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Page vii
... talk of them , of his past , and of the factory life he had led . Certain incidents of factory life at Indret described later in Jack are merely the souvenirs of those apprentice days . Chance , which had brought the two together , soon ...
... talk of them , of his past , and of the factory life he had led . Certain incidents of factory life at Indret described later in Jack are merely the souvenirs of those apprentice days . Chance , which had brought the two together , soon ...
Page ix
... talk about or write about . But one day he finds himself telling this story to a friend , Gustave Droz . Perhaps something in the simplicity , the sincerity with which the bare details were told , may have touched the friend , for he ...
... talk about or write about . But one day he finds himself telling this story to a friend , Gustave Droz . Perhaps something in the simplicity , the sincerity with which the bare details were told , may have touched the friend , for he ...
Page 15
... talk of her mother , a be- witching creole , and of their plantations and ne- gresses . But again , Touraine was her birthplace ; her childhood days had been spent in a great château on a bank of the Loire . In all these de- tails and ...
... talk of her mother , a be- witching creole , and of their plantations and ne- gresses . But again , Touraine was her birthplace ; her childhood days had been spent in a great château on a bank of the Loire . In all these de- tails and ...
Page 17
... talking upon the steps , and drew aside quickly to permit this whirl- wind of furs and curly hair to pass on . But ... talk- ative she had been , the lies she had told , all to no purpose , and that smile , that incredulous smile in ...
... talking upon the steps , and drew aside quickly to permit this whirl- wind of furs and curly hair to pass on . But ... talk- ative she had been , the lies she had told , all to no purpose , and that smile , that incredulous smile in ...
Page 23
... " What ! Constant ! You cannot think I am going to that ball . I have no heart for amusing myself . " " Nonsense ! don't talk like that . In five minutes more it will be another story . costume of Folly Mother and Child . 23.
... " What ! Constant ! You cannot think I am going to that ball . I have no heart for amusing myself . " " Nonsense ! don't talk like that . In five minutes more it will be another story . costume of Folly Mother and Child . 23.
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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.