Robert Macaire is patting a man's hand as he talks to him. The caption reads: "Yesterday I made a mistake when I said that your business is in good shape. It's frightful. The government owes you five thousand francs, it's true, but the debt hasn't been recognized, there's a forfeiture today, you won't have a sou. However, stop, while I think of it, there's Mr. de J. Bertrand, a rich capitalist, an imbecile, sell him your interests for a hundred crowns, that'll be a splendid deal... (aside) and not dear."
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Place of origin:
Paris
Notes:
3rd state.
Notes (acquisition):
Donated by: Benjamin A. and Julia M. Trustman, 1959.
