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Page 4
... listened to her words , filled with mute admiration . From time to time he watched the priest and all that sur- rounded him with a curious air full of anxiety and restraint . He had promised not to cry . Yet at times a suppressed sigh ...
... listened to her words , filled with mute admiration . From time to time he watched the priest and all that sur- rounded him with a curious air full of anxiety and restraint . He had promised not to cry . Yet at times a suppressed sigh ...
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... listened with open ears , hoping to learn why the priest , who seemed so kind , had refused to admit him . For a time there was no further question of Jack or of his mother , but the religious convic- tions of each became the subject of ...
... listened with open ears , hoping to learn why the priest , who seemed so kind , had refused to admit him . For a time there was no further question of Jack or of his mother , but the religious convic- tions of each became the subject of ...
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... listened to the youth . The indifferent manner in which the young man spoke of his parents , as well as what Monsieur Moronval had said a moment before concerning the family life of which most of his pupils had been deprived since ...
... listened to the youth . The indifferent manner in which the young man spoke of his parents , as well as what Monsieur Moronval had said a moment before concerning the family life of which most of his pupils had been deprived since ...
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... listened to her stories , he some- times appeared preoccupied , absent - minded , bit his nails furiously , with the feverish anxiety of one whose petition is trembling on his lips , and who almost bears you a grudge for not having ...
... listened to her stories , he some- times appeared preoccupied , absent - minded , bit his nails furiously , with the feverish anxiety of one whose petition is trembling on his lips , and who almost bears you a grudge for not having ...
Page 101
... listened , and all the hackneyed phrases , all the sentimentality of his verses , long- drawn - out and tremulous , modulated to the drone of the instrument , penetrated her very heart . She listened breathlessly , fascinated , drowned ...
... listened , and all the hackneyed phrases , all the sentimentality of his verses , long- drawn - out and tremulous , modulated to the drone of the instrument , penetrated her very heart . She listened breathlessly , fascinated , drowned ...
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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.