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Page 27
... called the College - no the college - the Gymnase Moronval ; for all that , it is a College . When I was at the Saïd's , my Egyptians , I took the boy to that school every day , and the master , a kind of half - breed , used to give me ...
... called the College - no the college - the Gymnase Moronval ; for all that , it is a College . When I was at the Saïd's , my Egyptians , I took the boy to that school every day , and the master , a kind of half - breed , used to give me ...
Page 31
... called them , and the comings and goings of this polychromatic school , the irregularity of its occupations , the startling appearance of its pro- fessors , added the final touch to the eccentric physiognomy of the Passage des Douze ...
... called them , and the comings and goings of this polychromatic school , the irregularity of its occupations , the startling appearance of its pro- fessors , added the final touch to the eccentric physiognomy of the Passage des Douze ...
Page 33
... called from a distance , " Why don't you open , you parcel of monkeys ! " Then that strange whispering grew louder and more emphatic . A key was heard turning in the rusty locks , accompanied by the sound of oaths and a terrible tussle ...
... called from a distance , " Why don't you open , you parcel of monkeys ! " Then that strange whispering grew louder and more emphatic . A key was heard turning in the rusty locks , accompanied by the sound of oaths and a terrible tussle ...
Page 36
... called the child to her , stroked his long locks , and found his eyes very beautiful . " His mother's eyes , " added Moronval , impu- dently , looking at Mademoiselle Constant . The latter seemed not too eager to disclaim the ...
... called the child to her , stroked his long locks , and found his eyes very beautiful . " His mother's eyes , " added Moronval , impu- dently , looking at Mademoiselle Constant . The latter seemed not too eager to disclaim the ...
Page 44
... called the window of the soul , but these eyes were so carefully closed , that it might almost be doubted whether there was really a soul behind them . The conversation ended between Mademoiselle Constant and the Moronvals , the mulatto ...
... called the window of the soul , but these eyes were so carefully closed , that it might almost be doubted whether there was really a soul behind them . The conversation ended between Mademoiselle Constant and the Moronvals , the mulatto ...
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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.