In chasing that they worked in solid metal.

But that service is no longer in fashion.

Its weight is its only advantage." "That is all I care about.

How much does it weigh ?" "Fifty thousand livres at the very least.

I do not allude to the enormous vases for the buffet, which alone weigh five thousand livres, or ten thousand the pair." "One hundred and thirty," murmured the marquise.