ROBERT MACAIRE. 2nd Series 16: Sirs, crushed under the weight of misfortune, ruined, laid bare, I lost my head, I abandoned all that was dear to me, my motherrrland, my creditors, the whole paraphernalia... here am I on foreign soil... sheltered from my persecutors, but ready for the greatest sacrifices to preserve intact the name of Macaire. In consequence, I offer you 2 per cent payable in ten years;... by refusing, you can only lose hopes of the above-mentioned 2 per cent and the estmation of your servant / Macaire

ROBERT MACAIRE. 2nd Series 18: The way in which you go on one can clearly see that money means nothing to you! if I left you to your own devices, my money would soon be squandered... －Bah! father, it's not for yourself that you accumulate money... －Do you think perhaps it is for you, no, no, with the kind of life you lead I will live longer than you... －My dear father, you only have unpleasant things to say to me..

SKETCHES OF THE TEATRE BY DAUMIER 1: － Oh! my dear sir, you have given me a very pleasant evening, you have reminded me of Talma － Have I really reminded you of Talma? － Yes, particularly bu the shape of your nose

Caricaturana 80: Robert Macaire shareholder: But Mr.Macaire, when I distributed these dividends, you knew that they were taken on the capital? －What does it matter! you didn't have the right to distribute them, you should refund them to us. －Refund them to you!!! but you accepted them, it's up to you to refund them! －You didn't have the right to distribute them to us, that's my opinion and I'm sticking to it, you should pay them back to us, that's my opinion and I'm sticking to it

ROBERT MACAIRE. 2nd Series 17: Man in naluratibus [sic]. Philosophy, my dear Bertrand, explains very well our two characters from our physiques... you are weakness, I am strength... to you is cunning, to me courage... you are the ivy and I the oak, without me the slightest breeze from the police will plunge you into a torrent of misfortune... do not leave me and inscribe upon your arms: I die or I cling

ROBERT MACAIRE. 2nd Series 17: Man in naluratibus [sic]. Philosophy, my dear Bertrand, explains very well our two characters from our physiques... you are weakness, I am strength... to you is cunning, to me courage... you are the ivy and I the oak, without me the slightest breeze from the police will plunge you into a torrent of misfortune... do not leave me and inscribe upon your arms: I die or I cling

ROBERT MACAIRE. 2nd Series 5: SETTING THE BILL. －Mister de Macaire, allow me to tell you that your bill astonishes me! For a spy to keep the prince up to date with the Newspapers 120,000 f For a riot which did not take place 35,000 Honorariums for some people, supporters of the Prince 370,000 15 525,000 15 －Why your Grace, does that surprises you, but do you therefore think you can regain a throne as easily as you lose it? a mistake, your Grace, a mistake, you are not abreast of the times

SKETCHES OF EXPRESSIONS 13: Emna[sic]!...I love you!..

ROBERT MACAIRE. 2nd Series 2: －Yes, Madam, I am completely devoted to our August Prince, and by means of a few miserable hundreds of thousands of francs will undertake to re-establish him on the throne. －What are your means? －My means! I am full of means! I have friends, newspapers, and if the entire Macaire family declares itself for him, never could a Prince raise a more innumerable army!..

THE DOOR-KEEPERS OF PARIS 4: － If you are not of the nobility, it's useless my showing you this appartment I let only to titled people

LIFE'S HAPPY DAYS 30: A CUSTOM OF INDIA: My dear friend, I come to make my most sincere compliments to you... our prince is definitely dead, and it is to you, the oldest officer of the palace, that befalls the distinguished honour of accompanying his wives to the pyre, where you will burn with them!..

EVERYTHING YOU COULD WANT 55: －I beg your pardon if I didn't spot you straight away... I was unable to recognise you among the other roses in the garden!..

LIFE'S HAPPY DAYS 88: A NEW ACQUAINTANCE: Oh! madam... I've found Zémire for you, but I certainly think I've lost my heart!..

NEWS 108: －My dear Holsteiner, vote I beg you. －Excuse me... Do you reckon on making me [like that place] there!

TRAGIC PHYSIOGNOMIES 6: ANDROMACHE “I have seen the days of my whole family cut short” “And my husband covered with blood dragged through the dust!”

IN CHINA 19: －Tchinn-Tchinn..., you bring me good news!... I accord you the highest honour of kissing the august dust of my august shoes!..

Caricaturana 33: Robert-Macaire the Journalist: I'm bringing you an article about the new law. I've slated it in a joking way, you see! －What are you thinking of, Mister Macaire, we shouldn't be attacking that law, we should defend it. － Ah,indeed, indeed, I'll rework it and make a frothy article in favour of the aforesaid law

The Blue-stockings 5: I say, Bichette... What are you thinking of..

ROBERT MACAIRE. 2nd Series 8: Dramatic farce. Steady on! －Steady on!... don't raise the curtain, I'm not performing... －(The director, hastening, frightened) You're joking, my dear Macaire, you're joking, aren't you? －Not at all, not at all... I won't act... －You won’t play a similar trick at the theatre, on the author, on your poor comrades... －Brrrrt! you don't keep to your engagements, [so] I break mine, give me the forfeit... －I don't keep to my engagements!! －No, you should pay me ready cash, and you owe me... －What ? －You owe me 75 centimes

ROBERT MACAIRE. 2nd Series 8: Dramatic farce. Steady on! －Steady on!... don't raise the curtain, I'm not performing... －(The director, hastening, frightened) You're joking, my dear Macaire, you're joking, aren't you? －Not at all, not at all... I won't act... －You won’t play a similar trick at the theatre, on the author, on your poor comrades... －Brrrrt! you don't keep to your engagements, [so] I break mine, give me the forfeit... －I don't keep to my engagements!! －No, you should pay me ready cash, and you owe me... －What ? －You owe me 75 centimes

The Hundred-and-one Robert-Macaire [Caricaturana] 100: Mr. Daumier, your Robert-Macaire series is a charming thing!... It is the exact portrayal of the pilfering of our age... It is the faithful portrait of the crowd of rascals you find everywhere, in business, in politics, in finance, everywhere! everywhere!!... The cheats should hate you... But the estimation of honest people is yours... Have you still not received the cross of honour?... It's shocking!!..

ROBERT MACAIRE. 2nd Series 19: Macaire inheritor-philanthropist. －You see, Bertrand, my wife is dead, my rights to the inheritance are contestable; I'll offer a third of it to the poor, on condition that they immediately advance me the rest... they'll never touch a brass farthing!... that's how I manipulate legacies!! －Well done, dear fellow! If you don't pick up the Manthyon prize, you'll have been robbed!

Conjugal Manners 30: The plea of adultery: "Magistrates, my client is sure of the fact. But this personal conviction is not enough to satisfy him; it is necessary for him to share it with your tribunal, with those listeners gathered here... with the whole of France. Such was the task taken upon myself in the intererst of my client, and I believe that I have made the issue clear before you. Now, it only remains for my client to see... his social position confirmed by a fair judgement, and you are very just. Magistrates, do not refuse him this last satisfaction."

EVERYTHING YOU COULD WANT 35: It's nevertheless there that I carved my love monogram... well[,] how it's risen... personally, I've got much smaller since!..

NEWS 60 : －Have you left him nothing, that farmer?... －But I heff, cheneral, I left him hiss shirt... if you vish I vill brink it for you to etteck －Well now... Chippmann...... here's the [military] cross!..