" "Che va piano va sano," said the Italian, jingling the four napoleons in his pocket, which had been six on yesterday morning.

Those who did not swallow all that the English tories chose to pour down their throats, took the pillules Napoleons without gagging.

As he went he remembered that he had slightly increased the six hundred napoleons of yesterday, and that the money was still in his own possession.

"I think I've got six hundred and fifty napoleons in my pocket, instead of waiting to get them in driblets from my brother.

"You may risk one napoleon each, as I foolishly promised you should, when I little thought you would ever have an opportunity to remind me of my promise.

If once or twice a day he staked a few napoleons on black or red in the inner room of the Casino, it was as a man, finding himself at Homburg or Marienbad, might take a drink of the waters from curiosity and to fill up the time.

Talma valued it highly, enclosed it in a case of morocco and gold, and subsequently refused 1000 Napoleons for it; and even when at last its whole history was disclosed, he still cherished it as a genuine memorial of the great bard.

In his right hand was a bag of gold, and under his left hand were hidden the twelve napoleons with which he intended to commence.