Pictures of the French: a series of literary and graphic delineations of French character (1840)
Janin, Jules Gabriel, 1804-1874 · London, W. S. Orr and co. · leaf 557
ed eye. Who is this gentleman ? inquires he of thelady of the house. Guess. But how can I ? No, really; but I was forty last month.—You do not guess ? Ah! pardon me. — Yes. Your confessor,Madame, without doubt ? Exactly. He is a man of good taste; his life has beenpassed among diplomatists; he has… … THE PEER OF FRANCE. 357 their parties, and he prefers that it should be so. This convenient confessor hasfurnished him with a winding-up that he had long sought in vain,—has helped himto double the rock that was threatening to wreck his dying fidelity. Now that heis getting old, that he is no…
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