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The excerpt represents the core issue or deciding factor on which you must meditate, and is drawn from The Lesser Bourgeoisie by Honore de Balzac: to you there, let me know through these gentlemen, and I'll get you
out of the scrape; for, don't you see? I'm not only a Provencal, but
I'm also one of the leading lawyers in Paris, and the friend of the
poor."
When the workman found a compatriot sanctioning in a tone of authority
the reasons by which he could betray Cerizet, he capitulated, asking,
however, for three thousand five hundred francs. That demand having
been granted he remarked:--
"It is none too much for a rap over the knuckles; he might put me in
prison for assault."
"Well, you needn't strike unless he insults you," replied la Peyrade,
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