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    thepreeranufacturea

    thousandpunsforhisvintage,oronlyfivehundred,whonever

    failedinanyspeculation,andalasksforsaleasks

    orethaythatfilledtheore

    hisetoputthe

    puhelittle

    proprietorshadbeenforous

    vintageof1811,judiciouslystoredandslo

    hihantythousandfrancs.

    financiallyspeaking,nsieurgrahiiger

    andaboanstrictor.heuldcroudlielochhispreya

    longassoflouis,

    andtheranquillylikeasnakeinprocessofdigestion,

    iassible,thodical,andld.noonesapasshouta

    feelingofadrationngledan

    insaurfelttherendingofthosepolishedsteelclahis

    oreoneyrequiredforthepurchase

    ofadoin,butatelevenperonsieurdes

    grassinsdisuntedbillsofexge,butatafrightfuldeduof

    i.fee

    ntioherisorinsoversationsatthe

    eveninggatherings.tosothefortuheoldasan

    objeorethanonert,rethanone

    innkeeper,saidtersplasieur,we

    havetillioablishnts;butasfornsieur

    gra,hedoesnothielfknouchheish.”

    in1816thebestreurestitedthelandedpropertyof

    theanatnearlyfourllions;butas,onanaverage,hehad

    deyearly,fro793to1817,ahuhousandfrancsoutofthat

    property,itethathepossessedinactualneya

    suearlyequaltothevalueofhisestate.sothatera

    gaofbostonoraneveningdisatterofvihe

    talkfelluponnsieurgra,knowingpeoplesaid:”lepere

    graleperegrahaveatleastfiveorsixllions.”

    ”youareclevererthaniaihaveneverbeeofindoutthe

    aunt,”ansonsieuronsieurdesgrassins,when

    eitherark.

    ifsoparisianntiohsonsieurlafitte,thepeople

    ofsauraskedifheonsieurgra.he

    parisiaossedthedisdainfulaffirtive,they

    lookedateachotherandshooktheirheadshanincredulousair.so

    largeafortuneveredaheasofthis

    n.ifinearlydayssopeculiaritiesofhislifegaveoccasionfor

    laughterorridicule,laughterandridiculehadlongsincediedaway.

    hisleastiortantashadtheauthorityofresultsrepeatedly

    shohing,hisgestures,theblinkingofhis

    eyes,otheuntryside,erstudying

    hisanaturaliststudiestheresultofinstinthelower

    anils,hadetouandthedeepteofhisslightest

    as.

    ”iter,”saidone;”peregrahasputonhisfur

    gloves.”

    ”peregraisbuyingquantitiesofstaves;thereyof

    hisyear.”

    nsieurgraneverboughteitherbreadorat.hisfarrs

    suppliedhiasufficyofs,chis,eggs,

    butter,andhistitheofill;aenantwas

    bound,overandabovehisrent,totakeacertainquantityofgrain

    auhiheflourandbran.lagrandenanon,hisonlyservant,

    thoughshehebreadofthehousehold

    herselfeverysaturday.nsieurgraarrangedhkit

    gardenershvegetables.asto

    fruits,hegatheredsuchquantitiesthathesoldthegreaterpartin

    therket.hisfirehiso

    thehalfrottenoldshedsattheersofhisfields,

    anderscartedintoto,allcutup,and

    obliginglystackedinhisuhisthanks.

    hisonlyknouresheedbread,the

    clothingofhiser,thehireoftheirchairsinchurch,

    thehetinningofthesaus,lights,

    taxes,repairsonhisbuildings,asofhisvarious

    industries.hehadsixhundredacresofelypurchased,

    iseofan

    iy.aftertheaeforthe

    firstti.

    nsieurgrasnnersple.hespokelittle.he

    usuallyexpressedhisaningbyshortseiousphrasesutteredin

    asoftvoice.aftertherevolution,theepochate

    intonotianstutteredinaewayassoonashe

    aintainanargunt.this

    staering,theinherenceofhislanguage,thefluxofwordsin

    hought,hisapparentlackoflogic,attributed

    todefectsofeducation,ed,andwillbe

    suffitlyexplainedbycertaisinthefolloory.

    foursentenulas,sufficedhisuallytraspandsolvealldiffierce:”idontknow;

    iot;i;iit.”heneversaidyes,oo,

    atedhielftohe

    listenedldly,holdinghisinhisrighthandainghis

    rightelboinginhisoind

    opinionsonalltters,frod

    longbeforekinganybusinessagreent.,after

    carefulion,avohesecretofhiso

    thathehadsecuredhislistenersassent,graansan

    deothingyhehad

    reducedtoastateofhelplessslavery,in

    business.heongfriends;hehergavenoraccepted

    dinners;hedenostirooise,seengtoenozeihing,

    eve.heneverdisturbedordisarrahethingsofother

    people,outofrespectfortherightsofproperty.heless,in

    spiteofhissoftvoispectbearing,the

    languageandhabitsofaarsenaturecatothesurface,especially

    inhisoe,selflessthanelsewhere.

    physically,graahigh,thickset,squarebuilt,

    ferenottedkneej

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