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?

Oct 16, 2014 10:25 PM

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

October 16, 2014

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