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... . How is her per- sonality revealed ? By one of those slight touches which lays bare the inmost nature of the woman . " Par un K , monsieur le supérieur , par un K. Le nom s'écrit et se prononce à l'anglaise , comme Introduction . xix.
... . How is her per- sonality revealed ? By one of those slight touches which lays bare the inmost nature of the woman . " Par un K , monsieur le supérieur , par un K. Le nom s'écrit et se prononce à l'anglaise , comme Introduction . xix.
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... Monsieur le Supérieur , with a K. In English the name is written and pronounced Djack . The child's godfather was an Englishman , Lord Peambock , a major - general in the Indian army . You have heard of him perhaps ? A most ...
... Monsieur le Supérieur , with a K. In English the name is written and pronounced Djack . The child's godfather was an Englishman , Lord Peambock , a major - general in the Indian army . You have heard of him perhaps ? A most ...
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... Monsieur l'Abbé , of course ! " " Ah ! " said the priest , very gravely . It was now his turn to be at loss for words in which to express what he wished to say . He rolled the card between his fingers with the slight tremor of the lips ...
... Monsieur l'Abbé , of course ! " " Ah ! " said the priest , very gravely . It was now his turn to be at loss for words in which to express what he wished to say . He rolled the card between his fingers with the slight tremor of the lips ...
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... Monsieur le Supérieur . My hus- band died ten years ago , the very year of our marriage . Ah , Monsieur l'Abbé , those romancers who travel far and wide in search of adventures for Mother and Child . 7.
... Monsieur le Supérieur . My hus- band died ten years ago , the very year of our marriage . Ah , Monsieur l'Abbé , those romancers who travel far and wide in search of adventures for Mother and Child . 7.
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... monsieur , " she responded naïvely . " Jack is a very robust child . He has never had a sick day . He is rather pale , perhaps , but that is merely because of the Paris air , to which he is unaccustomed . " Annoyed to see that she had ...
... monsieur , " she responded naïvely . " Jack is a very robust child . He has never had a sick day . He is rather pale , perhaps , but that is merely because of the Paris air , to which he is unaccustomed . " Annoyed to see that she had ...
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Page 103 - DE L'ENFANT A SON RÉVEIL O père qu'adore mon père ! Toi qu'on ne nomme qu'à genoux! Toi, dont le nom terrible et doux Fait courber le front de ma mère! On dit que ce brillant soleil N'est qu'un jouet de ta puissance; Que sous tes pieds il se balance Comme une lampe de vermeil. On dit que c'est toi qui fais naître Les petits oiseaux dans les champs, Et qui...
Page xxiv - Did we think victory great ? So it is — but now it seems to me, when it cannot be help'd, that defeat is great, And that death and dismay are great.
Page 285 - ... workman, is no longer what it used to be ; oh, no ! not at all the same thing, not at all. You must know that the time- of the working-man has now come. The middle classes have had their day, the aristocracy likewise. Although, I must say, the aristocracy- Moreover, is it not more natural at your age, to allow yourself to be guided by those who love you, and who are experienced ? " A sob from the child interrupted her. " Then you too send me away; you too send me away.