1. "Finding himself seated at the same table with a man who seemed to him quite genteel, he could not resist the itching desire to tell him, with a certain air of coquetry, that he had just inherited a fortune of four hundred thousand francs." (63)
2. My Guess: The story says he cannot resist to tell the man and it seems every time he tells someone the sum of money gets larger so I think coquetry probably means something like to flaunt or to brag.
3. Definition: 1 the behavior or arts of a coquette; flirtation. 2 dalliance; trifling.
*Coquette- A woman who flirts lightheartedly with men to win their admiration and affection
4. Explanation: To define it i had to look up the word coquette which describes a woman who desires a mans admiration or affection, so what it means in the sentence is he has a distinct need for someone else to approve and admire what he has just inherited.
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