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Angry and humiliated , he determined to return it when next they met . The next morning it was late when he awoke ; he tried to overcome his hunger . He went out and as he passed the restaurants he could scarcely resist their temptations . At noon he said : `` Bah , I shall lunch upon Clotilde 's twenty francs ; that will not hinder me from returning the money to-morrow . '' He ate his lunch , for which he paid two francs fifty , and on entering the office of `` La Vie Francaise '' he repaid the porter the three francs he had borrowed from him . He worked until seven o'clock , then he dined , and he continued to draw upon the twenty francs until only four francs twenty remained . He decided to say to Mme. de Marelle upon her arrival : `` I found the twenty-franc piece you slipped into my pocket .