The Russian owner of the Auberge de Jehan Cottard (a Norman-themed restaurant), the Patron is fattish, well dressed, and smells of cologne. He longs to play golf and bores Orwell with talk of the sport. An incompetent cheat, his demeanor is both shifty and aristocratic. He repeatedly lies to Orwell and Boris about the restaurant’s impending opening in order to trick them into helping renovate the building for free. He keeps company with mobsters and he bribes industry insiders to keep his restaurant open.
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Chapter 9
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Appearance—appearance is everything, mon ami. Give me a new suit and I will borrow a thousand francs by dinner-time.
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It is fatal to look hungry. It makes people want to kick you.
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The Patron Quotes in Down and Out in Paris and London
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Chapter 9
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Appearance—appearance is everything, mon ami. Give me a new suit and I will borrow a thousand francs by dinner-time.
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It is fatal to look hungry. It makes people want to kick you.
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