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1 3 | he talked without having to be coaxed.~
2 4 | steaming coffee, he seemed to be perfectly at home. He
3 5 | A curious thing happened to me some time ago."~
4 6 | Tell it to us," they all exclaimed
5 8 | always has a vague wish to call on some pretty woman
6 8 | finally decides according to the influence of the day.
7 8 | away from you all desire to make calls.~
8 9 | strolled on, it occurred to me to walk as far as Montmartre
9 9 | strolled on, it occurred to me to walk as far as Montmartre
10 10| that one no longer goes to call on, and I go there
11 10| and I go there from time to time.~
12 11| regrets of all kinds. And I go to dream beside her grave.
13 12| are immense cities filled to overflowing with inhabitants.
14 17| newspapers. And I began to read the epitaphs. That
15 17| tombstones. Oh, how much superior to the books of Paul de Kock
16 18| older portion, belonging to those dead long since, and
17 18| corpses cut down in order to bury in rows beneath little
18 19| sauntered about long enough to refresh my mind I felt that
19 21| rigid as a statue, given up to her grief, telling the sad
20 21| through a willow, led me to suppose that she was going
21 21| suppose that she was going to cry. She wept softly at
22 23| months before. I was affected to tears and redoubled my attentions.
23 26| I am unable to walk,' she murmured.~
24 28| good. Did you also come to mourn for some one?'~
25 37| feel as if I were going to be ill.'~
26 38| Would you like to go in anywhere, to take
27 38| like to go in anywhere, to take something?'~
28 40| mourners of the dead go to celebrate the funeral. We
29 40| of hot tea, which seemed to revive her. A faint smile
30 40| her. A faint smile came to her lips. She began to talk
31 40| came to her lips. She began to talk about herself. It was
32 40| herself. It was sad, so sad to be always alone in life,
33 40| one's home, night and day, to have no one on whom one
34 42| murmured: 'I do not feel equal to going upstairs alone, for
35 46| little sofa and she began to talk again about her loneliness.
36 46| rang for her maid, in order to offer me some wine. The
37 59| saying by way of apology to herself: 'I am so lonely --
38 62| on my return. She seemed to be really rather attached
39 62| be really rather attached to me.~
40 65| but the ordinary visitors to this spot, those who have
41 67| recognize me!' and also seemed to say, 'Come back to see me
42 67| seemed to say, 'Come back to see me again, my dear!'~
43 69| myself what this all meant, to what race of beings belonged
44 69| common girl, one who went to seek among the tombs for
45 70| And I would have liked to know whose widow she was
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