1830. At half-past three the solid eating of the feast began; the dessert did not appear till eigh...
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"It is enough to kill you to lead such a life!" cried old Cardot; "and look at the broken glasses! ...
Oscar; "my stomach is much too delicate to digest the victuals of a tavern." "'Victuals' is a word...
Moulineaux, has slipped away so adroitly that when the fat countryman looked round for his colonel ...
supported them. The Moreaus, who were very friendly with Grindot the architect, had received notic...
household, together with the gardeners and the concierge and his wife, were going and coming in a c...
truth, all the rest, the ten thousand talari, the thousand gold pieces, and the fine weapons, were ...
Margueron and the notary of Beaumont, who held in his hand a bundle of deeds and other papers. Whe...
"Well, you have only eight hundred now to get," remarked the count, who considered this moan, addre...
"Oh! yes," snarled Clapart, "you expect fine things of him; but, mark my words, there'll be squabbl...
"Do you breakfast here?" "No," said the artist. "I am expected at the chateau. Besides, I took som...
lease, of ending his days there, he lived rather plainly, served by an old cook and the former maid...
He devoted the greater part of his time to sleep, but he was obliged to watch like a spider in its ...
A Start in Life by Honore de Balzac Translated by Katharine Prescott Wormeley DEDICATION To Laur...
doubtless had a short conversation. "Pere Leger," said Pierrotin, looking into the coach, "will you...