Honoré de Balzac
Honoré de Balzac
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"DEAR NEPHEW,—You will receive this letter, by my calculations, on the 7th of August. Supposing it takes you three days to send us the help we need, and that it is a fortnight on the way here, that brings us to the 1st of September.
If you can act decisively within that time, you will have saved the honor and the life of yours sincerely, Johann Fischer."

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