From the results, it seems that Grandmother and Madame Berny were right.
Although Balzac was a nobody in the French literary world for quite a long time, ever since the publication of "The Wild Ass's Skin," he has now soared to great heights.
In 1831 and 1832 alone, Balzac's total income included 1,125 Francs for "The Wild Ass's Skin," 3,750 Francs for "Scenes from Private Life," 5,250 Francs for "Philosophical Novel Collection" and "Secrets of the Princess de Cadignan," and 4,166 Francs for contributions to newspapers and magazines, totaling 14,291 Francs.
But like most great writers of this era, despite Balzac's high income, his inflated consumer desire left him without saving even half a Sous, and he accumulated a debt of 6,000 Francs instead.
However, for Madame Berny, this wasn't a particularly difficult problem to solve, and she was very willing to support the young writer who was half a lover and half a son to her.
