What does "louis" mean here? Loisel possessed eighteen thousand francs which his father had left him. He would borrow the rest. He did borrow, asking a thousand francs of one, five hundred of anothe

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What does "louis" mean here? Loisel possessed eighteen thousand francs which his father had left him. He would borrow the rest. He did borrow, asking a thousand francs of one, five hundred of another, five louis here, three louis there. He gave notes, took up ruinous obligations, dealt with usurers, ........ What does "louis" mean here?

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A louis (sometimes called a louis d'or) was an eighteenth century French gold coin.

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