In a humble pension, belonging to the widow Vauquer, home to eight tenants. Among pensioners stand Eug�ne de Rastignac, a law student, the protagonist of the story; Mr. Goriot, a former manufacturer of pasta, now come unless he is teasing center from the rest of the tenants, who call him "uncle" (pere in the original French) Goriot; and Vautrin, an enigmatic character. Rastignac is invited to a dance at the Saint-Germain in the house of the Countess of Beaus�ant, cousin of the young, considered one of the leading ...
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In a humble pension, belonging to the widow Vauquer, home to eight tenants. Among pensioners stand Eug�ne de Rastignac, a law student, the protagonist of the story; Mr. Goriot, a former manufacturer of pasta, now come unless he is teasing center from the rest of the tenants, who call him "uncle" (pere in the original French) Goriot; and Vautrin, an enigmatic character. Rastignac is invited to a dance at the Saint-Germain in the house of the Countess of Beaus�ant, cousin of the young, considered one of the leading figures in the world of the Parisian aristocracy. Dazzled by the brilliant crowd, opulence and elegance of the residence, Eug�ne fixed his eyes on the Countess Anastasie of Restaud, and quickly establish relations with that woman becoming known as a cousin of Mrs. Beaus�ant, being invited by the countess to his home. Eug�ne felt ambitious enough to charm the woman and imagined a series of future enjoyments would happen to her.
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