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... ert continued, lowering his eyes with a hint of shame, though he was unconscious of how noble his self-sacrifice truly was. "I thought my body belonged to me and that I could sell it. Yesterday I took another man’s place in the military. I sold myself for more than I thought I was worth," he added, attempting to smile. "I received two thousand francs."
"Then this thousand francs-" Mercédès said, shuddering.
"Is half the sum, Mother. The other half will be paid in a year."
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