Aramis’ grave and thoughtful face appeared…
Begun in this manner, the supper soon became a fete; no one tried to be witty, for no one failed in being so. La Fontaine forgot his Gorgny wine and allowed Vatel to reconcile him to the wines of the...
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"What sort of a person do you take me for?" "What do you mean?" "If you know anything, why conceal it from me? If you do not know anything, why did you write so warningly?" "True, true, I was very...
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A shepherd, neighbour to the sea, Lived with his flock contentedly. His fortune, though but small, Was safe within his call. At last some stranded kegs of gold Him tempted, and his flock he sold,...
View ArticleHis vague glance hovered for a long time over the sea…
Aramis bit his lips. "Nothing! nothing! Your pardon, I meant to say..." "What?" "That if we were inclined - if we took a fancy to make an excursion by sea, we could not." "Very good! and why should...
View ArticlePerfectly happy
And yet isn't she perfectly happy ? Her room looks like a small chapel. You know I often lack servants, but I manage without them and no one could tell. All is neat and tidy, everything is squeaky...
View ArticleThe women and the secret
There's nothing like a secret weighs; Too heavy 'tis for women tender; And, for this matter, in my days, I've seen some men of female gender. To prove his wife, a husband cried, (The night he knew the...
View ArticleThe two enemies looked at each other…
The two enemies looked at each other silently. Each of them seemed to wait for the other one to provoke him. From the muted rage spread over Brousselle's face, one could have thought for a moment that...
View ArticleThe two opponents remained motionless…
The two opponents remained motionless for some time, facing and watching each other with mutual vigilance. At the end, a burning flush spread over Brousselle's cheeks, and blood seemed to spurt out of...
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