Eugenie with money [Grandet]

Eugenie looked at the man with no face in front of her, and couldn't understand how the original owner missed her life with one glance - even if Shire was engaged in overseas speculation and succeeded, it could only show that in the current environment, as long as the conscience is put aside, On the one hand, the fact that anyone can get rich doesn't prove that this shialdo is exceptional.

He is obviously a fool who only cares about his eyes, okay?

Eugenie had no patience for such a fool, and asked him to leave directly.Charles finally caught the straw, and of course he didn't want to be dismissed like this: "Eugenie, if you don't testify for me, then I will tell all Parisians that you have not married for so many years because Forget about my old love."

The old love is unforgettable, and you still want to tell the people in Paris?Eugenie gave Charles a cold look, and the coldness in her eyes made Charles tremble, as if being stared at by a wild beast.

The face of Eugenie in front of him was still the same as that of Saumur, but the tenderness was no longer in the gray eyes. Charles felt that he was wrong. He should not have said what he said just now, but he couldn't take it back. He could only cry out: "Ouye Ni..."

In the memory of the original owner, recalling such a call, how many sleepless nights he had spent with her, relying on memories, relying on that cold gold box, the original owner had imagined how much sweetness, at this moment Eugenie How much despised Shire:

"You can mention it to everyone you meet, and you can even publish what you want to say in the newspaper through reporters. Believe me, Mr. Shire, you must not want to see the consequences of doing so."

"Elemia," Eugenie called out of the small parlor, and Erime came in, and Eugenie told her: "Send the porter and the coachman, and ask this M. Charles to leave."

Charles, who was pushed out of the door, looked at the doorman and coachman who glared at him, and knew that he was wrong again. Eugenie was not afraid of his threats at all, and his idea of ​​asking Eugenie for help was bankrupt again.

Who else can help him?Charles thought of Alphonse who had helped him deal with the follow-up affairs in Paris, and went to ask him for help.Alphonse told Charles that he also wanted to help Charles, but his education and moral bottom line did not allow him to lie:

Back then, he helped Charles deal with the finances he had left in Paris, and the things he helped sell were actually bought by Guillaume for his son.If he did go to court, Alphonse said he couldn't lie to the judge right after he swore on the Bible.

This made Charles very desperate, and he had to recognize what he was facing.He took the initiative to find the lean man who was the leader among the creditors, and wanted to negotiate with him to see if he could repay only part of the debt.

If according to Grandet's arrangement back then, if Grassan contributes more, Charles only needs to pay another [-]% of the remaining debt, and those creditors who have been waiting for five years will be satisfied with Guillaume's debt. All debts are written off.

It's a pity that Grandet is dead, and it is Eugenie who can call the shots in Grandet's family now.She didn't want to breathe the air of the same land with Charles, and desperately hoped that Charles would never appear in front of her again. The creditors encouraged by Grassan naturally refused to give up their rights.

Their request to the court is that Charles must pay off all the debts owed by Guillaume, otherwise they will not only apply for Guillaume's bankruptcy, but also request the liquidation of Charles Grandet's property to see if they can repay their debts.

This made the negotiation between Shire and the lean man extremely difficult. Even if he promised the lean man that he could immediately repay the full amount owed to him, the lean man refused to let go of his complaint against Shire.

"Mr. Charles Grandet, because your tough attitude towards creditors that day angered everyone present, so I cannot accept your proposal on behalf of everyone. And my conscience does not allow me to only do it for my own benefit. , let everyone’s interests be damaged.”

Conscience, conscience again, Charles now has a headache whenever he hears this word.He looked at the lean man with a righteous face and asked, "Sir, aren't you afraid that I will quietly disappear into the crowds of Paris? This is the Latin Quarter." How many people quietly appeared here, or fell like a drop of water? It disappeared without a trace in the sea.

The thin man didn't care about Shire's threat at all: "Because this is the Latin Quarter, we don't worry about your sudden disappearance. You know, it's not only the police and secret agents who are watching your residence. I just want to go out every day." Five francs, no less than ten people will stay up and report to me all your whereabouts."

Yes, the people in the Latin Quarter are poor. Even if the revolution succeeds, it is not easy for them to find a job of five francs a day. If they just stare at people, they will fight for this job.

Charles had to succumb to the creditors, and he paid 180 million francs to repay his father's debts.Although this does not pay off all of Guillaume Grandet's debts, the remaining 20 francs are completely negligible to creditors.

For seven full years, they finally got most of the money they lent, and all creditors felt that they had earned it—they lent Guillaume in old francs, calculated according to the new francs issued by the old French royal family. The franc exchange rate is one to two.The exchange price of the currency issued by the new government and the new franc issued by the old royal family is one to one.

In other words, if they hadn't lent money to Guillaume back then, the money would have shrunk by half.Now Shire has to pay the arrears according to the original amount, which invisibly doubled their property.

The funds that Charles left for himself were less than 190 francs - he brought back [-] million francs worth of sands from America, and it was not without consumption after returning to Paris. Now he has less than [-] francs left .

Grassan has been paying attention to the struggle between Charles and creditors, and reports the progress to Eugenie every day.After receiving the news that Charles had paid the last arrears, Grassin came to Bertin Street again: "Miss Eugenie, now that Charles is completely unable to gain a foothold in Paris."

Eugenie was not very satisfied: "But he still has tens of thousands of francs in his hands."

Grassan was a little unconvinced: "He can take out 180 million francs. The creditors are already very surprised. Do you think he still has tens of thousands of francs in his hand?"

Of course Eugenie would not tell Grassand that she calculated it based on the money that Richard brought back to Paris in the original book, and only said: "According to his speculative character, he seizes every opportunity to sell miserably, it is impossible for him not to give Leave yourself a little back."

"What do you mean, then?" Grassin wondered whether Eugenie would now kill Charles.

Even if Grassan has gained Eugenie's trust, some things are not appropriate to know.Eugenie waved her hand to him: "Forget it, we have more important things to do, so we don't have to worry about him anymore. You should pay attention to him. If he stays in Paris, don't let him get close to me." The house. If he wants to leave Paris quietly, he needn't stop him."

I just don't want to see that Charles again.Grassand understood Eugenie's intentions, and he would not hesitate to take out his own purse to make people stare at Charles. In Grassand's view, letting Miss Eugenie devote all her energy to investing, he got The benefits are far greater than the little money I have paid.

Bono and Grassan had the same views, now that the situation in Turkey has become more and more clear, he also doesn't want Eugenie to waste time on behalf of her cousin.All their energies should be devoted to transporting the Sultan's treasury to Paris and hiding it in their secret rooms.

In comparison, Pablo knew Eugenie's mind better than Grassan and Bono.His people have been following Shire out of Paris, patiently did not attack him at the first time, but did not hurry until Shire bought a ticket to America and the whistle on the ship sounded. He came out of Charles' room, followed the flow of people who saw him off, and left the passenger ship that was about to go on a long journey.

Charles looked at the continent that was getting farther and farther away sadly. He knew that he would never return to this land in his lifetime.Even though the people on this land are full of malice towards him, the feeling of leaving home still arises spontaneously, making Charles stand on the deck for a long time, although none of the waving arms on the shore is for him.

It wasn't until the wind picked up that Charles turned and returned to his room, only to find that the door was wide open, not the way he had locked it before he left.A bad feeling rose in his heart, and he rushed into the room quickly: the small bed covered with white sheets, and the clothes were thrown in a mess, as messy as the scene of the crime.

Charles didn't care to see if there was any lack of clothes, he bent down and looked under the bed, it was empty.

"Ah—" Charles yelled in despair: "Come on, come on, I lost all my things and they were all stolen."

The people in the adjacent room poked their heads out, glanced at the door of the room, and then left—most of the people who choose to take risks are those who live unsatisfactorily in the mainland. In order for such people to live better, their moral bottom line will Drop and drop.Thefts on ocean liners were commonplace, and Charles' misfortune was no surprise.

"Pablo, you are too ruthless." Eugenie was very satisfied with the actions of the people sent by Pablo, but she said: "In this way, Mr. Charles will be driven to some place by the captain before he reaches America." an island of men."

Pablo has been with Eugenie for a long time, and he is not so dull. He can make a joke or two, and now he jokes in the style of Eugenie: "Yes, madam, poor Monsieur Charles. The Shun Jian Ship will not be discovered for a long time."

It's better to never find out.Eugenie could imagine that if Charles was found to be penniless on the passenger ship, she would not be merciful to provide him with food, and let the supernatural Charles Grandet go fishing at sea.