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offered¡¡for¡¡sale¡¡the¡¡church¡¡property¡¡in¡¡the¡¡arrondissement¡¡of¡¡Saumur£»
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and¡¡his¡¡wife's¡¡/dot/£»¡¡in¡¡all¡¡about¡¡two¡¡thousand¡¡louis¡­d'or£»¡¡Grandet
went¡¡to¡¡the¡¡newly¡¡established¡¡¡¨district£»¡¨¡¡where£»¡¡with¡¡the¡¡help¡¡of¡¡two
hundred¡¡double¡¡louis¡¡given¡¡by¡¡his¡¡father¡­in¡­law¡¡to¡¡the¡¡surly
republican¡¡who¡¡presided¡¡over¡¡the¡¡sales¡¡of¡¡the¡¡national¡¡domain£»¡¡he
obtained¡¡for¡¡a¡¡song£»¡¡legally¡¡if¡¡not¡¡legitimately£»¡¡one¡¡of¡¡the¡¡finest
vineyards¡¡in¡¡the¡¡arrondissement£»¡¡an¡¡old¡¡abbey£»¡¡and¡¡several¡¡farms¡£¡¡The
inhabitants¡¡of¡¡Saumur¡¡were¡¡so¡¡little¡¡revolutionary¡¡that¡¡they¡¡thought
Pere¡¡Grandet¡¡a¡¡bold¡¡man£»¡¡a¡¡republican£»¡¡and¡¡a¡¡patriot¡¡with¡¡a¡¡mind¡¡open
to¡¡all¡¡the¡¡new¡¡ideas£»¡¡though¡¡in¡¡point¡¡of¡¡fact¡¡it¡¡was¡¡open¡¡only¡¡to
vineyards¡£¡¡He¡¡was¡¡appointed¡¡a¡¡member¡¡of¡¡the¡¡administration¡¡of¡¡Saumur£»
and¡¡his¡¡pacific¡¡influence¡¡made¡¡itself¡¡felt¡¡politically¡¡and
commercially¡£¡¡Politically£»¡¡he¡¡protected¡¡the¡¡ci¡­devant¡¡nobles£»¡¡and
prevented£»¡¡to¡¡the¡¡extent¡¡of¡¡his¡¡power£»¡¡the¡¡sale¡¡of¡¡the¡¡lands¡¡and
property¡¡of¡¡the¡¡/emigres/£»¡¡commercially£»¡¡he¡¡furnished¡¡the¡¡Republican
armies¡¡with¡¡two¡¡or¡¡three¡¡thousand¡¡puncheons¡¡of¡¡white¡¡wine£»¡¡and¡¡took
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lands¡¡had¡¡been¡¡reserved¡¡for¡¡the¡¡last¡¡lot¡£
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harvested¡¡still¡¡better¡¡pickings¡£¡¡Under¡¡the¡¡Empire¡¡he¡¡was¡¡called
Monsieur¡¡Grandet¡£¡¡Napoleon£»¡¡however£»¡¡did¡¡not¡¡like¡¡republicans£»¡¡and
superseded¡¡Monsieur¡¡Grandet¡¡£¨who¡¡was¡¡supposed¡¡to¡¡have¡¡worn¡¡the
Phrygian¡¡cap£©¡¡by¡¡a¡¡man¡¡of¡¡his¡¡own¡¡surroundings£»¡¡a¡¡future¡¡baron¡¡of¡¡the
Empire¡£¡¡Monsieur¡¡Grandet¡¡quitted¡¡office¡¡without¡¡regret¡£¡¡He¡¡had
constructed¡¡in¡¡the¡¡interests¡¡of¡¡the¡¡town¡¡certain¡¡fine¡¡roads¡¡which¡¡led
to¡¡his¡¡own¡¡property£»¡¡his¡¡house¡¡and¡¡lands£»¡¡very¡¡advantageously
assessed£»¡¡paid¡¡moderate¡¡taxes£»¡¡and¡¡since¡¡the¡¡registration¡¡of¡¡his
various¡¡estates£»¡¡the¡¡vineyards£»¡¡thanks¡¡to¡¡his¡¡constant¡¡care£»¡¡had
become¡¡the¡¡¡¨head¡¡of¡¡the¡¡country£»¡¨a¡¡local¡¡term¡¡used¡¡to¡¡denote¡¡those
that¡¡produced¡¡the¡¡finest¡¡quality¡¡of¡¡wine¡£¡¡He¡¡might¡¡have¡¡asked¡¡for¡¡the
cross¡¡of¡¡the¡¡Legion¡¡of¡¡honor¡£
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years¡¡of¡¡age£»¡¡his¡¡wife¡¡thirty¡­six£»¡¡and¡¡an¡¡only¡¡daughter£»¡¡the¡¡fruit¡¡of
their¡¡legitimate¡¡love£»¡¡was¡¡ten¡¡years¡¡old¡£¡¡Monsieur¡¡Grandet£»¡¡whom
Providence¡¡no¡¡doubt¡¡desired¡¡to¡¡compensate¡¡for¡¡the¡¡loss¡¡of¡¡his
municipal¡¡honors£»¡¡inherited¡¡three¡¡fortunes¡¡in¡¡the¡¡course¡¡of¡¡this¡¡year£»
that¡¡of¡¡Madame¡¡de¡¡la¡¡Gaudiniere£»¡¡born¡¡de¡¡la¡¡Bertelliere£»¡¡the¡¡mother
of¡¡Madame¡¡Grandet£»¡¡that¡¡of¡¡old¡¡Monsieur¡¡de¡¡la¡¡Bertelliere£»¡¡her
grandfather£»¡¡and£»¡¡lastly£»¡¡that¡¡of¡¡Madame¡¡Gentillet£»¡¡her¡¡grandmother¡¡on
the¡¡mother's¡¡side£º¡¡three¡¡inheritances£»¡¡whose¡¡amount¡¡was¡¡not¡¡known¡¡to
any¡¡one¡£¡¡The¡¡avarice¡¡of¡¡the¡¡deceased¡¡persons¡¡was¡¡so¡¡keen¡¡that¡¡for¡¡a
long¡¡time¡¡they¡¡had¡¡hoarded¡¡their¡¡money¡¡for¡¡the¡¡pleasure¡¡of¡¡secretly
looking¡¡at¡¡it¡£¡¡Old¡¡Monsieur¡¡de¡¡la¡¡Bertelliere¡¡called¡¡an¡¡investment¡¡an
extravagance£»¡¡and¡¡thought¡¡he¡¡got¡¡better¡¡interest¡¡from¡¡the¡¡sight¡¡of¡¡his
gold¡¡than¡¡from¡¡the¡¡profits¡¡of¡¡usury¡£¡¡The¡¡inhabitants¡¡of¡¡Saumur
consequently¡¡estimated¡¡his¡¡savings¡¡according¡¡to¡¡¡¨the¡¡revenues¡¡of¡¡the
sun's¡¡wealth£»¡¨¡¡as¡¡they¡¡said¡£
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mania¡¡for¡¡equality¡¡can¡¡never¡¡rub¡¡out¡£¡¡He¡¡became¡¡the¡¡most¡¡imposing
personage¡¡in¡¡the¡¡arrondissement¡£¡¡He¡¡worked¡¡a¡¡hundred¡¡acres¡¡of
vineyard£»¡¡which¡¡in¡¡fruitful¡¡years¡¡yielded¡¡seven¡¡or¡¡eight¡¡hundred
hogsheads¡¡of¡¡wine¡£¡¡He¡¡owned¡¡thirteen¡¡farms£»¡¡an¡¡old¡¡abbey£»¡¡whose
windows¡¡and¡¡arches¡¡he¡¡had¡¡walled¡¡up¡¡for¡¡the¡¡sake¡¡of¡¡economy£»a
measure¡¡which¡¡preserved¡¡them£»also¡¡a¡¡hundred¡¡and¡¡twenty¡­seven¡¡acres
of¡¡meadow¡­land£»¡¡where¡¡three¡¡thousand¡¡poplars£»¡¡planted¡¡in¡¡1793£»¡¡grew
and¡¡flourished£»¡¡and¡¡finally£»¡¡the¡¡house¡¡in¡¡which¡¡he¡¡lived¡£¡¡Such¡¡was¡¡his
visible¡¡estate£»¡¡as¡¡to¡¡his¡¡other¡¡property£»¡¡only¡¡two¡¡persons¡¡could¡¡give
even¡¡a¡¡vague¡¡guess¡¡at¡¡its¡¡value£º¡¡one¡¡was¡¡Monsieur¡¡Cruchot£»¡¡a¡¡notary
employed¡¡in¡¡the¡¡usurious¡¡investments¡¡of¡¡Monsieur¡¡Grandet£»¡¡the¡¡other
was¡¡Monsieur¡¡des¡¡Grassins£»¡¡the¡¡richest¡¡banker¡¡in¡¡Saumur£»¡¡in¡¡whose
profits¡¡Grandet¡¡had¡¡a¡¡certain¡¡covenanted¡¡and¡¡secret¡¡share¡£
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the¡¡deep¡¡discretion¡¡which¡¡wealth¡¡and¡¡trust¡¡beget¡¡in¡¡the¡¡provinces£»
they¡¡publicly¡¡testified¡¡so¡¡much¡¡respect¡¡to¡¡Monsieur¡¡Grandet¡¡that
observers¡¡estimated¡¡the¡¡amount¡¡of¡¡his¡¡property¡¡by¡¡the¡¡obsequious
attention¡¡which¡¡they¡¡bestowed¡¡upon¡¡him¡£¡¡In¡¡all¡¡Saumur¡¡there¡¡was¡¡no¡¡one
not¡¡persuaded¡¡that¡¡Monsieur¡¡Grandet¡¡had¡¡a¡¡private¡¡treasure£»¡¡some
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gazing¡¡upon¡¡great¡¡masses¡¡of¡¡gold¡£¡¡Avaricious¡¡people¡¡gathered¡¡proof¡¡of
this¡¡when¡¡they¡¡looked¡¡at¡¡the¡¡eyes¡¡of¡¡the¡¡good¡¡man£»¡¡to¡¡which¡¡the¡¡yellow
metal¡¡seemed¡¡to¡¡have¡¡conveyed¡¡its¡¡tints¡£¡¡The¡¡glance¡¡of¡¡a¡¡man
accustomed¡¡to¡¡draw¡¡enormous¡¡interest¡¡from¡¡his¡¡capital¡¡acquires£»¡¡like
that¡¡of¡¡the¡¡libertine£»¡¡the¡¡gambler£»¡¡or¡¡the¡¡sycophant£»¡¡certain
indefinable¡¡habits£»furtive£»¡¡eager£»¡¡mysterious¡¡movements£»¡¡which¡¡never
escape¡¡the¡¡notice¡¡of¡¡his¡¡co¡­religionists¡£¡¡This¡¡secret¡¡language¡¡is¡¡in¡¡a
certain¡¡way¡¡the¡¡freemasonry¡¡of¡¡the¡¡passions¡£¡¡Monsieur¡¡Grandet¡¡inspired
the¡¡respectful¡¡esteem¡¡due¡¡to¡¡one¡¡who¡¡owed¡¡no¡¡man¡¡anything£»¡¡who£»
skilful¡¡cooper¡¡and¡¡experienced¡¡wine¡­grower¡¡that¡¡he¡¡was£»¡¡guessed¡¡with
the¡¡precision¡¡of¡¡an¡¡astronomer¡¡whether¡¡he¡¡ought¡¡to¡¡manufacture¡¡a
thousand¡¡puncheons¡¡for¡¡his¡¡vintage£»¡¡or¡¡only¡¡five¡¡hundred£»¡¡who¡¡never
failed¡¡in¡¡any¡¡speculation£»¡¡and¡¡always¡¡had¡¡casks¡¡for¡¡sale¡¡when¡¡casks
were¡¡worth¡¡more¡¡than¡¡the¡¡commodity¡¡that¡¡filled¡¡them£»¡¡who¡¡could¡¡store
his¡¡whole¡¡vintage¡¡in¡¡his¡¡cellars¡¡and¡¡bide¡¡his¡¡time¡¡to¡¡put¡¡the
puncheons¡¡on¡¡the¡¡market¡¡at¡¡two¡¡hundred¡¡francs£»¡¡when¡¡the¡¡little
proprietors¡¡had¡¡been¡¡forced¡¡to¡¡sell¡¡theirs¡¡for¡¡five¡¡louis¡£¡¡His¡¡famous
vintage¡¡of¡¡1811£»¡¡judiciously¡¡stored¡¡and¡¡slowly¡¡disposed¡¡of£»¡¡brought
him¡¡in¡¡more¡¡than¡¡two¡¡hundred¡¡and¡¡forty¡¡thousand¡¡francs¡£
Financially¡¡speaking£»¡¡Monsieur¡¡Grandet¡¡was¡¡something¡¡between¡¡a¡¡tiger
and¡¡a¡¡boa¡­constrictor¡£¡¡He¡¡could¡¡crouch¡¡and¡¡lie¡¡low£»¡¡watch¡¡his¡¡prey¡¡a
long¡¡while£»¡¡spring¡¡upon¡¡it£»¡¡open¡¡his¡¡jaws£»¡¡swallow¡¡a¡¡mass¡¡of¡¡louis£»
and¡¡then¡¡rest¡¡tranquilly¡¡like¡¡a¡¡snake¡¡in¡¡process¡¡of¡¡digestion£»
impassible£»¡¡methodical£»¡¡and¡¡cold¡£¡¡No¡¡one¡¡saw¡¡him¡¡pass¡¡without¡¡a
feeling¡¡of¡¡admiration¡¡mingled¡¡with¡¡respect¡¡and¡¡fear£»¡¡had¡¡not¡¡every¡¡man
in¡¡Saumur¡¡felt¡¡the¡¡rending¡¡of¡¡those¡¡polished¡¡steel¡¡claws£¿¡¡For¡¡this
one£»¡¡Maitre¡¡Cruchot¡¡had¡¡procured¡¡the¡¡money¡¡required¡¡for¡¡the¡¡purchase
of¡¡a¡¡domain£»¡¡but¡¡at¡¡eleven¡¡per¡¡cent¡£¡¡For¡¡that¡¡one£»¡¡Monsieur¡¡des
Grassins¡¡discounted¡¡bills¡¡of¡¡exchange£»¡¡but¡¡at¡¡a¡¡frightful¡¡deduction¡¡of
interest¡£¡¡Few¡¡days¡¡ever¡¡passed¡¡that¡¡Monsieur¡¡Grandet's¡¡name¡¡was¡¡not
mentioned¡¡either¡¡in¡¡the¡¡markets¡¡or¡¡in¡¡social¡¡conversations¡¡at¡¡the
evening¡¡gatherings¡£¡¡To¡¡some¡¡the¡¡fortune¡¡of¡¡the¡¡old¡¡wine¡­grower¡¡was¡¡an
object¡¡of¡¡patriotic¡¡pride¡£¡¡More¡¡than¡¡one¡¡merchant£»¡¡more¡¡than¡¡one
innkeeper£»¡¡said¡¡to¡¡strangers¡¡with¡¡a¡¡certain¡¡complacency£º¡¡¡¨Monsieur£»¡¡we
have¡¡two¡¡or¡¡three¡¡millionaire¡¡establishments£»¡¡but¡¡as¡¡for¡¡Monsieur
Grandet£»¡¡he¡¡does¡¡not¡¡himself¡¡know¡¡how¡¡much¡¡he¡¡is¡¡worth¡£¡¨
In¡¡1816¡¡the¡¡best¡¡reckoners¡¡in¡¡Saumur¡¡estimated¡¡the¡¡landed¡¡property¡¡of
the¡¡worthy¡¡man¡¡at¡¡nearly¡¡four¡¡millions£»¡¡but¡¡as£»¡¡on¡¡an¡¡average£»¡¡he¡¡had
made¡¡yearly£»¡¡from¡¡1793¡¡to¡¡1817£»¡¡a¡¡hundred¡¡thousand¡¡francs¡¡out¡¡of¡¡that
property£»¡¡it¡¡was¡¡fair¡¡to¡¡presume¡¡that¡¡he¡¡possessed¡¡in¡¡actual¡¡money¡¡a
sum¡¡nearly¡¡equal¡¡to¡¡the¡¡value¡¡of¡¡his¡¡estate¡£¡¡So¡¡that¡¡when£»¡¡after¡¡a
game¡¡of¡¡boston¡¡or¡¡an¡¡evening¡¡discussion¡¡on¡¡the¡¡matter¡¡of¡¡vines£»¡¡the
talk¡¡fell¡¡upon¡¡Monsieur¡¡Grandet£»¡¡knowing¡¡people¡¡said£º¡¡¡¨Le¡¡Pere
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amount£»¡¨¡¡answered¡¡Monsieur¡¡Cruchot¡¡or¡¡Monsieur¡¡des¡¡Grassins£»¡¡when
either¡¡chanced¡¡to¡¡overhear¡¡the¡¡remark¡£
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Parisian£»¡¡with¡¡a¡¡smile£»¡¡tossed¡¡them¡¡a¡¡disdainful¡¡affirmative£»¡¡they
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