“Monsieurlecomte，don’tgivehimyourdaughteruntilyouhavemadeeveryinquiry；interrogatehisformercomrades，——Bixiou，Giroudeau，andothers。“
　　Threemonthslater，theComtedeBrambourggaveasuppertoduTillet，Nucingen，EugenedeRastignac，MaximedeTrailles，andHenrideMarsay。Theamphitryonacceptedwithmuchnonchalancethehalf-
　　consolatorycondolencestheymadetohimastohisrupturewiththehouseofSoulanges。
　　“Youcandobetter，“saidMaximedeTrailles。
　　“HowmuchmoneymustamanhavetomarryademoiselledeGrandlieu？“
　　askedPhilippeofdeMarsay。
　　“You？Theywouldn’tgiveyoutheugliestofthesixforlessthantenmillions，“answereddeMarsayinsolently。
　　“Bah！“saidRastignac。“WithanincomeoftwohundredthousandfrancsyoucanhaveMademoiselledeLangeais，thedaughterofthemarquis；
　　sheisthirtyyearsold，andugly，andshehasn’tasou；thatoughttosuityou。“
　　“Ishallhavetenmillionstwoyearsfromnow，“saidPhilippeBridau。
　　“Itisnowthe16thofJanuary，1829，“criedduTillet，laughing。“I
　　havebeenhardatworkfortenyearsandIhavenotmadeasmuchasthatyet。“
　　“We’lltakecounselofeachother，“saidBridau；“youshallseehowwellIunderstandfinance。“
　　“Howmuchdoyoureallyown？“askedNucingen。
　　“Threemillions，excludingmyhouseandmyestate，whichIshallnotsell；infact，Icannot，forthepropertyisnowentailedandgoeswiththetitle。“
　　NucingenandduTilletlookedateachother；afterthatslyglanceduTilletsaidtoPhilippe，“Mydearcount，Ishallbedelightedtodobusinesswithyou。“
　　DeMarsayinterceptedthelookduTillethadexchangedwithNucingen，andwhichmeant，“Wewillhavethosemillions。“Thetwobankmagnateswereatthecentreofpoliticalaffairs，andcould，atagiventime，manipulatemattersattheBourse，soastoplayasuregameagainstPhilippe，whentheprobabilitiesmightallseemforhimandyetbesecretlyagainsthim。
　　Theoccasioncame。InJuly，1830，duTilletandNucingenhadhelpedtheComtedeBrambourgtomakefifteenhundredthousandfrancs；hecouldthereforefeelnodistrustofthosewhohadgivenhimsuchgoodadvice。Philippe，whoowedhisrisetotheRestoration，wasmisledbyhisprofoundcontemptfor“civilians“；hebelievedinthetriumphoftheOrdonnances，andwasbentonplayingforarise；duTilletandNucingen，whoweresureofarevolution，playedagainsthimforafall。ThecraftypairconfirmedthejudgmentoftheComtedeBrambourgandseemedtosharehisconvictions；theyencouragedhishopesofdoublinghismillions，andapparentlytookstepstohelphim。Philippefoughtlikeamanwhohadfourmillionsdependingontheissueofthestruggle。Hisdevotionwassonoticeable，thathereceivedorderstogotoSaint-CloudwiththeDucdeMaufrigneuseandattendacouncil。
　　ThismarkoffavorprobablysavedPhilippe’slife；forwhentheordercame，onthe25thofJuly，hewasintendingtomakeachargeandsweeptheboulevards，whenhewouldundoubtedlyhavebeenshotdownbyhisfriendGiroudeau，whocommandedadivisionoftheassailants。
　　Amonthlater，nothingwasleftofColonelBridau’simmensefortunebuthishouseandfurniture，hisestates，andthepictureswhichhadcomefromIssoudun。Hecommittedthestillfurtherfolly，ashesaidhimself，ofbelievingintherestorationoftheelderbranch，towhichheremainedfaithfuluntil1834。ThenotimcomprehensiblejealousyPhilippefeltonseeingGiroudeauacoloneldrovehimtore-entertheservice。Unluckilyforhimself，heobtained，in1835，thecommandofaregimentinAlgiers，whereheremainedthreeyearsinapostofdanger，alwayshopingfortheepauletsofageneral。Butsomemalignantinfluence——that，infact，ofGeneralGiroudeau，——continuallybalkedhim。Grownhardandbrutal，Philippeexceededtheordinaryseverityoftheservice，andwashated，inspiteofhisbraveryalaMurat。
　　Atthebeginningofthefatalyear1839，whilemakingasuddendashupontheArabsduringaretreatbeforesuperiorforces，heflunghimselfagainsttheenemy，followedbyonlyasinglecompany，andfellin，unfortunately，withthemainbodyoftheenemy。Thebattlewasbloodyandterrible，mantoman，andonlyafewhorsemenescapedalive。Seeingthattheircolonelwassurrounded，thesemen，whowereatsomedistance，wereunwillingtoperishuselesslyinattemptingtorescuehim。Theyheardhiscry:“Yourcolonel！tome！acoloneloftheEmpire！“buttheyrejoinedtheregiment。Philippemetwithahorribledeath，fortheArabs，afterhackinghimtopieceswiththeirscimitars，cutoffhishead。
　　Joseph，whowasmarriedaboutthistime，throughthegoodofficesoftheComtedeSerizy，tothedaughterofamillionairefarmer，inheritedhisbrother’shouseinParisandtheestateofBrambourg，inconsequenceoftheentail，whichPhilippe，hadheforeseenthisresult，wouldcertainlyhavebroken。ThechiefpleasurethepainterderivedfromhisinheritancewasinthefinecollectionofpaintingsfromIssoudun。Henowpossessesanincomeofsixtythousandfrancs，andhisfather-in-law，thefarmer，continuestopileupthefive-francpieces。ThoughJosephBridaupaintsmagnificentpictures，andrendersimportantservicestoartists，heisnotyetamemberoftheInstitute。Astheresultofaclauseinthedeedofentail，heisnowComtedeBrambourg，afactwhichoftenmakeshimroarwithlaughteramonghisfriendsintheatelier。
　　ADDENDUM
　　ThefollowingpersonagesappearinotherstoriesoftheHumanComedy。
　　Note:TheTwoBrothersisalsoknownasABachelor’sEstablishmentandTheBlackSheep。InotherAddendumappearancesitisreferredtoasA
　　Bachelor’sEstablishment。
　　Bianchon，HoraceFatherGoriotTheAtheist’sMassCesarBirotteauTheCommissioninLunacyLostIllusionsADistinguishedProvincialatParisTheSecretsofaPrincessTheGovernmentClerksPierretteAStudyofWomanScenesfromaCourtesan’sLifeHonorineTheSeamySideofHistoryTheMagicSkinASecondHomeAPrinceofBohemiaLettersofTwoBridesTheMuseoftheDepartmentTheImaginaryMistressTheMiddleClassesCousinBettyTheCountryParsonInaddition，M。Bianchonnarratedthefollowing:
　　AnotherStudyofWomanLaGrandeBretecheBirotteau，CesarCesarBirotteauAttheSignoftheCatandRacketBixiou，Jean-JacquesThePurseTheGovernmentClerksModesteMignonScenesfromaCourtesan’sLifeTheFirmofNucingenTheMuseoftheDepartmentCousinBettyTheMemberforArcisBeatrixAManofBusinessGaudissartII。
　　TheUnconsciousHumoristsCousinPonsBrambourg，ComtedeTitleofPhilippeBridau，laterJoseph
　　TheUnconsciousHumoristsBridau，PhilippeScenesfromaCourtesan’sLifeBridau，JosephThePurseADistinguishedProvincialatParisAStartinLifeModesteMignonAnotherStudyofWomanPierreGrassouLettersofTwoBridesCousinBettyTheMemberforArcisBruel，JeanFrancoisduTheGovernmentClerksAStartinLifeAPrinceofBohemiaTheMiddleClassesADistinguishedProvincialatParisADaughterofEveBruel，ClaudineChaffaroux，MadameduAPrinceofBohemiaADistinguishedProvincialatParisLettersofTwoBridesTheMiddleClassesCabirolle，MadameAStartinLifeCabirolle，Agathe-FlorentineAStartinLifeLostIllusionsADistinguishedProvincialatParisCamusotADistinguishedProvincialatParisCousinPonsTheMuseoftheDepartmentCesarBirotteauAttheSignoftheCatandRacketCardot，Jean-Jerome-SeverinAStartinLifeLostIllusionsADistinguishedProvincialatParisAttheSignoftheCatandRacketCesarBirotteauChaulieu，Henri，DucdeLettersofTwoBridesModestMignonScenesfromaCourtesan’sLifeTheThirteenChrestien，MichelADistinguishedProvincialatParisTheSecretsofaPrincessClaparon，CharlesCesarBirotteauMelmothReconciledTheFirmofNucingenAManofBusinessTheMiddleClassesColoquinteADistinguishedProvincialatParisCoralie，MademoiselleAStartinLifeADistinguishedProvincialatParisDespleinTheAtheist’sMassCousinPonsLostIllusionsTheThirteenTheGovernmentClerksPierretteTheSeamySideofHistoryModestMignonScenesfromaCourtesan’sLifeHonorineDesrochesson
　　ColonelChabertAStartinLifeAWomanofThirtyTheCommissioninLunacyTheGovernmentClerksADistinguishedProvincialatParisScenesfromaCourtesan’sLifeTheFirmofNucingenAManofBusinessTheMiddleClassesFinot，AndocheCesarBirotteauADistinguishedProvincialatParisScenesfromaCourtesan’sLifeTheGovernmentClerksAStartinLifeGaudissarttheGreatTheFirmofNucingenGaillard，MadameTheodoreJealousiesofaCountryTownADistinguishedProvincialatParisScenesfromaCourtesan’sLifeBeatrixTheUnconsciousHumoristsGerard，Francois-Pascal-Simon，BaronBeatrixGiraud，LeonADistinguishedProvincialatParisTheSecretsofaPrincessTheUnconsciousHumoristsGiroudeauADistinguishedProvincialatParisAStartinLifeGobseck，EstherVanGobseckTheFirmofNucingenScenesfromaCourtesan’sLifeGodeschal，Francois-Claude-MarieColonelChabertAStartinLifeTheCommissioninLunacyTheMiddleClassesCousinPonsGodeschal，MarieAStartinLifeScenesfromaCourtesan’sLifeCousinPonsGrandlieu，DucFerdinanddeTheGondrevilleMysteryTheThirteenModesteMignonScenesfromaCourtesan’sLifeGrandlieu，MademoiselledeScenesfromaCourtesan’sLifeGrassou，PierrePierreGrassouCousinBettyTheMiddleClassesCousinPonsGruget，MadameEtienneTheThirteenTheGovernmentClerksHaudrydoctor
　　CesarBirotteauTheThirteenTheSeamySideofHistoryCousinPonsLora，LeondeTheUnconsciousHumoristsAStartinLifePierreGrassouHonorineCousinBettyBeatrixLoraux，AbbeAStartinLifeCesarBirotteauHonorineLousteau，EtienneADistinguishedProvincialatParisScenesfromaCourtesan’sLifeADaughterofEveBeatrixTheMuseoftheDepartmentCousinBettyAPrinceofBohemiaAManofBusinessTheMiddleClassesTheUnconsciousHumoristsLupeaulx，ClementChardindesTheMuseoftheDepartmentEugenieGrandetADistinguishedProvincialatParisTheGovernmentClerksScenesfromaCourtesan’sLifeUrsuleMirouetMagus，ElieTheVendettaAMarriageSettlementPierreGrassouCousinPonsMatifatwealthydruggist
　　CesarBirotteauLostIllusionsADistinguishedProvincialatParisTheFirmofNucingenCousinPonsMaufrigneuse，DucdeTheSecretsofaPrincessAStartinLifeScenesfromaCourtesan’sLifeNathan，MadameRaoulTheMuseoftheDepartmentLostIllusionsADistinguishedProvincialatParisScenesfromaCourtesan’sLifeTheGovernmentClerksUrsuleMirouetEugenieGrandetTheImaginaryMistressAPrinceofBohemiaADaughterofEveTheUnconsciousHumoristsNavarreins，DucdeColonelChabertTheMuseoftheDepartmentTheThirteenJealousiesofaCountryTownThePeasantryScenesfromaCourtesan’sLifeTheCountryParsonTheMagicSkinTheGondrevilleMysteryTheSecretsofaPrincessCousinBettyRhetore，DucAlphonsedeADistinguishedProvincialatParisScenesfromaCourtesan’sLifeLettersofTwoBridesAlbertSavarusTheMemberforArcisRidal，FulgenceADistinguishedProvincialatParisTheUnconsciousHumoristsRoguinCesarBirotteauEugenieGrandetPierretteTheVendettaRouget，Jean-JacquesTheMuseoftheDepartmentSchinner，HippolyteThePursePierreGrassouAStartinLifeAlbertSavarusTheGovernmentClerksModesteMignonTheImaginaryMistressTheUnconsciousHumoristsSerizy，ComteHugretdeAStartinLifeHonorineModesteMignonScenesfromaCourtesan’sLifeTillet，FerdinandduCesarBirotteauTheFirmofNucingenTheMiddleClassesPierretteMelmothReconciledADistinguishedProvincialatParisTheSecretsofaPrincessADaughterofEveTheMemberforArcisCousinBettyTheUnconsciousHumoristsTouches，MademoiselleFelicitedesBeatrixLostIllusionsADistinguishedProvincialatParisAnotherStudyofWomanADaughterofEveHonorineBeatrixTheMuseoftheDepartmentVernou，FelicienLostIllusionsADistinguishedProvincialatParisScenesfromaCourtesan’sLifeADaughterofEveCousinBettyEnd