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Original Text:
UN DINER MAIGRE.
- Le poisson était bon, mais il est par trop salé sur la carte... trente-neuf francs un diner maigre!...
- Ce restaurateur est un hérétique.... il nous fait violer un des préceptes les plus chrétiens: Vendredi cher ne mangeras!....

Translation:
A LIGHT MEAL.
- The fish was good, but a bit too salty on the check.... 39 Francs for a light dinner.
- The restaurant owner is a heretic. He makes us violate one of the most Christian precepts: On Friday one doesn't eat meat....
(Note : play on words. "Cher" = expensive, and "Chair" = meat. On Friday one doesn't eat meat / On Friday one doesn't eat expensively.)