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...ngers, “ Antonin Goulard, sub-prefect, for one; Frederic Marest, procureur-du-roi, there’s two; Monsieur Olivier Vinet, his substitute, three; Monsieu... ...e of Malin, now become count and senator, was at the service of the Marion family. The barrister’s brother was made receiver-general of the de- partme... ... asked the colonel. “They have been refused.” “Then what do the Beauvisage family want?” said the colo- nel, looking alternately at his son and sister... ...e of others; of whom, indeed, he saw little. He took but one meal with the family, namely, his dinner; for he rose too early to breakfast with his son... ...el. “Well, within the last three months, Antonin Goulard and the procureur-du-roi, Frederic Marest, have received, so they say, equivocal answers whic... ...t he was none the less an object of derision to Frederic Marest, procureur-du-roi, Olivier Vinet, the substi- tute procureur, and the judge, Michu,—th... ...der in building, furnishing, and adorning a handsome house on the Place du Pont in Arcis. On the return of the successful hosier, Monsieur Grevin 41 ... ...age residence, one of the best in Arcis, stands 45 Balzac on the Place du Pont on a line with the rue Vide-Bourse, at the corner of the rue du Pont, ... ... water falls back into the basin in sparkling cascades, animate the rue du Pont, contrasting in this respect with the tran- quillity of the river flow...

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...st to the present day; some- times a house like that of Judge Popinot, rue du Fouarre, a specimen of the former bourgeoisie; here, the remains of Fulb... ...mble that occupied, at the mo- ment our narrative begins, by the Thuillier family, —a really curious house which deserves the honor of an exact descri... ...ms occupied by the Thuilliers. Fear, that hideous divinity, has caused the family to add sheet-iron doors on the garden side and on the courtyard side... ...he rue des Batailles in the former dwelling of the Chevalier Pierre Bayard du T errail, once without fear and without reproach; a street has now been ... ..., was simply a continuation of her worship, but she also provided him with family joys, by transplanting to their midst a household which had hitherto... ... of a celebrated danseuse at the Opera; her reputed father being a certain du Bourguier, one of the richest contractors of the day. In style and origi... ...enchmen. The affair was already decided by the time his legion crossed the pont Notre-Dame at a quick step, after debouching by the flower-market. Thi... ...praise.” “Father,” said Marie-Theodore Phellion, the future engi- neer of “ponts et chaussees,” when the family were once more seated in the salon, “i...

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...some degree forgotten the miseries and privations of his childhood and his family amid the other privations and miseries which are never lacking to “r... ...er of 1841 cousin Sylvestre Gazonal went to inform the illustrious unknown family of Lora that their little Leon had not gone to the Rio de la Plata, ... ... one of the greatest geniuses of the French school of painting; a fact the family did not believe. The eldest son, Don Juan de Lora assured his cousin... ... to her lips. Formerly that locality was the Place Royale; next it was the Pont Neuf; in these days this privilege had been acquired by the Boulevard ... ...th century ‘opera-girl.’ Carabine is a power; at this mo- ment she governs du Tillet, a banker who is very influential in the Chamber of Deputies.” “A... ...slang, “you are an artist, you write plays, 23 Balzac you live in the rue du Helder and are friends with Madame Anatolia; you have habits that I know... ...l do anything for you if you’ll only get me shares at par in that railroad du Tillet and Nucingen have made an offer for?’ Well, old fellow, du Tillet... ... foot of the steps going up to the Chamber of Deputies, at that end of the Pont de la Concorde which leads to discord. “I thought the Chamber unapproa...

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...ation; they sparkled and went out at the will of the wind. The arms of the family of Herouville, carved in white marble with their mantle and supporte... ...had suddenly become the representative of both branches of the Saint-Savin family. Necessity and terror were the causes which led to this union. At a ... ... when in the grand old parlor panelled and carved in oak, which served the family as a dining-room, she saw her handsome cousin for the first time. Al... ...death, tinctured by religion. “The Marechal d’Ancre has been killed on the Pont du Louvre by order of the king, and—O God!” “Go on!” cried the duke. “... ..., tinctured by religion. “The Marechal d’Ancre has been killed on the Pont du Louvre by order of the king, and—O God!” “Go on!” cried the duke. “Monsi...

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...e of this volume, representing the man- ners and customs of the old Breton family, a social state existing no longer except in history, and the transi... ...and thing destroyed,—a poem, in short. This mansion belongs to the noblest family of the prov- ince; to the du Guaisnics, who, in the times of the du ... ...hort. This mansion belongs to the noblest family of the prov- ince; to the du Guaisnics, who, in the times of the du Guesclins, were as superior to th... ...to the Romans. The Guaisqlains (the name is also spelled in the olden time du Glaicquin), from which comes du Guesclin, issued from the du Guaisnics. ... ...s powerful before the an- cestors of Hugues Capet were ever heard of, this family, pure of all alloy, possesses two thousand francs a year, its mansio... ...d bring in sixty thousand francs a year, in spite of ignorant culture. The du Gaisnics remain the own- ers of these lands although they receive none o... ...ed the esplanade of the Invalides, the barrier of Passy by the quay of the Pont d’Iena, and were fairly on the high-road to Brittany. Is it not a sing... ...escaped as prison- ers escape, happy in being afoot, and free to go by the Pont 217 Beatrix Louis XVI. and the Champs Elysees to a cafe on the boule-... ...as certain to pass that way. The boulevard des Italiens is to-day what the Pont Neuf was in 1650; all persons known to fame pass along it once, at lea...

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...he house a yard extends for some twenty feet, a space inhabited by a happy family of pigs, poultry, and rab- bits; the wood-shed is situated on the fu... ... stu- dent, a young man from the neighborhood of Angouleme, one of a large family who pinched and starved themselves to spare twelve hundred francs a ... ...reakfast, however, only the seven lodg- ers appeared. It was almost like a family party. Every one came down in dressing-gown and slippers, and the co... ... as a child; from him Rastignac learned that the Comtesse lived in the Rue du Helder. Ah, what it is to be young, eager to see the world, greedily on ... ... with it?” he added, as he gave the letter back to Christophe. “To the Rue du Helder. I have orders to give this into her hands myself.” “What is ther... ...ng to Mme. Couture. “We have just been to say our prayers at Saint-Etienne du Mont. T o-day is the day when we must go to see M. T aillefer. Poor litt... ... gether, Mme. de Nucingen insisted on taking Eugene with her as far as the Pont Neuf, he disputing with her the whole of the way for a single kiss aft...

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...rches and poplars and all the quivering trees palpitated,—an intel- ligent family with graceful branches and elegant bearing, the trees of a love as f... ...d several summers with her at the chateau. Terrified at the fate of Madame du Barry, she buried her diamonds. At that time she was only fifty-three 1... ... been killed on the third day) was the sole compensation ever given to the family, he said, in a tone of deep sadness: “It was a time of great misery,... ...ly morning. Between the hours of waking and breakfasting, the women of the family are sleeping or dressing, and therefore unapproachable; the master o... ...by the will of that power, called the Court, which made the son of Captain du Plessis duke over the heads of the first families of the Conquest. All o... ...elf. The gallant cuirassier of Essling would have licked up the mud on the Pont-Royal to be invited to the house of a Navarreins, a Lenoncourt, a Gran... ...immense sofa, Rigou’s especial seat. In the angle, above a little “bonheur du jour,” which served him as a desk, and hanging to a common screw, was a ...

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... Ornytus in the colony that he carried with him into Caria, whence it is a family usage amongst the people called Ioxids, both male and female, never ... ... and divided into parties and factions, Aegeus also, and his whole private family, laboring under the same distemper; for Medea, having fled from Cori... ...egeus first, an adopted son only of Pandion, and not at all related to the family of Erechtheus, should be holding the kingdom, and that after him, Th... ...s from birds, chiefly regard the 42 V olume One vulture, though Herodorus Ponticus relates that Hercules was always very joyful when a vulture appear... ...aving what flesh there was to the younger. They say that a certain king of Pontus, having heard much of this black broth of theirs, sent for a Lacedae... ...r time to insist on them, the original constitution of the priests, called Pontifices, is ascribed unto Numa, and he himself was, it is said, the firs...

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...he buildings and gardens where we now have our manufactory in the Faubourg du T emple; we have twenty thousand francs here in hand,— in all, one hundr... ...compunction. Charity begins at home. He is intimate with that little scamp du Tillet, our former clerk; and I see nothing good in that friendship. If ... ...and I see nothing good in that friendship. If he doesn’t know how to judge du Tillet he must be blind; and if he does know him, why does he pet him? Y... ...duced on Cesar an overpowering effect. On a fine June day, crossing by the Pont- Marie to the Ile Saint-Louis, he saw a young girl standing at the doo... ...t times have aspired. She wished to be an honest woman, a good mother of a family, and looked at life according to the religious programme of the midd... ...r. 37 Balzac Ferdinand had so great an influence on the destinies of this family that it is necessary to say a few words about him. In the first plac... ...dame Ragon was a Popinot. She had two broth- ers. One, the youngest of the family, was at this time a judge in the Lower courts of the Seine,—courts w...

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... he went about his personal affairs, saw homely neighbours, dealt with his family, gave vent to everyday pas- sions. He would sit in the shop of Donat... ... railway and mine disasters and in the minutest domesticities of the Royal Family . Most of the books at home were my father’s, and I do not think she... ...nfederated old ladies. My mother was also very punctual with her religious du- ties, and rejoiced to watch me in the choir. On winter evenings she occ... ...d have my private dreams, partly because I was a little antagonised by the family traditions 59 H G Wells that ran through the school. I was made to ... ...ots of people, I gathered, were coming and going in the neighbourhood, the Ponts were in a villa on the river, and the Rickhams’ houseboat was to moor...

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...were weeping. Pain seemed to predominate. The name of the owner, Ferdinand du Tillet, one of the richest bankers in Paris, is enough to explain the lu... ...either rank or station, having pushed him- self forward, heaven knows how, du Tillet had married, in 5 Balzac 1831, the daughter of the Comte de Gran... ...eer of France after the revolution of July. This mar- riage of ambition on du Tillet’s part was brought about by his agreeing to sign an acknowledgmen... ...ing the summer season, into the country. Except on the solemn days of some family festival, such as the countess’s birthday or New Year’s day, or the ... ...ound of other inter- 12 A Daughter of Eve ests. All the members of such a family live disunited, forget- ting one another, bound together only by som... ...them in heart as they already are in fact. Modern laws, by multiplying the family by the family, has created a great evil,—namely, individualism. In t... ...r lived on the fourth floor, and enjoyed a fine view of the Seine from the pont Neuf to the heights of Chaillot. The good soul was so surprised when t...

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.... de Bargeton had been reflecting. About two o’clock that afternoon, Sixte du Chatelet made his appearance in the Rue de l’Echelle and asked for Alber... ...e to dress before he came back again. The unac- countable apparition of M. du Chatelet roused the lady’s curiosity, for she had kept her journey a pro... ...u need me at any time, I am staying with the Re- ceiver-General in the Rue du Faubourg Saint-Honore, two steps away from Mme. d’Espard’s. I am suffici... ... to find an opportunity of being useful to a connec- tion of her husband’s family . The Marquis d’Espard had with- drawn himself without apparent reas... ...hose acquaintance she had desired to make, into closer connection with her family. Friendships in Paris were not so solid but that she longed to find ... ...as a poor relation from the country, an affliction with which any Parisian family may be visited. And, in the second, when her cousin had spoken to he... ...nd he dived into the regions of the back shop. Lucien went back across the Pont Neuf absorbed in reflec- tion. From all that he understood of this mer... ...e an instructive pilgrimage along the Quais from old Jerome’s stall by the Pont Notre Dame to the Pont Royal. You will find them all there—all the Ess...

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...now that I am neither dead nor dying. Please give my respects to your good family, and all inquiring friends. Y ours as ever, A. LINCOLN. 26 The Writ... ...ies, of which they are but an incipient member, or the general head of the family of States as parent of all, however their action may affect one or t... ...t plant upon the soil; that it is not a thing which in any way affects the family of communities composing these States, nor any way endangers the Gen... ...s and all of- ficers of the United States in the discharge of their public du- ties in the State aforesaid: Now, therefore, be it known that I, Abraha... ...e list, and not otherwise.” In conformity with this law, Captain Samuel F. Du Pont, of the navy, was nominated to the Senate for continuance as the fl... ...ist, and not otherwise.” In conformity with this law, Captain Samuel F. Du Pont, of the navy, was nominated to the Senate for continuance as the flag-... ...py influence as an example, I cordially recom- mend that Captain Samuel F. Du Pont receive a vote of thanks of Congress for his services and gallantry... ...influence as an example, I cordially recom- mend that Captain Samuel F. Du Pont receive a vote of thanks of Congress for his services and gallantry di... ...ist, and not otherwise.” In conformity with this law, Captain Samuel F. Du Pont, of the navy, was nominated to the Senate for continuance as the flag-...

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... caused them both to be hanged and strangled: As did also Captaine Mart in du Bellay, the Governour of Turin, in the same conntrey, the Captaine of S... ...us upon his marriage day to have beene transformed from a woman to a man. Pontanus and others recount the like metamorphosies to have hapned in Ital... ...e bounds of the hereditarie and injurious demeanours the children of that family were wont to shew their fathers. 'By custome,' saith Aristotle, 'as... ...ely; Quum de religione agitur, T. Coruncanium, P. Scipionem, P. Scævolam, Pontifices maximos, non Zenonem, aut Cleanthem, aut Chrysippum sequor: (1 ... ...arning or writing.' Leo Prince of the Phliasians, enquiring of Heraclides Ponticus what art he professed, he answered, 'Sir, I professe neither art ... ...ontained most agreeing with my young age. For of King Arthur, of Lancelot du Lake, of Amadis, of Huon of Burdeaux, and such idle time consuming and ... ...ion of my father), let us adde this one thing more, which Captaine Martyn du Bellay relateth in the voyage of Luxemburg, where he saith to have seen... ... for or pleasant voyage soever he undertake, but that taking leave of his family and friends, he shall feele a chilling and panting of the heart, an... ...ged them. There is not much lesse vexation in the government of a private family than in the managing of an entire state: wheresoever the minde is bu...

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...mbigu Comique, I used to amuse myself by following them from the Boulevard du Pont aux Choux to the Boulevard Beaumarchais. The good folk would begin ... ...gu Comique, I used to amuse myself by following them from the Boulevard du Pont aux Choux to the Boulevard Beaumarchais. The good folk would begin by ... ... whole life in itself. In 1760 I fell in love with a lady of the Vendramin family; she was eighteen years old, and married to a Sagredo, one of the ri... ... my fate. I had told her the secret of my name; she belonged to a powerful family; she was a friend of Mme. du Barry; I hoped everything from the favo... ...et of my name; she belonged to a powerful family; she was a friend of Mme. du Barry; I hoped everything from the favor shown me by Louis XV.; I truste...

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... very life was a reproach? Put to nurse in the country and forgotten by my family for over three years, I was treated with such indifference on my ret... ...inspired in my schoolmates the same repul- sion that was felt for me by my family, I sank into a horrible distrust of myself. A second fall of snow ch... ...hat I was gloomy, disliked by my comrades, and always alone, confirmed the family ver- 9 Balzac dict as to my sulky temper. As soon as I could read a... ...lky temper. As soon as I could read and write, my mother transferred me to Pont-le-V oy, a school in charge of Oratorians who took boys of my age into... ... some doubts as to the ten- dency of the Oratorian teachings, took me from Pont-le- Voy, and sent me to Paris to an institution in the Marais. I was t... ...teen. When examined as to my capacity, I, who was in the rhetoric class at Pont-le-Voy, was pronounced worthy of the third class. The sufferings I had...

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...ers, plaques, with their brilliant glaze, their innumerable figures, their family likeness, and wide variations, are scattered, through his occupied r... ...pestries from the ladies of France, a collection of the toys of the enfant du miracle, all military and of the finest make. “Tout cela fonctionne,” th... ...e great salle des gardes and 34 A Little Tour in France chambre a coucher du roi on the second floor. Cheverny, built in 1634, is of a much later dat... ... to reconcile two impossibles. The castle was not to be vis- ited, for the family of its master was staying there; and yet she was loath to turn away ... ...h in handling the finances of Normandy, and had acquired the estate from a family which, after giving it many feudal lords, had fallen into poverty, e... ...y, there is a touch of French reason, French com- pleteness, in a glass of Pontet-Canet. The danger of such an excursion would lie mainly in its being... ...e, are more forgiving. The railway line follows as well the charming Canal du Midi, which is as pretty as a river, barring the straightness, and here ... ...ent, as soon as I arrived at Nimes I engaged a caleche to convey me to the Pont du Gard. The day was yet young, and it was perfectly fair; it appeared... ...ich I en- gaged to present myself after I should have spent an hour at the Pont du Gard. For the moment, when we sepa- rated, I gave all my attention ...

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...Auguste-Georges-Louis Midy de la Greneraye Surville, Royal Engineer of the Ponts at Chausses. As a testimony to the affection of his brother-in-law, D... ... the furrows of pleasure which appeared in the crow’s-feet and the marches-du-palais, so prized at the court of Cythera. Everything about this dainty ... .... He lived in a lodging that was modest, to say the best of it, in the rue du Cours, on the second floor of a house belonging to Ma- dame Lardot, the ... ...d without being called for. “He had given his hand,” as a certain Monsieur du Bousquier remarked, “to the person who had long had him under irons.” Th... ...with tavern-paper presenting the profiles of Louis XVI. and members of his family, traced among the branches of a weeping willow with other sentimenta... ...her new victim, whose biography must here be given. Born of an old Alencon family, du Bousquier was a cross between the bourgeois and the country squi... ..., who entered the lists soon after his rejection by the most distinguished family in the place, had been refused. But the chevalier believed that his ...

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...on, where M. Morrel had agreed to meet him. Chapter 6 The Deputy Procureur du Roi. IN ONE OF THE ARISTOCRATIC mansions built by Puget in the Rue du Gr... ...rically opposite principles; in proof of which I may remark, that while my family remained among the stanchest adherents of the exiled princes, your f... ...f Monte Cristo 48 ous punishment, as it is known you belong to a suspected family.” “Alas, madame,” returned Villefort, “my profession, as well as the... ... when a curtain falls on a tragedy — going home to sup peacefully with his family, and then retiring to rest, that he may recommence his mimic woes on... ...inued her voyage. They had passed the Tete de Morte, were now off the Anse du Pharo, and about to double the battery. This manoeuvre was incomprehensi... ...D, AS WE HAVE SAID, hastened back to Madame de Saint- Meran’s in the Place du Grand Cours, and on entering the house found that the guests whom he had... ... lightly on horseback, leave Marseilles by the Porte d’Aix. Chapter 26 The Pont du Gard Inn. SUCH OF MY READERS as have made a pedestrian excursion to... ...in the wind, a sheet of tin covered with a grotesque representation of the Pont du Gard. This modern place of entertainment stood on the left-hand sid... ...the pair came on with a fair degree of rapidity. Having arrived before the Pont du Gard, the horse stopped, but whether for his own pleasure or that o...

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...ame de Villefort, “is quite agreeable to the wishes of M. d’Epinay and his family; besides, he had no relations nearer than an uncle and aunt, his mot... ...spose of it in some way or other?” “Yes.” “In favor of some member of your family?” “No.” “Do you intend devoting it to charitable purposes, then?” pu... ...ers his mind. I am quite resigned. These 900,000 francs will go out of the family in order to enrich some hospital; but it is ridiculous thus to yield... ... me?” “How have I deceived you?” “`How,’ do you ask? When we parted at the Pont du Var, you told me you were going to travel through Piedmont and Tusc... ... “How have I deceived you?” “`How,’ do you ask? When we parted at the Pont du Var, you told me you were going to travel through Piedmont and Tuscany; ... ..., “how happy you will be.” “I will do my best,” said the inn-keeper of the Pont du Gard, shut- ting up his knife. “Well, then, we will go into Paris. ... ...w happy you will be.” “I will do my best,” said the inn-keeper of the Pont du Gard, shut- ting up his knife. “Well, then, we will go into Paris. But h... ...ted — that is to say, Morrel went to the Boulevards, Chateau-Renaud to the Pont de la Revolution, and Debray to the Quai. Most probably Morrel and Cha... ...ourg Saint Germain, went down the Rue Mazarine, and stopped at the Passage du Pont-Neuf. She descended, and went through the passage. She was very pla...