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id: 1968
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  Albert Savarus Albert Savarus Memoires de deux Jeunes Mariees Letters of Two Brides Une Fille d''Eve


id: 7927
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  The Life of a Gambler,"--where the exhaustion of a man still in the prime of life is betrayed by the metallic


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id: 14246
title: Mercadet: A Comedy in Three Acts
author: Balzac, Honoré de
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  SCENE: Paris, in the house of Mercadet we are going to lose poor Madame Mercadet. M. Mercadet is not going to give his daughter to a miserable That girl has a thousand crowns of our good money in the savings bank, end of my resources; the time has come for a master-stroke, and Julie (Mme. Mercadet is perturbed.) Don''t you see, my dear, that creditors Mercadet (following Pierquin; aside to his wife) Mme. Mercadet, Julie, and later, Servants. shall certainly be able to pay you your thirty thousand francs. Mercadet the rich man in his true colors. I do not believe so; Mercadet is a speculator, rich to-day, to-morrow The same persons, Mme. Mercadet, Julie and Verdelin. Mme. Mercadet, Julie and Minard appear. But come and see for yourself, Mercadet; a man has stepped out-Brive, let me pay back to you your forty-eight thousand francs.


id: 16206
title: Analytical Studies
author: Balzac, Honoré de
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  tend to raise in the heart of his wife, a husband ought to possess, immoral man wishes his wife to be a woman of principle, as masters to nature than the fidelity of a wife towards her husband, when love "My wife, like all the young people of our happy century, has been the eyes of every woman, even of a lawful wife, the more a man shows "A man must have very little love," the mystified wife will exclaim, Your wife, the young lady in whom the first pleasures of life and love times, ''My dear, young women never dress well; your mother liked to "My dear Caroline," says Adolphe one day to his wife, "are you than between the man and the wife; but also because woman has more Axiom.--In a husband, there is only a man; in a married woman, there Adolphe is happy to have a wife like you!


id: 15878
title: The Stepmother, A Drama in Five Acts
author: Balzac, Honoré de
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  Gertrude, second wife to General de Grandchamp Pauline, daughter to General de Grandchamp by his first wife mine; for bear in mind, Pauline will only marry the man she loves, The same persons, Pauline, Godard, Vernon, Napoleon, Ferdinand, the I shall find out presently whether Pauline loves Ferdinand. Pauline and Gertrude; later, the General. Gertrude, the General and Pauline. Gertrude, the General and Pauline. Gertrude, the General and Pauline. stepmother, I know, but if you had been in love with Ferdinand, I The General (aside to Pauline) Ferdinand, my dear Pauline, when you were but eight years old. Come, General, you can quarrel with Madame as much as you like, but Gertrude, Vernon, Pauline, and later Marguerite. (Marguerite comes forward and assists Gertrude to carry Pauline away.) Pauline, my child, I love you well, you The General (passing before Gertrude to the side of Pauline) Pauline, Ferdinand and Vernon.


id: 1230
title: Pierre Grassou
author: Balzac, Honoré de
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  unknown to fame is that of an artist named Pierre Grassou, coming from four rooms occupied by Grassou of Fougeres was his studio, looking over Fougeres had the cross of the Legion of honor, and Elie Magus bought his "One hundred thousand francs," said Magus, "and a quiet girl, full of anterior life of Pierre Grassou of Fougeres. "My dear friend," said Fougeres, "my picture is already condemned; it is "I''ve sold your picture," said Elie Magus, seeing him. The painter went back to his studio and made more pictures. of the Exhibition, a picture by Fougeres. the revolution of July, Fougeres sent about ten pictures a year to the artist and paint pictures; but oh! "I painted those pictures," said Pierre Grassou in Vervelle''s ear, "and "And Magus is a famous picture-dealer!" said the painter, who now saw de Fougeres (for so the family persisted in calling Pierre Grassou)


id: 1427
title: A Drama on the Seashore
author: Balzac, Honoré de
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  line on the horizon, we met a fisherman, a poor man returning to "Have you had a good catch to-day, my man?" I said to the fisherman. At these words, said simply, Pauline and I looked at each other without "Poor man!" said Pauline, with that accent which removes from the Batz, which arrested the eye by its immense pile placed there like they told pere Cambremer, ''Your son has nearly killed little such he''ll like the girls,'' said Pierre. When Pierre Cambremer came back and saw furniture in Cambremer said nothing, but he went to Croisic, "''Here,'' said Pierre, ''is a piece of paper which wrapped a Spanish gold "Jacques said he had not taken his mother''s money, and that the gold "Cambremer turned white and said,-"''Then,'' Pierre said, ''was there upon your gold piece the little cross "I shall not go to Batz," said Pauline, when we came to the upper shore


id: 1426
title: The Recruit
author: Balzac, Honoré de
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  Carentan were assembled in the salon of Madame de Dey, where they met evenings Madame de Dey had closed her doors to the little company, on enter into Madame de Dey''s secret anxieties, it is necessary to explain the son was not only the sole child of Madame de Dey, but also her last Thus Madame de Dey, noble, rich, and the mother of an emigre, could not Now all the town knew that Madame de Dey did not like game. The second day, on learning that Madame de Dey declared herself ill, the house of the mayor''s brother, an old married merchant, a man of strict Madame de Dey''s son, the emigre. At these words Madame de Dey looked at the old man with a wild and "Madame!" said an unknown man. madame," said Brigitte, as she undressed her mistress, "must that "I cannot stay here!" cried Madame de Dey.


id: 1425
title: El Verdugo
author: Balzac, Honoré de
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  moment a young French officer, leaning on the parapet of a long terrace daughter had looked at the young officer with an interest expressing of the Marquis de Leganes seemed sufficient to justify Victor Marchand battalion commanded by Victor Marchand was quartered in the little town Spaniard had given to Victor Marchand and his soldiers, the young A few hours later the young officer reached the headquarters of General "He will want to have you shot," said the general; "but we will see the town of Menda from general headquarters, was marched with marvellous As he looked at them, the young officer shook his head, "Dear Juanito," she said, passing her arm around his neck and kissing eyes turned to the chateau and saw the noble family advancing with "Go on, Juanito!" she said, in a deep voice, and her head rolled at "General," said an officer, who was half drunk, "Marchand has just told


id: 2318
title: Droll Stories — Volume 2
author: Balzac, Honoré de
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  Having finished, the author returns to his lady-love, wishing every "''Fast!--with pleasure,'' said the good man. Poissy were good young ladies, who now this way, now that, cheated God "You stopped a long time at confession this morning, sister," said "Well," said Sister Ovide to her, "have you had a good night''s rest, "Put it there," said the good man, gazing with admiration at an During supper the said lady d''Amboise made more than a hundred little my love!" Brought up in great respect of old people by her dear Perceiving the good man, the king, who knew his wit, said to him, with "You go rather far, my good man," said the king. placed by the said knight a fair wench having the appearance of a "Many persons of all conditions having at the time believed the said The which having said, the lady abbess was, with great honour and


id: 1925
title: Droll Stories — Volume 1
author: Balzac, Honoré de
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  Philippe," said the good prelate, "thou wilt then go to the devil words which shocked the good ladies, to their credit be it said. "Ah!" said the cardinal, taking the good German''s hand, "I have just my little one," said the seneschal, knowing by this that Blanche "Nay," said the old woman, "it is our lady of Roche-Corbon, wife of "No," replied the old man, "I love thee too much, little one; why, Blanche found the said good man in a private garden near the high rock every day, going to look if the good man had his eyes open, and in which heir, but little loved by the good man, remained in the country, "Oh!" said the jeweller, "my good woman, there is a bad young man, little priest, you wish to make game of me!" said the king. "I love you too well," said the brother, "not to be good."


id: 1737
title: Facino Cane
author: Balzac, Honoré de
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  stranded me in a garret; my nights I spent in work, my days in reading To come out of my own ways of life, to be another than myself through One day my charwoman, a working man''s wife, came to beg me to honor The old man was playing at random, without the slightest regard for time The old man''s face lighted up, the wrinkles began to work, he was "If I went with you, you would not lose your time," he said. dance, the Venetian was scenting my thoughts; he guessed the great old Venetian noble, thinking thoughts that set a young man''s mind afire Facino Cane left off playing, and came up "You talk of millions to a young man," I began, "and do you think that Perhaps his story had taken him back to happy days and to Venice. as blind as you think; gold and diamonds light up my night, the night


id: 2551
title: Droll Stories — Volume 3
author: Balzac, Honoré de
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  this good little man unobserved, many said, This great misery touched the heart of the good man, who had in his of an old monk, and she always came attired in great splendour like a "Well said, good man," cried the king. good old Abbot Hugon, their lord and master, who entered the house, In the good town of Bourges, at the time when that lord the king to return to town, in order that he might seize at the said lord''s you sufficient to convince you," said the lover, knowing that the lady "Father Amador has no bread," said the little lady. "A great monk," said the lady. "Ah, my father!" said the lady, "if you love us, you will refresh "Let us leave off singing," said Bertha; "it has too great an effect "Ah!" said Bertha, fast bound in love without knowing it; "this is


id: 1189
title: The Message
author: Balzac, Honoré de
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  We had not come thirty leagues before we were talking of women and love. very well proportioned, a bright, expressive face, dark hair, blue eyes, What an awful piece of news it was for a woman whose whole thoughts were which no words can express, a woman who had been at a world of pains to This momentary hesitation gave the lady''s husband time to come forward. The Countess was a little woman, with a flat, graceful I told the Count briefly of the death of my traveling companion. "Madame, here comes your husband!" so plainly in my face, that the old canon came out after me into the Some little time had passed since we left the dinner-table; I had scarcely given a thought to the Count since we left him under the her of the fears that troubled the poor dying man, told her how and


id: 1968
title: The Human Comedy: Introductions and Appendix
author: Balzac, Honoré de
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  Balzac''s genius by any means a mere vindication of the famous definition partiality, Balzac was actually a very good-looking boy and young man, in general, Balzac informs us that Sainte-Beuve''s great characteristic that as a matter of fact Balzac, after a year or two, did not waste much Besides this work in books, pamphlets, etc., Balzac, as has been said, the first draft of Balzac''s work never presented it in anything like of these places Balzac, till he was a very great man, was a constant most lives of Balzac, including all good ones, are rather critical literature and French life at the very time of Balzac''s most exuberant on another who had written a critical notice of his, Balzac''s, life and self-absorbed Balzac no doubt was; he could not have lived his life In part, no doubt, and in great part, the work of Balzac is dream-stuff


id: 1941
title: Letters of Two Brides
author: Balzac, Honoré de
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  "Dear child," she said, "we have people coming to dinner to-day. S._--You must admit, dear, that great lords know how to love! letter, Renee dear, and you will see how love makes a clean sweep of all she had handed in this little love-letter for my slave, who returned to RENEE DE L''ESTORADE TO LOUISE DE CHAULIEU May. If love be the life of the world, why do austere philosophers count it Sweet love, my life here is a splendid success, and I want to know how For you, Louise, love is but the reflex of Felipe''s passion; the life Love makes my Louis happy, but marriage has made me a mother, My dear, they are the first love of my life! Dear, I have a feeling now for Louis which is not love, but which ought Dear heart, you have everything in life to make you happy,


id: 1943
title: Louis Lambert
author: Balzac, Honoré de
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  of a man; no, Louis mastered the facts, and he accounted for them after Louis Lambert''s character, may to a great extent absolve Madame de Stael hear the story of Louis Lambert, discovered, like an aerolite, by Madame At the same time, Lambert''s piercing eye, the scorn expressed school friend of poor Louis Lambert; and during that time my life was still amazing observations as to the powers of man, which gave his words later years--Louis Lambert said to me, "Why, I saw this last night in a post-existence of the inner man, if I may be allowed to coin a new word powers, Louis Lambert is the creature who, more than any other, gave his soul at the time when youth was ending and the terrible power of wide heart and brain of Louis Lambert--two words which inadequately Some day, perhaps, Louis will come back to the life in which we


id: 1940
title: Christ in Flanders
author: Balzac, Honoré de
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  and kindly burgomaster like so many a Fleming of old times, whose homely part of the boat the soldier, the peasant, and the old beggar woman heavens, the boat span round like a top, and the sea broke in. "Holy Virgin of Good Help, who art at Antwerp, I promise thee a thousand "She is in heaven," said a voice that seemed to come from the sea. He stood at the helm, and looked, as before, at his boat and at the sea The two peasants said to each other, "If they are walking on the sea, course like a courtesan eager for pleasure in her days of splendor, thou prescribed to thee, thou hadst brought all things beneath thy feet, and would go, thou hast bidden thy lovers walk on all fours, and required in the days of old!--Nay, thou art dead, and by thy own deed!'' Where are thy treasures?--what great deeds hast thou done?"


id: 1433
title: The Red Inn
author: Balzac, Honoré de
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  "Look!" I said to my neighbor, pointing out to her the face of the "I have forgotten," said Monsieur Hermann, "the name of the other young By the time the two young men reached Andernach the night was dark. in the room, the short man took the valise and placed it beside him as ["Here," said Monsieur Hermann, interrupting himself, "I ought to tell "We shall both sleep on our fortune," said Prosper, "you, on your gold; ["Do you want some water, Monsieur Taillefer?" said the master of the testimony, Prosper Magnan suddenly felt his hand pressed by a man, and "First they asked me, ''Did you leave the inn during the night?'' I said, "We shall both be free to-day," he said, smiling, when I went to see him "You are behaving like a young man, and very heedlessly," said my "Isn''t that the voice of Monsieur Taillefer?" I said.


id: 1456
title: An Episode under the Terror
author: Balzac, Honoré de
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  old lady came down the steep street that comes to an end opposite the The pastry-cook could only see the old lady''s head-dress, a huge black The old lady kept so still and silent that the shopkeeper''s wife was old lady''s face was naturally pale; she looked as though she secretly The man and his wife looked at one another, then at the elderly The house standing thus quite by itself looked like some old tower "Why should our faith in God fail us, my sisters?" he said, in low but "Do not be alarmed if somebody tries to come in," said the priest. and the women said no more, but looked at their guest in reverent At the words the priest came out of his hiding-place and stood in their stranger asked with a bewildered look. this time the door stood open, and the two Sisters were out at the


id: 1215
title: The Elixir of Life
author: Balzac, Honoré de
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  cried; "I begin life afresh each day with the dawn. He examined his life, and became thoughtful, like a man involved Bartolommeo Belvidero, Don Juan''s father, was an old man of ninety, who The indulgent father loved to hear Don Juan''s "You were enjoying yourself!" the old man cried as he saw his son. own life!" cried Don Juan. it is all over with the old man!" cried Don Juan. Juan Belvidero thought that he saw his of life that Don Juan shrank back; he walked up and down the room, he If a voice had cried "Yes!" Don Juan could not Don Juan Belvidero was looked upon as a dutiful son. Felipe looked at his father, and Don Juan was too deeply learned in the "You deserved to have a better father," Don Juan went on. "As soon as I have closed my eyes," Don Juan went on, "and that may be


id: 1220
title: The Atheist''s Mass
author: Balzac, Honoré de
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  surgeons, the illustrious Desplein, who flashed across science like a knowledge which makes a man the living word, the great figure of his The life of this man, great as he was, was marred by many meannesses, to The happy phase of Bianchon''s life began on the day when the famous The great Desplein told his house surgeon everything; the disciple knew One day Bianchon spoke to Desplein of a poor water-carrier of the One day, as he crossed the Place Saint-Sulpice, Bianchon caught sight of Next year, on the said day and hour, Bianchon, who had already ceased to be Desplein''s house surgeon, saw the great man''s cab standing at When Desplein had left, Bianchon went to "A mass founded by him!" said Bianchon, as he went away. "Will you tell me, my dear fellow," said Bianchon, as they left the At this moment Bianchon and the great man were in the Rue des


id: 1475
title: Gaudissart II
author: Balzac, Honoré de
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  Those eyes require illuminations costing a hundred thousand francs, and eyes, fifteen thousand francs'' worth of gas must blaze every night; and, displays a shawl with a speech at his tongue''s end, and his eye on his The two fair ladies smiled, and the young shopman took his departure, hundred shawls in fifteen minutes; he turns her head with colors and patterns; every shawl that he shows her is like a circle described by a are sphinx-like foreign ladies; we take a quantity of shawls to "Does madame wish for real Indian shawls or French, something expensive Here are shawls at five thousand francs, and others But perhaps madame has not quite decided to take a shawl?" "This is all we have, madame," said the assistant, glancing at the "Madame is fastidious, like all persons of taste," said the head of the "It cost sixty thousand francs in Turkey, madame."


id: 1373
title: Study of a Woman
author: Balzac, Honoré de
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  The Marquise de Listomere is one of those young women who have been The Marquise de Listomere danced, about a month ago, with a young man as "Madame had just received such a fine love-letter; and she read it," That evening Madame de Listomere went to a party at the Marquis de Monsieur de Rastignac, and the young man was not likely to miss coming. "Monsieur, one was for the Marquise de Listomere, the other was for make Madame de Listomere laugh at the blunder which had made her the mistake_: he did not call on Madame de Listomere for several days after When Madame de Listomere saw her husband ushering in Eugene she could The marquise looked at the young man with an air of some surprise, but "Are you aware, monsieur," resumed the marquise, turning to Eugene, "If that be so," said the marquise, stopping Eugene with a cold and Listomere, Marquise de


id: 5899
title: The Physiology of Marriage, Part 2
author: Balzac, Honoré de
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  to nature than the fidelity of a wife towards her husband, when love instead of choosing for his wife a young girl whose mind and heart he A married man should make a profound study of his wife''s countenance. husband may recognize the secret feelings of his wife. "My wife, like all the young people of our happy century, has been the eyes of every woman, even of a lawful wife, the more a man shows For it is only in bed that a man can tell whether his wife''s "A man must have very little love," the mystified wife will exclaim, A lover teaches a wife all that her husband has concealed from her. How many times, in short, will a wife craftily ask her husband to do A husband ought never to take his wife to the country nor permit her Thus a husband, from the moment that his wife has caused him to


id: 6861
title: Vautrin: A Drama in Five Acts
author: Balzac, Honoré de
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  His grace the duke has come in with his lordship the marquis. A young man, named Monsieur Raoul de Frescas, is coming to call upon goes out, a young man comes next day to see her, and her aunt wishes tell all to the duke; but in this vile world, every man for himself, If Raoul is the son disclaimed by his father, the child over whom I Is Madame de Montsorel then interested in this young man? Yes, this young man is not, perhaps, all he wishes to appear; but he Raoul (bowing to the Duchesse de Christoval and her daughter, aside) Joseph answers.) Let all the doors of the house be locked, a man has Vautrin, the Duchesse de Christoval and Inez. Will her grace the duchess see Monsieur de Frescas? Raoul, Vautrin, the Marquis and the Duchesse de Montsorel; Later, the The Duchesse de Montsorel (to herself, looking at Raoul and Vautrin)


id: 6033
title: Petty Troubles of Married Life, First Part
author: Balzac, Honoré de
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  A friend, in speaking to you of a young woman, says: "Good family, son-in-law, Adolphe, and his family, have seen in Miss Caroline: "You can marry Caroline," says Adolphe''s mother to your future women looked at each other and said: "Did you hear Madame Adolphe?" "I like it as coming from God," says Madame Deschars. "No, Adolphe tries to vex me, he''s going slower," says the young wife Caroline says: "Madame Deschars had a lovely dress on, yesterday." Adolphe says to himself, "Caroline wants a dress." "Take care, Caroline," says Adolphe, who has not forgotten his many couple known as Adolphe and Caroline to help him and his wife On going home, Caroline says to her poor Adolphe, "What an idea that "What, not dressed yet, Caroline?" exclaims Adolphe, who "Oh, dear me," says Adolphe, "nothing but that Caroline has had the "Now," says Caroline, "this young woman will doubtless tell me what


id: 5958
title: The Physiology of Marriage, Part 3
author: Balzac, Honoré de
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  A woman whose life is of the head will strive to inspire her husband "Stop," she said, "little as you know of women, you are aware that "Yes, and a husband too, and if necessary a lover, my dear friend." A husband should never let his wife visit her mother unattended. "Good-day, my dear!" said the two women, kissing each other. "Come now, you are really amusing!" said the young woman as she seized *When, after remaining a long time aloof from her husband, a woman If a wife and husband think themselves fit for husband to make his wife feel his superiority over her. A husband will be best avenged by his wife''s lover. young woman who appeared before me, lovely in face and form and "Considered as a need," said the old man, "love makes itself felt last which I said of the honest woman [Meditation II], "She spends her life


id: 7927
title: The Celibates
author: Balzac, Honoré de
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  property after they left home, and the old man said little to any one said to him by a woman; so that when the old maid brought Pierrette on "Good-evening, little girl," said Madame de Chargeboeuf, from the "But," said Philippe, "I should like to know how far her good graces "You ought," said Madame Descoings to Philippe during the last days of "And you, young man," said the old dragoon to Joseph; "can''t you do as "If that''s all, my little Flore," said the old man, "I won''t receive "He looks ill," said Madame Hochon; "he is not at all like you." "You don''t know him, Philippe," said the terrified old man. "Philippe?" said the old man, "what has he to do with the poor child? "My friend," said the old man, "find Flore, and I will do all she "Yes, madame," said Philippe, to whom old Hochon made a sign from


id: 7958
title: The Napoleon of the People
author: Balzac, Honoré de
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  breathed goodness knows what into us, and on we marched night and day. a thousand men, and makes a clean sweep of the Pasha''s army, which Napoleon being out of the country, France allowed the people in Paris armies were defeated, France could not keep her frontiers; The Man was Marengo, the Red Man springs to his feet in front of the Emperor for the Napoleon himself spoke of the Red Man who lived up in the roof of the "Emperor," just as you might say "My good friend" to me at times. an ordinary man; but I who am telling you all these things have seen him "It was all Asia against Europe," as the Red Man had said to Napoleon. mind; he had seen the Red Man, who said to him, "My child, you are going It was on March 1st that Napoleon set out with two hundred men to


id: 12900
title: Poor Relations
author: Balzac, Honoré de
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  "Well, just ask your husband for ten thousand francs," said Crevel, "These children," said Cousin Betty, looking at Hortense as she went "But I think the drawing-room door is open," said Lisbeth; "let us go house, saying, "Good-night, Cousin," an elegant-looking woman, young, "Good-bye, children!" said the Baron, kissing his wife and daughter; "Now, my dear little Cousin Betty," said Madame Marneffe, in an "Yes; you would have kept an eye on me, I know!" said Madame Marneffe. "Come, children," said he, leading his daughter and the young man into "I will do as you wish; my honor is yours," said the little old man great banking houses, like the little fish that is said to attend the "Fair lady," said he politely to the Baroness, "people like us know you, poor old man?--On my honor, you look like a twenty-franc "Well, madame, you know everything," said the old woman, smiling.


id: 7417
title: The Resources of Quinola: A Comedy in a Prologue and Five Acts
author: Balzac, Honoré de
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  Senor Alfonso Fontanares has come here from Catalonia to offer the favorable to your master; news comes to the king that the Armada has man of genius who shall discover the secret, act on it, but keep The Grand Inquisitor, Fontanares, Quinola and the Duke of Olmedo. If this man (she points to Fontanares) is one of those great master, you will see your Quinola a very busy man; for we must not The King of Spain, learning of my love for your daughter, is coming to Monipodio, Sarpi, Fontanares and Quinola. Avaloros, Quinola, Monipodio, Fontanares and Sarpi. thousand times argued the point, that a man like he ought to adore Fontanares) Senor, I shall make the gentleman my friend. come to an understanding with Don Ramon, a most excellent man, I will Faustine, Fregose, Avaloros, Fontanares, Quinola and Monipodio. Do you think that a man can pluck from his heart a love like


id: 8150
title: A Street of Paris and Its Inhabitant
author: Balzac, Honoré de
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  a Paris" that all book lovers admire, asked Balzac for an unpublished little old man let it fall and left it at a street corner. "It is three o''clock," Madame Adolphe said. Madame Adolphe returned to the threshold of the little door and from At four o''clock, Professor Marmus was at the end of the Rue de Seine, man the two sous that Madame Adolphe had given to him. When the driver asked, "Where?" Marmus replied quietly: M. Marmus says to Madame Adolphe. sure," said Madame Adolphe, giving to the professor his sixth cup of Return in the cab, it is paid for," Madame Marmus was Madame Marmus''s escort, said to herself: "You see, Madame Adolphe," she said, "my hair is all uncurled. scolds the professor for not having returned with Madame Marmus. "Get something for him to eat," said Madame Marmus. Ah, my good Madame Adolphe, a man of science, you


id: 8079
title: Pamela Giraud: A Play in Five Acts
author: Balzac, Honoré de
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  Madame du Brocard, a widow; aunt of Jules Rousseau Pamela, Joseph Binet and later Jules Rousseau. Monsieur, save my son, and the half of my fortune shall be yours! Rousseau (presenting Dupre to De Verby) Dupre (aside, while De Verby talks with Rousseau) What connection has Pamela Giraud with Jules Rousseau? I beg you, sir, do not think of saying one word to Pamela; she is in working-girl, Pamela Giraud, the daughter of a porter. (Rousseau and Mme. du Brocard embrace Jules.) Mme. Rousseau (to Jules, as he is being led away) Yes, suppose, to save the life of a poor young man-The same persons, Joseph Binet, Dupre and Mme. Rousseau. And do you think I am going to let Pamela, whom I have loved and Jules there--Yes, at Pamela''s, the girl whom I was going to Dupre and the young girl Pamela. Pamela, Dupre and Jules.


id: 6403
title: Petty Troubles of Married Life, Second Part
author: Balzac, Honoré de
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  Two young married women, Caroline and Stephanie, who had been early times, ''My dear, young women never dress well; your mother liked to a woman in love: I would not speak a word to Adolphe of my dress; I When Adolphe takes up the paper at breakfast, Caroline''s heart beats The Caroline in question here is very pious, she loves her husband pious lady who lives at Paris and who loves her husband, knows as well "My dear Caroline," says Adolphe one day to his wife, "are you Axiom.--In a husband, there is only a man; in a married woman, there husband are the fortune of her children, that she acts like the woman The syndic is a lively young man, and he receives Madame Adolphe with Caroline, who was a woman of great sagacity, admitted that her husband Adolphe is happy to have a wife like you!


id: 7950
title: The Jealousies of a Country Town
author: Balzac, Honoré de
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  "Yes," said Suzanne, "a relation of Mademoiselle Cormon, the president the love of a young man of twenty-three for an old maid of forty. the hopes of marriage of a poor young man when possibly the fortune of "How little she knows that a young man is passing before her house who chevalier and Madame Granson to know how Mademoiselle Cormon would Presently, a look cast by the young man on Mademoiselle Cormon carried towards Mademoiselle Cormon''s ear, "that a young man brought up in the old maid''s mind,--Mademoiselle Cormon was thinking! "Monsieur l''abbe," he said, "my whole ambition is to have a house like "That poor Mademoiselle Cormon," he said to Monsieur de Troisville, The Chevalier was a man of the good old times when the Gray Musketeers "If you are for the house of d''Esgrignon," he said, "Mme. la Duchesse "Still it looks like a forgery to me," said old Blondet.


id: 5704
title: The Physiology of Marriage, Part 1
author: Balzac, Honoré de
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  a young man; and with him, as with so many others, this thought, like "Have you noticed, dear, that women in general bestow their love only Would it be right to marry young women without providing a dowry and Again, of the two millions of the remaining women, what reasonable man obtaining of husbands, and the million of women lawfully married, with love with a man and with a woman is fifteen years. ought to consider that the sole virtue of a woman is to love and that Physical love is a craving like hunger, excepting that man eats all Finally the old men who marry young girls. The idea of taking a young girl on trial makes more serious men think immoral man wishes his wife to be a woman of principle, as masters man should be, to the woman who is in love with him, a being full of


id: 13159
title: Lost Illusions
author: Balzac, Honoré de
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  David''s generous offer of forty francs a month if Lucien would come to "Lucien," said David, "do you know what I have just received from David had made a marriage-settlement of ten thousand francs on Eve. Lucien then spoke of his idea of a loan, and Mme. Chardon undertook to "There is more generosity in his character than I thought," said Mme. de Bargeton to herself when Lucien was included in the invitation. "I shall remember this day as long as I live," said Lucien. "Come, let us be off," said Lousteau, and taking up Lucien''s your money''s worth," a woman said, pointing out Lucien to an old man. "Poor man!" said Lucien, "he is looking forward to an evening''s "If I work hard I may make five hundred francs a month," Lucien said. more of Lucien Chardon (de Rubempre he calls himself now), he was Mme. de Bargeton''s lover, our great poet, David Sechard''s brother-in-law,


id: 48884
title: Love in a Mask; Or, Imprudence and Happiness
author: Balzac, Honoré de
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  her eyes fell on Léon, who was following her movements with a good deal "But who are these friends of yours?" said Léon. As he spoke Léon''s face glowed with love and hope, and he gazed eagerly Her order was instantly obeyed, and once again Léon saw his hopes feeling," said the lady, fixing on Léon a glance in which there was Mme. de Roselis walked in silence by her friend''s side, a little shy of "Dear Elinor," said Mme. de Gernancé kindly, drawing nearer to her and "Well, my dear," said Elinor, turning to her friend, "I must then trust Then Mme. de Gernancé drew Léon away, took her seat in the carriage Léon, unable to refuse anything to Mme. de Roselis'' friend, at last "Well, then, madame," said Léon, seriously, "you know also that my "Don''t let us say anything more about it," said Mme. de Roselis,


id: 51820
title: Honoré de Balzac
author: Balzac, Honoré de
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  "I like your saint," the old man said to Porbus, "and I would give you "But why, my dear master?" Porbus respectfully asked the old man, while "There is a touch of truth here," said the old man, pointing to the "Does this little knave belong to you?" Porbus asked the old man. "Young man," said Porbus, seeing that he stood in open-mouthed "Alas!" cried the old man, "I thought for a moment that my work was Engrossed by all these thoughts, Porbus said to the old man: scruples tortured his heart when he saw the old man''s kindling eye, "Old man," said Poussin, roused from his meditation by Gillette''s "Yes, my friend," said the old man, rousing himself, "one must have Porbus laid his hand on the old man''s shoulder and said, turning to At these words Madame de Dey looked at the old man with an expression


