“- You seems to enjoy doing my work. In exchange I could offer doing your job: I will go for a ride in your coach!,” plate 249 from Les Parisiens A La Campagne

“- Coachman, are you booked? - No, citizen. - Well then: 'you'd rather accept being advised than hired out?,'” plate 49 from Émotions Parisiennes

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“- Hello, neighbour, are you like me? I start to believe we would do well returning to Paris,” plate 1 from La Campagne En Hiver

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Paid By the Minute. “- Driver, you are hardly moving! - Driver, you are not moving at all!,” plate 447 from Actualités

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A Difficult Navigation. “- The boat doesn't move! Pull Dumouchel, pull.... why the devil don't you pull! - But I am doing nothing else than that for the last three hours!.... and this is called a pleasure trip! I'd rather sell my prunes in rue de la Verrerie.... that's less tiring!,” plate 6 from Les Canotiers Parisiens

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“- If you only knew how pretty you are!... Pretend you are playing! - stop it.. DO - You don't love me!...SO - I'll' always be yours. ... MI,” plate 6 from Les Musiciens De Paris

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Exploiting friendship. “My dear Alphonse, I've invited these gentlemen, my friends, to dine at your home. I would like them to taste our champagne, we'll laugh... wait a minute! I've an idea. What if we went to the wood? We could take your barouche and you could lend us some clothes as we only came to pay a simple visite... In the meantime, why don't you give us some cards and some Napoleons to pass the time. Eh? My good Alphonse, dear chap. How about it?,” plate 58 from Caricaturana

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Abuse of article 214 of the civil law. “My lady wife, you let me want for everything, you only allow me a miserable pension of three thousand francs, you throw me out of your door like a beggar, and, what is more, you want to drive me away from Paris, exile me, deport me!... No! No! I won't leave France! I won't! I won't!!... Listen, I owe my friend Bertrand 10'000 Fr., it's a gambler's debt, a debt of honor, I owe my cook 525 Fr. and ten francs for my chambers, a total of 10'535 Fr. Let me have a few thousand francs more to take my mind off my domestic worries and, on my word of honor, I won't pester you any longer,” plate 50 from Caricaturana

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“- Sir, you who are so good, can't you get me small position?.... I am able to furnish you the best references on my honesty.... - You have always remained honest?... But in that case, my worthy man, why the devil have you come to me? You ought to know that I concentrate all my business and all my charities on this highly interesting class of freed convicts! Why don't you go and steal something or at least kill a bit... and once you are out of Toulon-prison, come and see me... I'll be delighted to offer you a helping hand!,” plate 19 from Les Philantropes Du Jour

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“How silly ! Just look how they run. That's what you get when you are at the wrong place. Just you wait! Next time, tell us in advance and we'll take good care of you...,” plate 1 from Émotions Parisiennes

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“- Driver, driver, you cannot reject me, you have to save my life... bring me back to the races alive! - But come on, Spaniard… be reasonable… you don't have to fear the rain, since you are wearing a coat!…,” plate 2 from Le Carnaval De 1858

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Sketches From Le Havre. The well dressed gentleman: “- I am leaving for California.” The poorly dressed gentleman: “- That's where I just came from,” plate 239 from Actualités

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“You tramp! I would like to see you drown in your beer! Leaving me alone like that with my three children, he gives me twelve sous, and when he comes back in the evening, he asks for his change!,” plate 48 from Moeurs Conjugales

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