CHAPTER L.
Wish Fulfilled--Extraordinary Figure--Bueno--Noah--The Two Faces--I don't Blame Him--Too Fond of Money--Were I an Armenian.
The fulfilment of the Armenian's grand wish was nearer at hand than either he or I had anticipated.

Partly owing to the success of a bold speculation, in which he had some time previously engaged, and partly owing to the bequest of a large sum of money by one of his nation who died at this period in Paris, he found himself in the possession of a fortune somewhat exceeding two hundred thousand pounds; this fact he communicated to me one evening about an hour after the close of 'Change; the hour at which I generally called, and at which I mostly found him at home.
"Well," said I, "and what do you intend to do next ?" "I scarcely know," said the Armenian.

"I was thinking of that when you came in.

I don't see anything that I can do, save going on in my former course.

After all, I was perhaps too moderate in making the possession of two hundred thousand pounds the summit of my ambition; there are many individuals in this town who possess three times that sum, and are not yet satisfied.