Volume VI Part 10 (2/2)

The first person he y of an accomplice, said: ”You have read my intervieith the Chinese and the Hindoo? Isn't it funny? It has ali, at once took up the paper and ran his eye over a long article headed: ”India and China,” while the reporter pointed out the , in a hurry, with a busy air, saying:

”Good; I want both of you”

And he mentioned a number of items of political information that would have to be obtained that very afternoon

Duroy held out his article

”Here is the continuation about Algeria”

”Very good; hand it over; and I will give it to the governor”

That was all

Saint-Potin led away his new colleague, and when they were in the passage, he said to him: ”Have you seen the cashi+er?”

”No; why?”

”Why? To draw your money You see you should always draw a month in advance One never knohatbetter”

”I will introduce you to the cashi+er He will make no difficulty about it They pay up well here”

Duroy went and drew his two hundred francs, with twenty-eight more for his article of the day before, which, added to what reave him three hundred and forty francs in his pocket He had never owned such a suht himself possessed of wealth for an indefinite period

Saint-Potin then took hiossip in the offices of four or five rival papers, hoping that the news he was entrusted to obtain had already been gleaned by others, and that he should be able to draw it out of them--thanks to the flow and artfulness of his conversation

When evening had coain to the Folies Bergeres, and putting a bold face on, he went up to the box office

”I ae Duroy, on the staff of the _Vie Francaise_ I came here the other day with Monsieur Forestier, who pro put on the free list; I do not knohether he has thought of it”

The list was referred to His name was not entered

However, the box office-keeper, a very affable o in all the saer, who, I am sure, will pay attention to your letter”

He went in and alone off with the first evening She ca, ducky Are you quite well?”

”Very well, thanks--and you?”

”I aht Do you know, I have drea flattered ”Ah! and what does that mean?”