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Alas , '' he added , in melancholy tones casting his eyes alternately upon a frock coat thrown on the bed and upon the acceptance , `` causes depart but effects return . What , it is the 15th of April ? It is extraordinary , I have not yet had any strawberries this year . '' The messenger , weary of delay , left the room , saying to Rodolphe , `` You have till four o'clock to pay . '' `` There is no time like the present , '' replied Rodolphe . `` The humbug , '' he added regretfully , following the cocked hat with his eyes , `` he has taken away his bag . '' Rodolphe drew the curtains of his bed and tried to retrace the path to his inheritance , but he made a mistake on the road and proudly entered into a dream in which the manager of the Theatre Francais came hat in hand to ask him for a drama for his theater , and in which he , aware of the customary practice , asked for an advance .