Part 30 (1/2)

_Paul_ This is a fine idea, and it suggests an equally good one to me

_Jean_ Well, what is it?

_Paul_ How do you find this Normandy butter?

_Jean_ Excellent

_Paul_ Well, it seeo But do you not think it is a little strong? I want to make a better article at Paris I will have four or five hundred cows, and I will distribute milk, butter and cheese to the poor people

_Pierre and Jean_ What! as a charity?

_Paul_ Bah, let us always put charity in the foreground It is such a fine thing that its counterfeit even is an excellent card I will give ive ?

_Jean_ No, according to the _Bourgeois Gentilhomme_; but call it what you please, you ruin yourself Can Paris co cows?

_Paul_ I shall save the cost of transportation

_Jean_ Very well; but the Normans are able to _beat_ the Parisians, even if they do have to pay for transportation

_Paul_ Do you call it _beating_ any one to furnish his at a low price?

_Jean_ It is the time-honored word You will always be beaten

_Paul_ Yes; like Don Quixote The bloill fall on Sancho Jean, ot the _octroi_

_Jean_ The _octroi_! What has that to do with your butter?

_Paul_ To-morroill demand _protection_, and I will induce the Council to prohibit the butter of Normandy and Brittany The people must do without butter, or buy mine, and that at my price, too

_Jean_ Gentle with it ”In time one learns to hoith the wolves” It shall not be said that I a fire has illuiven an i, and I perceive that this piece of salt pork stience

To-morroill vote s, dead or alive; this done, I will build superb stock-yards in the middle of Paris ”for the unclean animal forbidden to the Hebrews” I will becoood people of Lutetia can help getting their food at my shop

_Pierre_ Gently, my friends; if you thus run up the price of butter and salt meat, you diminish the profit which I expected from my wood

_Paul_ Nor is my speculation so wonderful, if you ruin ain by es, if you overcharge ots?

_Pierre_ Do you not see that we are getting into a quarrel? Let us rather unite Let us make _reciprocal concessions_ Besides, it is not well to listen only to miserable self-interest _Hu of the people be secured?

_Paul_ That it is true, and people must have butter to spread on their bread

_Jean_ Certainly And they ether_ Forward, charity! Long live philanthropy! To-morrow, to-morroill take the octroi by assault