All at once I heard: “A volume, beautifully bound, gilt-edged, entitled Manon Lescaut. There is something written on the first page. Ten francs.” “Twelve,” said a voice after a longish silence. “Fifteen,” I said.
This book was well known in its time and influenced Dumas’ character of Camille. By placing it in his book, he does honor to it and its author. Probably worth a read to compare it.
