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For a fortnight past, with the view of getting uncle Bachelard to give Berthe a dowry, the Josserands had been inviting him to dinner almost every evening, in spite of his offensive habits.
When the marriage was announced to him, he had contented himself with giving his niece a gentle pat on the cheek, saying: