From some such difficulty the newly named street died almost in birth , and the purchaser of the kitchen - garden , having paid a high price for it , and being quite unable to find any one willing to take his bargain off his hands without a considerable loss , yet still clinging to the belief that at some future day he should obtain a sum for it that would repay him , not only for his past outlay , but also the interest upon the capital locked up in his new acquisition , contented himself with letting the ground temporarily to some market - gardeners , at a yearly rental of 500 francs 这条被定了新名字的街道始终没有修完，果园的购买者本钱付了不少，可是除非他甘心蚀一大笔钱，否则无法找到一个愿意来接手这笔买卖的人。但他相信将来总有一天会卖得一大笔钱的，到那时不但可以偿清他过去所支出的费用，而且还可以捞回那笔困死在这项投资上的资金的利息，所以他只得以年租金五百法朗的价钱，把这块地方暂时租给了一个水果贩子。
