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Excerpt from History of the Consulate and the Empire of France Under Napoleon, Vol. 4 of 12
This situation, unknown to the minister, not duly appreciated even by the company, which in its embarrassment not measuring either the extent of the operations in which it had been induced to engage or the gravity of the acts which it committed - this situation revealed itself gradually by a universal scarcity of money. The public, in particular, eager after metallic specie, apprised of its rarity at the bank, thronged to its offices to convert notes into cash. Malevolent persons joining those who were alarmed, the crisis soon became general.
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