring the mortgage contract and ask her to return the 15 francs mortgaged, and someone will take the opportunity to lower the price of the carriage and horses.

Eugenie would never allow such a thing to happen, so before going to the Nucingen House to attend the ball, she specially instructed the coachman to keep the horse and carriage in the best condition.

With the tall white horse, the crisp sound of its hooves trotting all the way, accompanied by the unique humming sound of the wheels, Eugenie was recognized before she even got out of the carriage.The ladies who also attended the Baroness Nucingen's ball secretly looked at the lady who was helped out of the carriage by the coachman:

The lace under the pink skirt gently touched the marble steps, the skirt gradually gathered, and the waist was not considered slender, which made the wives secretly relieved, thinking that their daughters could definitely add points in this respect.

But looking upwards, facing the complicated lantern sleeves of the same color that are wrapped in the cashmere shawl, the wide open neckline, and the shining diamonds on the snow-white breasts/breasts, the wives once again breathed a sigh of relief. : Even if the waist is not slender, the married young people who are not fascinated by the so-called love know what choices to make.

"Miss Eugenie Grandet is here." The doorman's announcement once again let the ladies breathe a sigh of relief. Fortunately, this is just a girl from the bourgeoisie. More noble families will not take risks. marry her.

Eugenie also looked at the ladies calmly, and she found an interesting phenomenon, that is, many ladies dressed more boldly than their daughters, and their clothes were more colorful.

This made her understand why Mrs. Taigu disapproved of her wearing the pink dress—at least three other ladies wore the same color as her.Eugenie crazily complained in her heart, feeling that her girlish heart, which seldom occurred once in a century, had been greatly hurt.

"You are really beautiful." After hearing the porter's announcement, Mrs. Nucingen hurried to Eugenie, interrupting her self-pity in her heart: "Mr. Nucingen mentioned to me yesterday that I I still can’t believe I have this honor.”

Eugenie smiled and bowed her knees. This action deserved 95 points from Mrs. Taigou: "You are too kind, it is an honor to be received by you."

This cousin's lover looks very lively, her eyes are flexible, but she doesn't feel frivolous. She is dressed in a more playful way than her actual age, and she is not as exaggerated as the ladies in pink dresses just now. Ou Ye Ni felt that there was a reason why Charles still followed her advice after returning to China.

There were so many people at the ball that Baroness Annette de Nucingen, having brought Eugenie into the drawing room, had to ask her pardon, apologetically, because she had to meet other guests.

Eugenie asked her not to pay too much attention to herself, found a seat with Mrs. Taigou and sat down, continuing to look at the guests who had arrived.Mrs. Taigou introduced the people she knew to Eugenie in a low voice—she had been away from Paris for several years, and she didn't know some people in the living room, and they should be newcomers in recent years.

"When Mr. Grandet's title of Jin is announced, someone will take the initiative to greet you." Mrs. Taigou was afraid that no one would pay attention to Eugenie, so she comforted her after the introduction.

Eugenie, of course, would not have cared; she had already knocked at the door of a drawing-room, and of course the second door was not too far away.

"Hello," a lady in her 50s with a yellow complexion and a very serious expression approached, nodded to Mrs. Taigu, looked at her carefully, and then spoke to Eugenie. asked:

"My grandfather was Baron de Labetrier, who served in the Royal Guards. He is a cousin of the company commander of the Royal Guards, De Labetrier."