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1 1 | Parisians. Their conversation was, as in the majority of salons
2 2 | the most lively of them was Joseph de Bardon, a celibate
3 2 | most whimsical manner. He was not a debauche nor depraved,
4 2 | fellow, still young, for he was scarcely forty. A man of
5 3 | He was the after dinner speaker
6 8 | middle of September -- it was beautiful weather -- I went
7 8 | afternoon, not knowing where I was going. One always has a
8 9 | The sun was bright, the air warm. I
9 15| Well, there I was in Montmartre Cemetery,
10 15| Montmartre Cemetery, and was all at once filled with
11 19| her grave. Poor dear, she was so dainty, so loving and
12 20| doubtless did not hear, and was moving away when I saw a
13 20| next grave. Her crape veil was turned back, uncovering
14 21| person mourning another who was dead. All at once a little
15 21| led me to suppose that she was going to cry. She wept softly
16 23| died some months before. I was affected to tears and redoubled
17 23| polite and grateful. She was, and amid more tears she
18 23| would allow, how the officer was killed at Tonquin when they
19 40| to talk about herself. It was sad, so sad to be always
20 41| pretty from her mouth. I was touched. She was very young,
21 41| mouth. I was touched. She was very young, perhaps twenty.
22 41| good part. Then, as time was passing, I suggested taking
23 45| Jove, I went in. Everything was modest, even rather poor,
24 46| The maid did not come. I was delighted, thinking that
25 47| had taken off her hat. She was really pretty, and she gazed
26 47| eyes were so clear that I was terribly tempted. I caught
27 60| When she reappeared she was dressed in half-mourning,
28 61| The dinner was very enjoyable. She drank
29 63| occupied my attention, and it was about a month before I thought
30 66| approached I recognized her. It was she!~
31 68| The man was a gentleman, distingue,
32 68| about fifty years old. He was supporting her as I had
33 69| this huntress of the tombs? Was she just a common girl,
34 69| memory of vanished caresses? Was she unique? Are there many
35 69| parade the street? Or else was she only impressed with
36 70| to know whose widow she was on that special day."~
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