Mais à ton âge, malheureux! je ne savais pas ce que c'était que des dettes... - Mon oncle, c'est ce que je disais ce matin à mon neveu en lui donnant quinze sous - ce polisson-là me ruine!

Gavarni, Paul, 1804-1866 · May 24, 1841

The nephew, seated sideways on a chair and turned to the right, his arms crossed, legs stretched out. The uncle in dressing gown, seen half from the back, seated near his desk, hands on his knees.