So he went away, promising to send his answer within two days,and it occurred to him to ask Jean to lend him the amount of thisquarter's rent, or even of a half-year, fifteen hundred francs, as soonas Jean should have come into possession.
Il partit donc en promettant une réponseavant deux jours; et l'idée lui vint de demander à son frère ce premiertrimestre, ou même le semestre, soit quinze cents francs, dès que Jeanserait en possession de son héritage.