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The result was that the artist beamed with satisfaction as he went out of the house with the Rabouilleuse on his arm , all of which helped Maxence 's plans immensely . Neither Flore , nor Rouget , nor Max , nor indeed any one in Issoudun knew the value of the pictures , and the crafty Max thought he had bought Flore 's triumph for a song , as she paraded triumphantly before the eyes of the astonished town , leaning on the arm of her master 's nephew , and evidently on the best of terms with him . People flocked to their doors to see the crab-girl 's triumph over the family . This astounding event made the sensation on which Max counted ; so that when they all returned at five o'clock , nothing was talked of in every household but the cordial understanding between Max and Flore and the nephew of old Rouget . The incident of the pictures and the four thousand francs circulated already . The dinner , at which Lousteau , one of the court judges , and the Mayor of Issoudun were present , was splendid . It was one of those provincial dinners lasting five hours .