| Napoleon had nothing remaining, but an assignat of one hundred sous, his pay being in arrear. |
| And yet Cambon steadily insisted that the security for the assignat currency was perfect. |
| I looked up, and there, straight before me, saw the same officer who had given me the assignat the night before. |
| At these words he held up triumphantly the French assignat, and waved it before the eyes of the court. |
| While still a few steps from the officer she unfolded the kerchief and took out of it a white twenty-five-ruble assignat and hastily handed it to him. |
| Ominous it was when persons compelled to take this loan found for an assignat of one hundred francs only one franc was allowed. |
