If I were a king I would have no other small change, and would have them stamped with my mistress's portrait." "To think that there is a country where there are mere pebbles," said Schaunard.

"The Americans used to give four of them for two sous.

I had an ancestor who went to America.

He was interred by the savages in their stomachs.

It was a misfortune for the family." "Ah, but where does this animal come from ?" inquired Marcel, looking at the lobster which had began to crawl about the room.
"I remember," said Schaunard, "that yesterday I took a turn in Medicis' kitchen, I suppose the reptile accidentally fell into my pocket; these creatures are very short-sighted.