Original Text:
Le Restaurateur.
Ce Monsieur qui essuye les tables, range les tabourets, salue tout le monde et se promène gravement une serviette à la main, c'est le maître de l'établissement. Il a de Quinze à Cinquante mille livres de rentes......... Combien a Châteaubriant?

Translation:
The restaurant owner.
This man who wipes the tables, arranges the foot stools, greets everyone and walks about gravely, a napkin in his hand, he is the owner of the restaurant. He has an income between 15 and 50'000 livres. How much has Châteaubriand?