Thepartycontrivedtoconvincethenovicethathisdebtswereagoldenspurtourgeonthehorsesofthechariotofhisfortunes.
ThereisalwaysthestockexampleofJuliusCaesarwithhisdebtoffortymillions,andFriedrichII.onanallowanceofoneducatamonth,andahostofothergreatmenwhosefailingsareheldupforthecorruptionofyouth,whilenotawordissaidoftheirwide-
reachingideas,theircourageequaltoallodds.
CreditorsseizedCoralie\'shorses,carriage,andfurnitureatlast,foranamountoffourthousandfrancs.LucienwenttoLousteauandaskedhisfriendtomeethisbillforthethousandfrancslenttopaygamingdebts;butLousteaushowedhimcertainpiecesofstampedpaper,whichprovedthatFlorinewasinmuchthesamecase.Lousteauwasgrateful,however,andofferedtotakethenecessarystepsforthesaleofLucien\'sArcherofCharlesIX.
\"HowcameFlorinetobeinthisplight?\"askedLucien.