Madame Firmiani by Honore de Balzac Translated by Katharine Prescott Wormeley DEDICATION To my d...
2011-12-12
"Was he frightened?" asked the barber. "Misers are afraid of only one thing," replied the king. "My...
(from the answers to his inquiries) have had equal reason to suppose her a widow or wife, silly or ...
with the skirt of his dalmatian, a species of robe made of black velvet, open in front, with large ...
spite of his sagacity the old Planter was unable to decide whether she turned pale from shame or pl...
way. "Sire, I would willingly pay a thousand gold crowns if I could have a moment's talk with you;...
"My dear uncle, I am your nephew; isn't that as good as saying that I had dipped into the capital l...
Maitre Cornelius by Honore de Balzac Translated by Katharine Prescott Wormeley DEDICATION To Mon...
believe in this excuse; but he suspected some treachery and he resolved to watch his treasure more ...
his coffees. There had been a dispute over each article, the first indication in Gobseck of the chi...
will give me your advice without charging fees as long as I live, will you not?' " 'So be it; so l...
concern of yours,' and he looked the old man up and down. 'A man has no debts till payment is due.'...
" 'You don't understand it,' he said, and sitting down by the hearth, he put a tin saucepan full of...
"Poor Camille can hardly keep awake," the Vicomtesse hastily broke in. --"Go to bed, child; you hav...
dinner came in from a cookshop; and our old porter's wife went up at the prescribed hour to set his...