Add to all this the two hundred and fifty thousand francs from the king of Prussia, and you shall see that I have not only bread, but all essential fixings in the bargain, up to the close of my career.

Moreover, I have a perpetual grant, for which your husband has paid in advance, in the Fontainebleau cemetery.

With all these possessions, and simple tastes, one is sure not to eat up one's resources!" Willing or unwilling, they had to concede all he required and accept his million.

This act of generosity made a great commotion in the town, and the name of Fougas, already celebrated in so many ways, acquired a new prestige.

The signature of the bride was attested by the Marshal the Duke of Solferino and the illustrious Karl Nibor, who but a few days before had been elected to the Academy of Sciences.