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Plate 10: Robert Macaire Avoué, 1838. Gagné, mon cher, gagné sur tous les points!... C'est bien temps, un procès qui a duré dix ans et qui m'a ruiné ! - Mieux vaut tard que jamais! - Enfin combien me revient-il? Le voici: la cour vous accorde 12000 f. - Nous avons 13500 f. de frais. Vous ne me devez plus que 1500 f. - Mais alors, je perds 1500 f. - Oui, mais vous gagnez votre procès. (Robert Macaire Solicitor. - We've won, my dear fellow, won on every count! - And about time too. A case which has lasted ten years and has ruined me! - Better late than never! - How much did I get back in the end? - Here you are: The court awarded you 12000 Fr, we totalled 13500 Fr in expenses, you only owe me 1500 Fr - But that means I lose 1500 Fr - Yes, but you've won your case.) From 'Caricaturana,' published in Les Robert Macaires, 1838.