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 1      III|        than a baby! Any miserable peasant who meets him can make him
 2       VI|       been reared like other poor peasant girls; that is to say, on
 3       VI|     greeted him! I am only a poor peasant, but never would I lie down
 4     VIII|         unsatisfactory answers. A peasant, when interrogated, will
 5       IX|         daughter to an uncultured peasant? From mercenary motives?
 6       IX|          of peasants, to become a peasant. Go! I cannot endure more!
 7        X|          his mission.~ ~The first peasant he met told him the way
 8       XI|           first to break it.~ ~“A peasant’s directions are not generally
 9       XI|        than to find me. The first peasant you meet will point out
10      XII|       loved, to bestow her upon a peasant?~ ~As he reached Sairmeuse,
11     XIII|           hereafter, only a poor~ peasant girl, as her mother was
12      XVI|      costume was that worn by the peasant girls.~ ~When M. d’Escorval
13      XVI|         not good for the son of a peasant. Fools that we are, we send
14      XXI|       Chanlouineau.~ ~This sturdy peasant came forward, brandishing
15      XXI|          clad in the costume of a peasant.~ ~“Marie-Anne!” exclaimed
16     XXIV|          lead to their mistress a peasant who was returning from Sairmeuse.~ ~
17     XXIV|         closely to slip under her peasant’s hat, had become unbound,
18    XXVII|     leader,” exclaimed the daring peasant, “that he was wounded by
19    XXVII|           The despair of the poor peasant women had been reawakened,
20    XXVII|         uttered these words was a peasant named Chanlouineau, but
21   XXVIII|         reasons.”~ ~Had the brave peasant really found some means
22   XXVIII|       that I might worship you as peasant women worship the Blessed
23   XXVIII|           to pursue.”~ ~The noble peasant handed the girl the tiny
24   XXVIII|       think sometimes of the poor peasant who loved you so much.”~ ~
25     XXIX|         it be that this miserable peasant has deceived me?” he thought.~ ~
26     XXIX|       absence—an old white-haired peasant.~ ~The abbe called her attention
27     XXIX|           me,” answered the brave peasant. “I said to myself: ‘The
28     XXIX|          her sake.~ ~And the poor peasant condemned to death, and
29      XXX|          duped by a low, ignorant peasant?”~ ~Now M. d’Escorval understood.
30     XXXI|          cottage, he saw a pretty peasant woman spinning in the sunshine.~ ~
31     XXXI|        said he, gently.~ ~But the peasant placed his large hand kindly
32     XXXI|        your safety.”~ ~The pretty peasant woman flung her arms about
33     XXXI|          you,” resumed the honest peasant. “The promises of reward
34     XXXI|     mounted soldiers, guided by a peasant, also on horseback. They
35     XXXI|        thought, Lacheneur and the peasant sprang to the door to see
36    XXXII|    necessity for that. The heroic peasant had thrown himself upon
37    XXXII|         murmured.~ ~Poor generous peasant! His heart would have leaped
38    XXXII|          found— the one which the peasant woman had perceived hanging
39    XXXII|    content!” exclaimed the heroic peasant.~ ~He died as he had sworn
40    XXXIV|        valet.~ ~“Who?”~ ~“A young peasant who will not give his name.”~ ~“
41    XXXIV|    leading with the other a young peasant whom no one recognized.~ ~“
42     XXXV|           d’Arcy, is the hut of a peasant upon whom I can rely. His
43     XXXV|          the house of this honest peasant.”~ ~“What, Monsieur,” interrupted
44    XXXVI|         in love and war. The next peasant who passes—”~ ~“But I have
45    XXXVI|      reappeared, transformed by a peasant’s costume, which fitted
46    XXXVI|      Chanlouineau was only a poor peasant. His entire education had
47    XXXVI|      writing was that of a vulgar peasant, the thoughts it expressed
48    XXXVI| vouchsafed a glance~ ~to the poor peasant who has loved you so much.~ ~“
49    XXXVI|         of soul exhibited by this peasant, who, after saving the life
50  XXXVIII|        his heavy shoes nor of his peasant dress.~ ~Breathless with
51      XLI|           meeting at the Reche. A peasant who, from a distance, had
52      XLI|          her to suppose. The poor peasant who made his breakfast off
53    XLIII|    visited?”~ ~“Like those in any peasant’s house.”~ ~Certainly no
54      XLV|        the chamber, followed by a peasant, bearing a large bundle.~ ~“
55      XLV|        clothing?” asked the young peasant.~ ~“Lay it down here. I
56     XLVI|        who sent his clothing by a peasant named Poignot? You see that
57    XLVII|       utmost caution by the young peasant, started slowly on its way.~ ~
58    XLVII|           wish with me?”~ ~By his peasant dress and by his long beard,
59     XLIX|         arousing suspicion, for a peasant becomes intractable at once
60     XLIX|       feet.~ ~A word dropped by a peasant one day put an end to these
61        L|        The testimony of the young peasant who had warned Jean Lacheneur
62        L|          toward her. What if some peasant had seen her with Chupin?
63      LII|      young man; is dressed like a peasant, and is perhaps, seeking
64      LII|       upon madame.”~ ~The prudent peasant carefully concealed the
65      LII|       Chupin into the room.~ ~The peasant had prepared a little story
66     LIII|           through a garrulous old peasant woman that ever since his