gave something as it were celestial to that mysterious flower, which Seraphitus sadly contemplated,...
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Pierre Grassou by Honore de Balzac Translated by Katharine Prescott Wormeley DEDICATION To the L...
space which lay between the house and the lawn with its flower-beds. From the gestures of the poet,...
such palpitations as those which now came near causing Canalis an aneurism, except, perhaps, before...
duty if I keep silence. That is why I did not get home in time to dress monsieur this morning." "W...
into such a thing as this?" exclaimed Canalis, turning pale. "It was a question of friendship; and ...
the condition of the land, Charles Mignon remarked that time must be allowed for the soil, which wa...
death of Monsieur le Grand, as they call Cinq-Mars, to keep his office among us, we should have bee...
Butscha, whose alert attention was comparable to that of a spy, looked at Monsieur Mignon, expectin...
A DIPLOMATIC LETTER The poet's reflections during the night were thoroughly matter-of fact. He sin...
concession which is almost as unsatisfactory to the hearer and leaves him dissatisfied. Nothing bri...
will manage to have you invited to Rosembray, for the meet will probably take place in Duc de Verne...
this morning examining the exterior as I was on my way to Sainte- Adresse." "Oh, an architect, was...
receive so great a fame in our little house, yet your visit will gratify my daughter, whose admirat...
Modeste's duplicity and Butscha's connivance. "Madame," he cried, "he is a serpent whom we have war...