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The Complete Works of Guy de Maupassant (1917)

The Complete Works of Guy de Maupassant (1917)


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Purchase of this book includes free trial access to www.million-books.com where you can read more than a million books for free. This is an OCR edition with typos. Excerpt from book: CHAPTER VIZI MATEBNITY T the thought of being a mother Jeanne felt no joy; she had had so much sorrow. Rosalie left the house. Jeanne awaited the advent of her child without curiosity, still filled with the apprehension of unknown misfortunes. A big woman, big as a house, had taken Rosalie's place and supported the Baroness in the monotonous walks along her avenue. The Baron gave his arm to Jeanne, who was now always ailing; while Lison, uneasy, and busied about the approaching event, held her other hand, bewildered at this mystery which she never would know. They walked along like this almost in silence, for hours at a time, while Julien was riding about the country on horseback, having suddenly acquired this taste. Nothing ever happened to disturb their dreary life. The Baron, his wife, and the Vicomte paid a visit to the Fourvilles, with whom Julien seemed to be already well acquainted, without oneknowing just how. Another ceremonious visit was exchanged with the Brisevilles, who were still hidden in their manor house. One afternoon, about four o'clock, two persons, a lady and a gentleman on horseback, rode up into the courtyard of the chateau. Julien, greatly excited, ran up to Jeanne's room. " Quick, quick! come downstairs! here are the Fourvilles. They have just come as neighbors, knowing your condition. Tell them that I have gone out, but that I shall soon return. I will just go and make myself presentable." Jeanne, much surprised, went downstairs. A pale, pretty young woman, with a sad face, dreamy eyes, and lusterless, fair hair, looking as if the sunlight never had kissed it, quietly introduced her husband, a kind of giant, or ogre, with a large red mustache. She added: " We have several times had the pleasure of meeting Monsieur de Lamare. We heard fro...


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Product Details
  • ISBN-13: 9781594621574
  • Publisher: Book Jungle
  • Publisher Imprint: Book Jungle
  • Depth: 16
  • Language: English
  • Returnable: N
  • Weight: 471 gr
  • ISBN-10: 1594621578
  • Publisher Date: 18 Feb 2006
  • Binding: Paperback
  • Height: 235 mm
  • No of Pages: 240
  • Spine Width: 13 mm
  • Width: 191 mm


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