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Original Text:
Macaire héritier-philantrope.
– Vois-tu Bertrand, ma femme est morte ; mes droits à la succession sont contestables ; j’en offre un tiers aux pauvres, à condition qu’ils m’avanceront immédiatement le reste….. ils ne toucheront pas un rouge liard !…. voilà comme je manipule les héritages !! – Bravo ! mon cher, si tu n’attrapes pas le prix Monthyon tu seras volé !

Translation:
Macaire philantropist heir.
- You see Bertrand, my wife has passed away and my claim to the inheritance is shaky. I will therefore donate a third of it to the poor under the condition that they advance the remainder to me.... of course they'll never see a farthing... that's the way I manipulate my legacy.
- Bravo my friend... after all if you don't pocket the money, somebody else will.