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Original Text:
FERDINAND FLOCON.
Au premier aspect vous avez peut-être pris ce personnage pour un prince Russe, légèrement Cosaque, cela ne peut manquer de l'avoir profondément affligé en sa qualité de républicain de la veille. Ferdinand Flocon a été pendant quelques semaines ministre de l'agriculture, et un de ses premiers actes a été de se défricher le menton, naguère orné d'une barbe complète. Il avait eu encore d'autre intentions excellentes, mais il n'a pas eu le temps de les réaliser.

Translation:
FERDINAND FLOCON.
At first glance you probably took this character for a Russian prince, slightly Cosaque, which inevitably fixed him in his role as Republican of the night before. For a few weeks, Ferdinand Flocon was Minister of Agriculture, and one of his first acts was to shave his chin, formerly decorated with a full beard. He had still other excellent intentions, but he never had the time to carry them out.