Chapter

  1        I|         spoke at the peril of his life.~ ~But the wicked old Chupin
  2       II|           different phases of his life.~ ~At twenty Lacheneur was
  3       II|        not dreamed it. His entire life, with its struggles and
  4      III|           he had given no sign of life during the empire, it was
  5      III|        wife, and began his roving life again.~ ~Rumor had told
  6        V|         rigid as iron, in private life he was as unassuming as
  7        V|           Maurice knew nothing of life; he was as innocent as a
  8       VI|          When the happiness of my life is at stake, he will not
  9       VI|        you, then, wish to ruin my life, Monsieur?” he exclaimed; “
 10       VI|           exclaimed; “to ruin our life; for if I love Marie-Anne,
 11     VIII|          the bright springtime of life, have loved, have been loved
 12     VIII|             All the dreams of his life, all his future plans, were
 13       IX|         anything to remind one of life, motion, or mankind.~ ~This
 14       IX|           that cruel knowledge of life which teaches one to guard
 15       IX|        decision should cost me my life, I approve it. Do not go
 16        X|           made it the rule of his life never to reflect.~ ~While
 17        X|    anxiety which had poisoned his life.~ ~Lacheneur had just placed
 18       XI|           the decisive moments of life, when one’s entire future
 19       XI| presbytery? No, never in my whole life can I recollect such a cruel
 20      XII|             No, never in my whole life have I met a woman who can
 21      XIV|        truth even to himself. His life was to be spent in defending
 22      XVI|          hands the happiness, the life, the reason of my son——’”~ ~
 23      XVI|      other men. Fortune, friends, life, honor—I have been forced
 24    XVIII|         might resume his ordinary life, and that, as the weather
 25    XVIII|         endangering your father’s life——”~ ~But Maurice violently
 26       XX|         easy for them to create a life of happiness by doing good
 27      XXI|        may, perhaps, cost a man’s life. And now, my friends, forward!”~ ~
 28     XXII|    condescend to give one sign of life.~ ~“Ah! doubtless he is
 29     XXII|        keep her as a hostage; her life may save the life of our
 30     XXII|    hostage; her life may save the life of our friends.”~ ~Mlle.
 31    XXIII|   exclaimed, “and I shall sell my life dearly.”~ ~“We will make
 32    XXIII|           right to sacrifice your life here,” he said, quietly. “
 33    XXIII|           he said, quietly. “Your life belongs to the woman who
 34    XXIII|         the head of my troops, my life imperilled, and my son goes
 35     XXIV|          combat, or takes his own life.”~ ~“Mother!” faltered Maurice; “
 36     XXIV|      depended the happiness of my life. And then—wretch that I
 37     XXIV|       remember that your master’s life depends, perhaps, upon your
 38      XXV|       trembling for her husband’s life, and now her son must precipitate
 39      XXV|       death when another precious life depends upon yours.”~ ~She
 40      XXV|          live comfortably all his life on the interest of it.”~ ~
 41      XXV|         is capable of selling the life of a proscribed man.”~ ~
 42      XXV|          said to the abbe; “is it life or is it death?”~ ~
 43    XXVII|          you when you offer me my life in exchange for it,” he
 44    XXVII|       liberty; very probably, his life.~ ~“Our profession has its
 45    XXVII|        intention of defending his life.~ ~Really, what could he
 46   XXVIII|     swearing that to preserve his life he was ready to do anything,
 47   XXVIII|       concluded.~ ~The prisoner’s life was promised, him in exchange
 48   XXVIII|           him in exchange for the life of Lacheneur.~ ~A soldier,
 49   XXVIII|       secret of my soul and of my life. Now, I can venture to tell
 50   XXVIII|          you that you hazard your life.’~ ~“But what was life in
 51   XXVIII|       your life.’~ ~“But what was life in comparison with the hope
 52   XXVIII|          a low voice, “is a man’s life!”~ ~Marie-Anne knew nothing
 53   XXVIII|        she exclaimed, “is a man’s life!”~ ~“Hush, speak lower!”
 54   XXVIII|    letters might perhaps save the life of one who has been condemned
 55     XXIX|       upon my courage depends the life of an innocent man compromised
 56     XXIX|            I only defended my own life in fair combat, and with
 57     XXIX|           and the happiness of my life.”~ ~He was evidently obliging
 58     XXIX|       that will enable me to make life a continual enchantment
 59     XXIX|      decisive moment had come—the life of the baron hung upon Marie-Anne’
 60     XXIX|        appearances.”~ ~In all his life the Duc de Sairmeuse had
 61     XXIX|          for this letter?”~ ~“The life and liberty of Monsieur
 62     XXIX|          willingly have given her life for the baron’s salvation,
 63      XXX|          letter that promised him life and liberty to his lips,
 64      XXX|        safe, they will demand the life of another prisoner, with
 65      XXX|          friend. Here was aid and life.~ ~“I am Bavois,” continued
 66      XXX|         to betray us? I risked my life, and they promised me fair
 67     XXXI|        accept the chastisement of life.~ ~Perhaps, too, the voice
 68     XXXI|   betrayer; but to exchange their life and liberty for the life
 69     XXXI|          life and liberty for the life and liberty of Lacheneur
 70     XXXI|          heard them say that your life would purchase theirs. They
 71     XXXI|           from here. My miserable life is not worth such a struggle.”~ ~
 72     XXXI|           danger. I can bear this life no longer; I have no wish
 73     XXXI|           is you who have sold my life, Chupin?” he said, scornfully. “
 74    XXXII|          had just given more than life to the woman he loved so
 75    XXXII|          be braved.~ ~To save the life of Baron d’Escorval—an enemy—
 76    XXXII|           he adored by saving the life of an enemy, even after
 77   XXXIII|          you know that I value my life, now that I am rich.”~ ~
 78    XXXIV|         But, now he was bound for life to a woman whom he did not
 79    XXXIV|          honor of your name, the~ life of Baron d’Escorval.~ ~“
 80     XXXV|    succeed in saving my miserable life, for which no one cares,
 81     XXXV|           peril, to suspend one’s life upon a cord, was a different
 82     XXXV|      condition would cost him his life.”~ ~This seemed so inevitably
 83     XXXV|           just saved his father’s life, depart. Now he was the
 84    XXXVI|     mistaken. The very springs of life in her existence seemed
 85    XXXVI|         soldier—a deserter, whose life was in constant danger—and
 86    XXXVI|    peasant, who, after saving the life of his successful rival
 87       XL|           for having destroyed my life, for having made me the
 88      XLI|           curse you for saving my life?”~ ~The abbe made no response;
 89      XLI|         that he was master of his life he breathed more freely.
 90      XLI|        Why did he give no sign of life? What would she not have
 91     XLII|          end of her youth, of her life, of her hopes, and even
 92     XLII|         cause, at the peril of my life, people seem to suppose
 93     XLII|         my wine; I tremble for my life and for my money. I cannot
 94    XLIII|         attempt upon her father’s life seemed to justify the most
 95    XLIII|           had formerly swayed the life of this ambitious man.~ ~
 96     XLIV|         his intelligence. He knew life; he had loved and suffered,
 97     XLIV|     mockery of himself.~ ~“What a life yours must be, my poor brother!
 98     XLIV|        right to dispose of my own life, but not of yours,” he replied. “
 99     XLIV|          flow, which had cost the life of so many innocent men,
100     XLIV|         may lead a calm and happy life. It would be a crime for
101     XLIV| sacrificed the convictions of his life and the prejudice of his
102     XLIV|           had not given a sign of life since he quitted her, five
103     XLVI|         first good impulse of her life made her heart beat more
104     XLVI|          heart. She felt that her life was fast ebbing away.~ ~
105     XLVI|          great God! what would my life be afterward?”~ ~Marie-Anne
106     XLVI|       preserve me? I do not crave life; I have suffered so much
107     XLVI|            It is the secret of my life which I am about to disclose;
108     XLVI|     himself on the threshold of a life of ease and continual feasting.
109     XLVI|          earth.~ ~For once in her life, Aunt Medea manifested some
110    XLVII|       feeling. “You have saved my life.”~ ~“Oh! we will not talk
111    XLVII|    disappeared, and his sedentary life had caused him to become
112    XLVII|          he not give some sign of life?~ ~“But if he had met with
113    XLVII|      rashness almost cost him his life. He is so good, so indulgent
114    XLVII|          see this man, upon whose life such a terrible blight was
115    XLVII|          Marie-Anne knew that her life was in danger, she would
116     XLIX| Marie-Anne’s coffin; and his very life now seemed dependent upon
117        L|             Do the dead return to life? Am I childish enough to
118       LI|         have rebelled at last. My life in this house has been a
119       LI|          you have taken my entire life in exchange. What servant
120       LI|            The prospect of such a life made her tremble; and she
121       LI|          of Paris, the novelty of life in a hotel, all combined
122       LI|         hopes of a new and better life, when one day a servant
123      LII|        secret that threatened her life and honor. Under these circumstances,
124      LII|           death compared with the life she led?~ ~Her sufferings
125     LIII|           fancied security.~ ~The life that Martial led was likely
126     LIII|              Each lived their own life. They met only at dinner,
127     LIII|    realizing the emptiness of his life, he did his best to fill
128     LIII|    deprived me of all hope in the life to come. God will punish
129     LIII|          Bavois had departed this life within a month of each other,
130     LIII|           he lived the precarious life of a strolling player. He
131     LIII|           he, “I can give up this life. I am rich enough, now,
132     LIII|     wanted for nothing during the life of her poor husband, who
133      LIV|           give the history of his life after his marriage.~ ~“Martial
134      LIV|           extinguished only with~ life.”~ ~But what this article
135      LIV|         himself:~ ~“What an empty life! What weariness and vexation
136      LIV|       exquisite happiness which a life with her would have afforded
137      LIV|            unsatisfying, restless life.~ ~The truly happy are not
138      LIV|        compromising that his very life was endangered.~ ~On seeing
139      LIV|           beneath the burden of a life no longer animated by interest
140      LIV|           as his linen.~ ~He knew life too well not to understand
141       LV|        have always lived a roving life.”~ ~“How can I prove this?”~ ~
142       LV|            it is only because the life I lead is not~ a fitting
143       LV|          I lead is not~ a fitting life for him. Yesterday, the
144       LV|      evening. My fortune~ ~and my life are at your disposal. It