By this campaign it was charged that three million francs had been used to corrupt more than a hundred and fifty Deputies, and much more had been spent in other ways.
"A History of the Third French Republic"
C. H. C. Wright
For the remaining five francs I'll wait.
"The Furnace"
Rose Macaulay
He owed Mr. Dainopoulos a few hundred francs and would have been at a loss even if that gentleman had suddenly produced a beautiful and expensive woman for his amusement.
"Command"
William McFee