Overview
t the stair-foot the landlord stopped me. "Here, lad, take a candle. The stairs are dark, and, since I like your looks, I would not have you break your neck." "And give the house a bad name," I said. "No fear of that; my house has a good name. There is no fairer inn in all Paris. And your chamber is a good chamber, though you will have larger, doubtless, when you are Minister of Finance." This raised a laugh among the tavern idlers, for I had been bragging a bit of my prospects. I retorted: "When I am, Maitre Jacques, look out for a rise in your taxes.""
- | Author: Bertha Runkle
- | Publisher: CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform
- | Publication Date: Jun 18, 2016
- | Number of Pages: 144 pages
- | Language: English
- | Binding: Paperback
- | ISBN-10: 1523990007
- | ISBN-13: 9781523990009
