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Page 21
... followed her example , but more moderately ; his big grief of a moment before made his child's heart swell , and he was full of suppressed sighs and unshed tears . When they left the pastry - shop , the day , although cold , was so fine ...
... followed her example , but more moderately ; his big grief of a moment before made his child's heart swell , and he was full of suppressed sighs and unshed tears . When they left the pastry - shop , the day , although cold , was so fine ...
Page 31
... followed by a half - dozen little rascals whose com- plexions varied from clear copper color to the intensest black , and whose shabby school - uniforms , thin bodies , and awkward , ungainly movements made them look like a corps of ...
... followed by a half - dozen little rascals whose com- plexions varied from clear copper color to the intensest black , and whose shabby school - uniforms , thin bodies , and awkward , ungainly movements made them look like a corps of ...
Page 45
... charming fellow , " said Moronval . " And a superb voice ! You shall hear it , " added Labassindre , leaning out to call Saïd in a voice of thunder . A terrific howl answered him , followed by the appearance The Gymnase Moronval . 45.
... charming fellow , " said Moronval . " And a superb voice ! You shall hear it , " added Labassindre , leaning out to call Saïd in a voice of thunder . A terrific howl answered him , followed by the appearance The Gymnase Moronval . 45.
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Alphonse Daudet. A terrific howl answered him , followed by the appearance of the charming fellow . A big , swarthy schoolboy entered . His tunic , like all tunics , made to last after it has become too small for the cramped overgrown ...
Alphonse Daudet. A terrific howl answered him , followed by the appearance of the charming fellow . A big , swarthy schoolboy entered . His tunic , like all tunics , made to last after it has become too small for the cramped overgrown ...
Page 54
... followed a regular course of study ; but it was soon found necessary to curtail this expense , although entering it care- fully upon the quarterly account . Could not private professors replace university- routine advantageously ...
... followed a regular course of study ; but it was soon found necessary to curtail this expense , although entering it care- fully upon the quarterly account . Could not private professors replace university- routine advantageously ...
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appearance asked Avenue Montaigne beautiful Bélisaire beûh Bon ami Boulevard Haussmann carriage Cécile Champs-Élysées Charlotte charming cold Countess creature d'Argenton Dahomey Daudet dear Decostère delightful doctor door dream entered Étiolles eyes face factotum felt forest garden glance Guérigny Gymnase Moronval hand happy head heard Hirsch Jack's Kérika King of Dahomey Labassindre light listened little Jack little King little negro little tropicals looked Madame de Barancy Madame Moronval Mademoiselle Constant Mâdou mamma Monsieur Moronval Monsieur Rivals Moronval-Decostère Moronval's Mother Archambauld Moucié mulatto Nantais never night Paris passed paused poet Pointe-à-Pitre poor child pupils road Roudic Saïd seated seemed sight silence singer sleep smile solemn sort sound suddenly talk tears tell terrible things thought tion trees Vaugirard Villeneuve-Saint-Georges voice wait walk watching wife woman words wretched
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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...