Simplified Product Title: French Edition for Le Fantôme

Yes, my dear d'Andiguier, said Montéran, I am truly, truly happy about this marriage! As you know, we do not get rich in our profession; at least, I do not. You, on the other hand, were truly wealthy from the start, and you have lived like a wise man. You have never had any vices, nor those virtues that cost more than vices: a household to maintain, a wife and a daughter to introduce to the world. I know you have your little treasures... That's a 100% investment when you know what you're doing like you do... And as for me, I haven't been so lucky. You know how much I loved the Empire? When, in July, I saw them declare war, I thought they were ready. I bet on a victory... That belief has cost me dearly, very dearly, as it has many others, not all, though... Take the Duvernays, Albert and his father, they have doubled their already enormous fortune. They have large fabric factories in the North. You have no idea how much they have earned in supplies, or how much they are earning every day. It is their firm that will clothe the entire army... Antoinette will have a magnificent position. On top of that, a husband who is crazy about her and who will do whatever she wants. Ah! she deserves it. It's not because she's my daughter, but she's an angel on earth, that child... Her happiness is assured. My poor wife and I, at least we will grow old with the reassurance of her future, with what we have left. Perhaps, now that I no longer have the Cour des Comptes, I will also help my son-in-law... A huge business like his, with the steps they have to take, is a real administration, and we were well-versed in administration at the Quai d'Orsay! Especially you, d'Andiguier... How much work have you done in that house!

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