Thirty, and do I hear thirty-five madame? (Madame Giry shakes her head)Selling at thiry then, thirty once, twice. AUCTIONEER: May I start at twenty francs? Fifteen, then? Fifteen I am bid. This item, discovered in the vaults of the theatre, still in working order. Attatched, the figure of a monkey in Persian robes, playing the cymbals. And now, lot 665,ladies and gentlemen: a papier-maché musical box, in the shape of a barrel-organ. Six? And you sir seven? Seven against you sir. Do I here ten? No, five then? Five, thank you sir. Lot 664, a wooden pistol and three human skulls from Hannibal, a production by Chalemeu.
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