The Sharper Detected and Exposed

The bill of exchange-A false friend-Treason-Stay at

ay; and, after I had made my arrangements, so that no o

o you my début as a Greek, and the causes which so fatally led to it. After that, I will tell

t mention them, out of respect to my family, one of the members of which holds

fortune of about ten thousand francs (400l.) a year. Being an orphan, I had no one to contro

mony was all spent, an

st also always happen, it was necessary for me to exist; but how? A serious quest

it was cowardice, or submission to fate, that pre

several piquant anecdo

nefit of my readers; but, as they will be easier to recoun

xception. This faithful friend, named Brissac, was the same age as himself;

common,-that is to say

s; every day brought forth some new sche

an idea! In a few days we shall be rolling in wealth. It only requires a couple o

escaped convict would blush before him. He shall be our banker. I don't mind confessing to you that my credit wit

g is more easy; but to obtain it, is another thing

you will offer security

are j

ies about you in your native place. As no one there yet knows that you are ruined, there is no doubt, that, after making these inquiries, and satisfying himself

ousand five hundred francs, at one month's date, renewable only with the consent of

y themselves to their hearts' content. They took care, however, to be economical, so that the

Robineau, but this t

," said he, "I shall have more confidence

eau lost no time in adopting such stringent legal measures, that, to escape a prison, Raym

eans more or less honest, always catered for the two

s almost due; but Brissac was not a man to allow himself to be ca

him; but that, on the other hand, his friend was quite solvent; and he offered to get him a bill signed by Raymond, f

c immediately commenced putting hi

re accommodating money-lender, who had promise

e hastens to Père Robineau, gives it to him in exchange fo

rmality necessary. Our new banker declines to give the money to a

might be recognised, and taken b

a carriage at the door with the blind

their sleeves at the trick they are playing the bailiffs, when, suddenly, at the command of a strange voice, the carriage stops,

ious friend as the carriage drove off,

his, I observed, that he could not pre

his teeth set and his eyes sparkling with rage, "for it is to

ut, on reflection, he found that his condition was not so bad as he had at first

s troubles with patience. They treated one another to dinners and fêtes, at which ladies were present

hemselves aloof from him, Raymond was attracted towards a man

s friend and confidant; and to him Raymond related his

th he told him some secrets of a compromising nature. He confessed that he had the art of mas

these rascally man?uvres, and to work with h

such advances being made to him; he accepted the offer of going into pa

e is little to distract the attention, an

their fellow-prisoners, and were so successful, that, in less t

u to come to Clichy, saying it was

liberation of his debtor. Thanks to his zeal, the needful formalities were soon gone through, and Raymond found himself once m

ty; the two associates met, a