Guy de Maupassant The maison Tellier Concordances (Hapax - words occurring once) |
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1 II| running, they must take the 3:55 train, which would bring 2 II| running, they must take the 3:55 train, which would bring 3 II| Amens" with interminable "a-a's," which the reed stop 4 I| in the direction of the abbey. For a long time they still 5 | above 6 I| declining on account of the absence of the proprietors. They 7 II| where the shrill Norman accent was discernible. The villagers 8 II| refuse her goddaughter, she accepted the invitation. Her brother, 9 II| and the girls, who were accustomed to the noisy evenings of 10 II| quack! quack! to make the acquaintance of the little spit, qu-ack! 11 I| was never still, and was active as a squirrel, in spite 12 II| it will suit your dress admirably."~That decided her, and 13 I| She was tall, stout and affable, and her complexion, which 14 II| mother's room, and who was afraid in her small attic.~Rosa 15 II| the passage, and a minute afterward they heard him pumping water 16 II| traps of every shape and age, tipping forward on their 17 I| as possible, and walked aimlessly about the streets.~Presently 18 II| gentleman redoubled his airs, his wit and his teasing.~ 19 I| exasperated at the police for thus allowing an establishment of such 20 I| going through the street alongside the hill, they returned 21 II| devout ones spoke almost aloud, for they were so astonished 22 | also 23 I| furious, and soon another altercation arose between the ex-mayor, 24 I| she sang songs, which were alternately risque or sentimental, in 25 | am 26 II| indefinitely, holding on to "Amens" with interminable "a-a' 27 I| respectable appearance, she was so amiable and obliging to everybody, 28 I| was treated with a certain amount of consideration. The regular 29 III| Madame Tellier let them amuse themselves while she had 30 II| again. The girls now were amused at the jolting of the cart, 31 II| rise to another storm of amusement.~The old people got out 32 I| said:~"This is not very amusing!"~"Decidedly not," Monsieur 33 II| church bell, ringing the Angelus, woke the women, who usually 34 II| legs, she kissed the three animals on the head, and immediately 35 II| round thing without any ankle, a regular "sausage of a 36 I| but finding that he got no answer, he sat down on the doorstep, 37 I| door of the lower room, antd then stopped and called 38 II| returned, when she was so small anti was almost hidden in her 39 II| that state, he would knock anybody down for a mere word. At 40 II| walked with their legs apart, so as not to get any dust 41 I| neighbors.~Monsieur died of apoplexy two years later, for as 42 II| sister-in-law, whom she apparently wanted to monopolize. They 43 I| giving it such a respectable appearance, she was so amiable and 44 I| them -- formed a kind of aristocracy, and they remained with 45 | around 46 II| of a number of pins, they arranged the folds of her dress and 47 II| There was certainly an array of striking colors in the 48 I| the end of May, the first arrival, Monsieur Poulin, who was 49 I| more profitable, and they arrived one fine morning to assume 50 II| The carpenter's wife was artful and pretended to be very 51 II| they are considering an article of dress. They consulted 52 II| to write to his sister, asking her to come and be present 53 I| lying on the pavement fast asleep, outside that inhospitable 54 I| to wait on them with the assistance of Frederic, a short, light-haired, 55 I| arrived one fine morning to assume the direction of the enterprise, 56 II| aloud, for they were so astonished at the sight of those ladies 57 II| his arms, but he could not attain his object, as his large 58 I| together, to make a last attempt. But the exasperated sailors 59 II| was afraid in her small attic.~Rosa was delighted, got 60 I| them, and was trying to attract their attention. They told 61 II| than Rouen, and nothing attracted the people from Fecamp to 62 II| taken place, and which he attributed to a miracle, he continued, 63 I| all returned to the Rue aux Juifs together, to make 64 II| composure, and said sharply, to avenge the honor of her corps:~" 65 II| turned their necks away, to avoid his caresses, and made desperate 66 II| got up softly so as not to awaken any one, and went and fetched 67 II| outside, a noisy crowd, a babel of loud voices, where the 68 II| their shafts or else tipping backward with the shafts up in the 69 I| contrasted strangely with the bad color of the rest.~Rosa 70 II| innkeeper, the shoemaker and the baker.~The church was at the end 71 I| Flora, whom they called Balancoise, because she limped a little, 72 III| it soon became a regular ball, and from time to time Louise 73 I| to retire, when the noisy band of sailors reappeared at 74 I| hair, like combed-out hemp, barely covered her head.~Raphaele, 75 II| directing the movements of her battalion. They washed her, did her 76 III| Madame Tellier, who was beaming, said to them:~"We don't 77 I| a short, light-haired, beardless fellow, as strong as a horse. 78 II| every verse, while Rivet beat time on the shaft with his 79 II| handkerchief and pressing her beating heart with her left hand.~ 80 | became 81 | because 82 I| there, ceaselessly, in a bedroom, in the loft, in the cafe, 83 II| s house was as busy as a bee-hive. The women, in dressing-jackets 84 I| of wine and the jugs of beer on the shaky marble tables 85 II| excused himself, and said: "I beg your pardon, I ought to 86 II| got out at Rouen, after behaving so coarsely that Madame 87 I| old uncle, to whom it had belonged. Monsieur and Madame Tellier, 88 | below 89 II| the top of their voices, beneath the burning sky, among the 90 II| clumsy movements of a body bent by toil.~The little girls 91 I| exasperated sailors were besieging the house, throwing stones 92 II| second-class carriage. As far as Beuzeville they were alone, and chattered 93 | beyond 94 II| that was as pointed as a bill. She sat down opposite her 95 II| to tickle them under the bills and spoke funnily to them 96 II| so that it looked like a bird's nest, had on a lilac dress 97 II| in a stall and wearing a biretta got up, muttered something 98 II| a crutch, who was almost blind, crossed herself as if it 99 I| represented the handsome blonde; she was very tall, rather 100 II| appeared to be covered with blood, so thick were the poppies, 101 II| peasant, dressed in a blue blouse with a turned-down collar, 102 II| which hung down below their blouses. When the horses were in 103 II| like gusts of wind which blow the trees in a forest, and 104 I| very probably have come to blows, if the others had not interfered. 105 III| messenger two sons, and suddenly blushing to his ears, he said: "I 106 II| companions had laced the bodice as tight as they could, 107 II| capital omelet, followed by boiled chitterlings and washed 108 II| opinion of them. But at Bolbeck a gentleman with light whiskers, 109 II| sing something, and she boldly struck up the "Gros Cure 110 II| and down. Raphaele, with a bonnet covered with feathers, so 111 II| sides of the vehicle, their bonnets fell on their backs, over 112 II| their eyes fixed on the big book of plain chant lying open 113 II| very good and religious, bore it all patiently.~As the 114 III| that cost only six francs a bottle, instead of ten, which was 115 II| top of the other, on the bottom of the conveyance.~They 116 III| with propriety, deportment, bows and curtsies, and then they 117 II| downstairs would infallibly break out. No doubt Frederic would 118 II| cock, with a glistening breast, raised his head, which 119 II| a spirit, the powerful breath of an invisible and all 120 I| returned over the wooden bridge which crosses the Retenue, 121 II| jogged on through fields bright with wild flowers, and disappeared 122 II| filled with flowers of more brilliant hue, jogged on through fields 123 II| house to house, carefully bringing short, starched muslin dresses 124 I| and the Englishmen "Rule Britannia." There was a general lurching 125 II| orange garters that were broader and more imposing looking 126 II| bosom, fastened with silver brooches a hundred years old.~The 127 II| mauve silk garters, and the buckles were made of two gilt metal 128 II| went toward the parochial building, which contained the two 129 II| shaded it completely. It was built of flint, in no particular 130 I| through the street, with a bundle of papers under their arm 131 I| the shrine of some saint, burned all night long.~The house, 132 II| their voices, beneath the burning sky, among the ripening 133 II| their neighbors' chairs, and burst out laughing every moment.~ 134 II| already, and the women went busily from house to house, carefully 135 II| could, forcing up her full bust, that was continually heaving 136 II| street were inhabited by the butcher, the grocer, the carpenter, 137 II| with which he whisked his buttocks from time to time.~Joseph 138 II| conveyances along the road: carts, cabriolets, tilburies, wagonettes, 139 II| hat to salute that master calf, like a true French cavalier.~ 140 II| sobs was moistening her cambric pocket handkerchief and 141 II| soon drowned in space. The candidates came out. of the houses 142 | cannot 143 II| gradually grew calmer. The cantors, in all the dignity of their 144 II| so as to show a muslin cap, while an old woman with 145 II| the next day's dinner.~The capital omelet, followed by boiled 146 III| Madame Tellier was quite captivated.~Frederic brought the champagne; 147 II| substitute, and did not at all care to leave her house, even 148 II| busily from house to house, carefully bringing short, starched 149 II| all the women wished to caress her with that need of tender 150 II| necks away, to avoid his caresses, and made desperate efforts 151 III| these words in pencil:~"The cargo of cod has been found; the 152 I| cooks dressed up for the carnival. They were like all other 153 I| string of copper coins in her carroty hair, which jingled at every 154 II| conveyances along the road: carts, cabriolets, tilburies, 155 II| dazzling red imitation French cashmere shawl. Fernande was puffing 156 II| calf, like a true French cavalier.~The two peasants, who were 157 I| conversation was a change from the ceaseless chatter of the three women; 158 I| resounded here and there, ceaselessly, in a bedroom, in the loft, 159 I| that she was treated with a certain amount of consideration. 160 II| smart company.~There was certainly an array of striking colors 161 II| with light whiskers, a gold chain, and wearing two or three 162 II| and went and stood on the chancel steps, when everybody was 163 I| serious conversation was a change from the ceaseless chatter 164 II| first comer."~At Oissel they changed trains, and at a little 165 II| fellow.~"Are you ladies changing your quarters?" he said, 166 II| on the big book of plain chant lying open before them on 167 I| s Hill with its old gray chapel.~Madame Tellier, who came 168 III| wanted to pay. Nothing was charged for except the champagne, 169 I| and they would drink their Chartreuse, and laugh with the girls, 170 I| change from the ceaseless chatter of the three women; it was 171 II| Beuzeville they were alone, and chattered like magpies, but at that 172 III| been a feather.~Rosa was chatting to the ex-mayor, kissing 173 II| their fun, which had been checked during dinner, broke out 174 I| and was thin, with high cheekbones, which were covered with 175 II| of disturbing the little cherubs.~After the walk, during 176 I| would run races and play childish games. They had a cold dinner 177 II| omelet, followed by boiled chitterlings and washed down with good 178 II| plaguing Rosa, who was half choking with laughter. Louise and 179 II| Tellier herself, joined in the chorus:~ "How I regret~ My dimpled 180 II| that there should be one chosen lamb, for the Lord to descend 181 II| was surrounded by a small churchyard, and four immense lime-trees, 182 III| his neck, while she held a cigarette in her left hand.~Raphaele 183 II| crossing the ocean would be to city people. The people at Virville 184 III| remarked.~They all began to clap their hands, and it soon 185 II| little screams, and much clapping of hands, and so, while 186 II| two and two together, they clasped each other in their arms, 187 II| workshop, which had been cleared out for the next day's dinner.~ 188 II| off the two women who were clinging to him, while he was pulling 189 II| little girls disappeared in a cloud of muslin, which looked 190 II| kept uttering a kind of clucking sound, which made the horse 191 II| varied here and there by clumps of trees which hid the homesteads.~ 192 II| embarrassed looks, and those clumsy movements of a body bent 193 II| horrible grimaces.~They clung on to the sides of the vehicle, 194 II| Rouen, after behaving so coarsely that Madame Tellier was 195 III| the sofa, her feet on the coat of Monsieur Pinipesse, the 196 II| and here and there a black cock, with a glistening breast, 197 II| shrill crow, which the other cocks repeated.~Vehicles of all 198 I| Lodise, who was nicknamed La Cocotte, and Flora, whom they called 199 III| in pencil:~"The cargo of cod has been found; the ship 200 I| with a string of copper coins in her carroty hair, which 201 II| blouse with a turned-down collar, wide sleeves tight at the 202 I| there was an odor of eau de Cologne in the passages, or sometimes 203 I| contrasted strangely with the bad color of the rest.~Rosa was a 204 III| customers, and the little colored lamp outside the door told 205 I| whose short, light, almost colorless, tow-like hair, like combed-out 206 II| certainly an array of striking colors in the carriage. Madame 207 II| and here and there the colza in flower presented a waving 208 II| which was crowned by his red comb, flapped his wings and uttered 209 I| colorless, tow-like hair, like combed-out hemp, barely covered her 210 II| not to talk to the first comer."~At Oissel they changed 211 II| seat, settled herself as comfortably as she could on tall Fernande' 212 II| But the Confirmation was coming on, and Madame Tellier was 213 II| however, raised his hand to command silence and went and stood 214 I| evening indulged in the commonplace debauchery of drinking a 215 II| village church and her first communion. She almost fancied that 216 II| were no longer alone in the compartment, the ladies put on staid 217 I| was full of goodness and complaisance.~The house had two entrances. 218 II| carpenter's triumph was complete.~Madame Tellier's regiment, 219 II| outside the porch, shaded it completely. It was built of flint, 220 I| stout and affable, and her complexion, which had become pale in 221 II| however, quickly regained her composure, and said sharply, to avenge 222 II| him a dignified bow and compressed her lips.~Then the gentleman, 223 I| thanks to Madame Tellier's conciliatory wisdom, and to her constant 224 II| and he said no more, but concluded the service.~They now left 225 II| years old, and going to be confirmed, he seized that opportunity 226 III| peaceful sleep of a quiet conscience, until they got to Rouen, 227 II| question embarrassed them all considerably. Madame Tellier, however, 228 I| with a certain amount of consideration. The regular customers spent 229 II| all women when they are considering an article of dress. They 230 I| conciliatory wisdom, and to her constant good humor, and the establishment, 231 II| who were even in greater consternation than their poultry, rolled 232 II| an article of dress. They consulted one another by their looks 233 II| tears; and as tears are contagious, Madame Tellier soon in 234 II| her full bust, that was continually heaving up and down. Raphaele, 235 I| which they had under their control, to be closed.~He went back 236 II| a double line of rustic conveyances along the road: carts, cabriolets, 237 II| with them, and his wife cooked, waited on them, brought 238 I| uneven step, looked like cooks dressed up for the carnival. 239 I| woman, with a string of copper coins in her carroty hair, 240 III| the champagne; the first cork popped, and Monsieur Philippe 241 II| carried to some distance.~The cornflowers showed their little blue 242 II| avenge the honor of her corps:~"I think you might try 243 III| the champagne, and that cost only six francs a bottle, 244 III| put on their usual evening costume, waited for their regular 245 III| was sitting idle on the couch, and the dance began again.~ 246 I| their arm to keep them in countenance, and with a furtive glance 247 III| round the waist, and the two couples turned round, kissing as 248 II| Come, my dear, a little courage! Just look at that lilac 249 III| The fish curer had several cousins to dinner every Sunday, 250 II| the productiveness of the cows and sheep, he took his tribe 251 II| passed him, he began to crack his whip and to jump, while 252 II| which looked like whipped cream, while the lads, who looked 253 II| eyes, but her emotion in creased with her recollections, 254 II| qu-ack!"~The unfortunate creatures turned their necks away, 255 I| doorway, and the yelling crew disappeared in the direction 256 II| take your seats!" a guard cried, and they got in. There 257 II| yellow or green standing crops, which were studded with 258 I| the wooden bridge which crosses the Retenue, passed close 259 II| is as long a journey as crossing the ocean would be to city 260 II| wings and uttered his shrill crow, which the other cocks repeated.~ 261 II| raised his head, which was crowned by his red comb, flapped 262 II| while an old woman with a crutch, who was almost blind, crossed 263 II| up again."~And he added cunningly:. "I offer any pair they 264 II| were made of two gilt metal cupids embracing each other. The 265 II| boldly struck up the "Gros Cure de Meudon," but Madame Tellier 266 I| covered with pomatum, which curled on her forehead. Her eyes 267 I| varnished. She had a fringe of curly false hair, which gave her 268 II| good and are off to that cursed place, Paris."~The funny 269 II| off playing, and a window curtain would be raised, so as to 270 II| dresses out of old flowered curtains dating from the Restoration.~ 271 III| propriety, deportment, bows and curtsies, and then they began to 272 I| feminine type, so that every customer might find as nearly as 273 I| very rarely missed their daily meetings there.~One evening 274 I| house, which was old and damp, smelled slightly of mildew. 275 III| through which the four dancers walked in society fashion, 276 II| of old flowered curtains dating from the Restoration.~As 277 II| faint remaining trace of dawn. Families of fowls were 278 II| in order not to lose two days running, they must take 279 II| over the country, which dazzled their eyes, and the wheels 280 II| head to foot, and had on a dazzling red imitation French cashmere 281 III| of sailors were making a deafening noise, and Louise and Flora 282 I| indulged in the commonplace debauchery of drinking a glass of liqueur 283 II| your dress admirably."~That decided her, and pulling up her 284 I| This is not very amusing!"~"Decidedly not," Monsieur Pinipesse 285 I| the enterprise, which was declining on account of the absence 286 III| walked in society fashion, decorously, with propriety, deportment, 287 I| which is so violent and deeply rooted in large towns, does 288 II| pledge herself to anything definite, but merely gave vague promises -- 289 I| went home at night with a delicious feeling of fatigue, and 290 II| and Rosa was especially demonstrative. At last she took hold of 291 II| fringed with gold, and with dents in the wax for the fingers.~ 292 III| decorously, with propriety, deportment, bows and curtsies, and 293 I| evening, and now he should be deprived of this dissipation for 294 III| hoarse waltz out of the depths of the instrument.~The tall 295 II| chosen lamb, for the Lord to descend on His flock."~His voice 296 II| avoid his caresses, and made desperate efforts to get out of their 297 II| behind the girl's back in desperation, interfered with his movements.~" 298 III| as if to settle the last details of something that had already 299 II| to see, and some of the devout ones spoke almost aloud, 300 II| The cantors, in all the dignity of their white surplices, 301 I| still heard the noise, which diminished like a storm in the distance, 302 I| which had become pale in the dimness of her house, the shutters 303 II| was Joseph, hoped that by dint of showing his sister attention, 304 II| while Madame Tellier was directing the movements of her battalion. 305 II| as not to get any dust or dirt on their black trousers.~ 306 II| shrill Norman accent was discernible. The villagers formed two 307 I| girls in the house could not discover anything against her. She 308 I| first floor, much to the disgust of the gentlemen who were 309 I| name, she was angry and disgusted.~In a word, she had a refined 310 II| on them, brought in the dishes, took them out and asked 311 II| houses, and tall Norman women dismounted, wearing dark dresses, with 312 II| dresses were as striking as a display of fireworks.~When they 313 I| should be deprived of this dissipation for the whole week.~The 314 I| and there, at moments, the distant sound of voices could be 315 II| carpenter tried very hard to distract her attention, so as to 316 II| most lamentable quacks of distress. The women exploded with 317 II| the two Pumps looked so distressed that he renewed his offer 318 I| was, however, very rarely disturbed, reigned among these five 319 II| them go in, for fear of disturbing the little cherubs.~After 320 II| perhaps, have had this really divine character. It is sufficient, 321 I| windows one could see the docks full of ships being unloaded, 322 | does 323 III| beaming, said to them:~"We don't have a holiday every day."~ 324 | done 325 II| inhabitants came to their doors, the children left off playing, 326 I| answer, he sat down on the doorstep, and waited the course of 327 I| townsmen hid themselves in a doorway, and the yelling crew disappeared 328 II| the shafts and the other doubled under him, held the reins 329 II| infallibly break out. No doubt Frederic would get drunk, 330 II| highroad passed. Ten or a dozen houses on either side of 331 II| skirt, so that it might not drag in the dust; Louise and 332 III| stop to toss off a long draught of sparkling wine, and that 333 I| embellished with a large drawing representing Leda and the 334 II| number of chairs in it, drawn by a white horse.~The carpenter 335 II| frock-coats or over their old dress-coats of green-cloth, the two 336 II| down their backs, were busy dressing the child, who was standing 337 II| bee-hive. The women, in dressing-jackets and petticoats, with their 338 I| have become a milliner or dressmaker. The prejudice which is 339 II| silently, and the tears dropped slowly from her eyes, but 340 II| One o'clock struck as they drove up to the carpenter's door. 341 II| feeble voice which is soon drowned in space. The candidates 342 II| engine will set fire to dry grass, so the tears of Rosa 343 I| two girls whose special duty it was to wait on them with 344 I| market place he met Monsieur Duvert, the gunmaker, who was going 345 II| very fat child, an obese dwarf; while the two Pumps looked 346 II| outstretched wings of a wooden eagle.~Then silence ensued and 347 II| profound slumber of the earth. But Rosa, who was alone 348 I| stopped talking in order to eat, and left off eating in 349 II| with hunger, as they had eaten nothing since they left 350 I| order to eat, and left off eating in order to talk; she was 351 I| times there was an odor of eau de Cologne in the passages, 352 I| Monsieur Tournevau about an edible mushroom which one of them 353 II| example to all. You have edified my parish; your emotion 354 II| full uniform, while the effect on the village was startling.~ 355 II| a little with a visible effort, and Rivet left the station 356 II| caresses, and made desperate efforts to get out of their wicker 357 I| would go to the club. Six or eight of them; always the same 358 II| on Saturday morning the eight-o'clock express carried off 359 II| whose dresses were more elaborate than the priest's vestments.~ 360 II| held the reins with his elbows very high, and kept uttering 361 III| society, waltzed with such elegance that Madame Tellier was 362 I| there every evening about eleven o'clock, just as they would 363 II| Madame Tellier was in great embarrassment. She had no substitute, 364 I| was papered in blue, and embellished with a large drawing representing 365 I| squirrel, in spite of her embonpoint and her short legs; her 366 III| seized her in a vigorous embrace and, without saying a word, 367 II| of two gilt metal cupids embracing each other. The girls uttered 368 II| wrist, ornamented with white embroidery, wearing an old high hat 369 II| the lads, who looked like embryo waiters in a cafe and whose 370 I| government or some other employ, and they would drink their 371 III| again.~But the bottles were empty. "I will pay for one," Monsieur 372 I| was limited, madame had endeavored that each member of it should 373 I| house, they saw a number of English and French sailors, who 374 I| in the course of which an Englishman had his arm broken and a 375 I| Marseillaise," and the Englishmen "Rule Britannia." There 376 I| country, where they used to enjoy themselves on the grass 377 II| and we cannot always be enjoying ourselves." And then he 378 II| door they could see all the enjoyment that was going on in the 379 II| hat with long nap, held an enormous green umbrella in one hand, 380 II| wooden eagle.~Then silence ensued and the service went on. 381 I| assume the direction of the enterprise, which was declining on 382 III| in, and was greeted with enthusiastic cries of "Long live Tournevau!" 383 I| complaisance.~The house had two entrances. At the corner there was 384 II| during which Joseph Rivet enumerated the principal landed proprietors, 385 III| much excited; he opened the envelope and grew pale; it contained 386 I| should be a pattern, an epitome of the feminine type, so 387 I| tradesmen immediately made their escape, but a low "Pst!" stopped 388 II| in vain. A sort of rattle escaped her throat, and she was 389 II| very much in the public estimation.~As they passed the church 390 I| of a street behind Saint Etienne's Church, and from the windows 391 II| accustomed to the noisy evenings of their establishment, 392 I| and waited the course of events.~The others were just going 393 | ever 394 II| presence among us, whose evident faith and ardent piety have 395 II| eye, and they looked so exactly like fowls that the man 396 II| her to her bosom, lavished exaggerated manifestations of tenderness 397 I| He went back to it and examined the walls, trying to find 398 II| have set such a salutary example to all. You have edified 399 | except 400 II| them all with her, with the exception of the man, to whom she 401 II| and he was drinking to excess. Madame Tellier looked at 402 I| any exercise, he had grown excessively stout, and his health had 403 II| might try and be polite!"~He excused himself, and said: "I beg 404 I| idleness and without any exercise, he had grown excessively 405 I| in large towns, does not exist in the country places in 406 II| flower presented a waving expanse of yellow, from which arose 407 II| with that need of tender expansion, that habit of professional 408 II| quacks of distress. The women exploded with laughter. They leaned 409 II| morning the eight-o'clock express carried off Madame Tellier 410 III| usual price, and when they expressed their surprise at such generosity, 411 II| faster.~The green country extended on either side of the road, 412 II| out of the corner of one eye, and they looked so exactly 413 II| short hair, which looked faded and worn, hanging down their 414 II| on His flock."~His voice failed him again, from emotion, 415 II| among us, whose evident faith and ardent piety have set 416 II| remaining trace of dawn. Families of fowls were walking about 417 II| first communion. She almost fancied that that day had returned, 418 II| disappeared behind the trees of a farm, only to reappear and to 419 III| dancers walked in society fashion, decorously, with propriety, 420 II| prick up its ears and go faster.~The green country extended 421 I| with a delicious feeling of fatigue, and in the carriage they 422 II| patiently.~As the day had been a fatiguing one for everybody, they 423 II| make her will in the girl's favor, as she had no children 424 II| not let them go in, for fear of disturbing the little 425 II| village. Everywhere they were feasting, and through every window 426 III| up as if she had been a feather.~Rosa was chatting to the 427 II| with a bonnet covered with feathers, so that it looked like 428 II| lost in the air, like a feeble voice which is soon drowned 429 II| hard cider, made them all feel comfortable.~Rivet had taken 430 I| wall, and then the drunken fellows went on their way toward 431 II| at the load of shouting females through his wire spectacles.~ 432 I| pattern, an epitome of the feminine type, so that every customer 433 III| keep his head straight.~Fernanae and Madame Tellier remained 434 II| awaken any one, and went and fetched the child. She took her 435 II| Then, sometimes, a whole field appeared to be covered with 436 II| brilliant hue, jogged on through fields bright with wild flowers, 437 I| toward the quay, where a fight broke out between the two 438 I| with the ripeness of her figure. She was always smiling 439 II| boys led the way, in two files, between the two rows of 440 II| which looked as if it were filled with flowers of more brilliant 441 I| profitable, and they arrived one fine morning to assume the direction 442 II| up stiffly in her rustic finery, had a face like a fowl, 443 II| dents in the wax for the fingers.~The sun was already high 444 II| and she herself went to finish her last preparations.~When 445 III| insurance agent, and she finished by saying: "Yes, I will, 446 II| from an engine will set fire to dry grass, so the tears 447 II| striking as a display of fireworks.~When they went into the 448 I| and shouting, and the five first-floor customers went away as quickly 449 I| of the taproom with their fists.~The two tradesmen immediately 450 II| for a milkmaid, in a badly fitting, coarse stocking. The commercial 451 II| crowned by his red comb, flapped his wings and uttered his 452 II| completely. It was built of flint, in no particular style, 453 II| the Lord to descend on His flock."~His voice failed him again, 454 II| sobbing by her side, amid a flood of tears; and as tears are 455 II| a pink skirt with largo flounces, and looked like a very 456 II| here and there the colza in flower presented a waving expanse 457 II| their dresses out of old flowered curtains dating from the 458 II| pins, they arranged the folds of her dress and took in 459 II| as tight as they could, forcing up her full bust, that was 460 I| pomatum, which curled on her forehead. Her eyes would have been 461 II| which blow the trees in a forest, and the priest, paralyzed 462 II| promises -- she would not forget her, there was plenty of 463 | former 464 I| them, when a torrent of formidable cries was heard, and the 465 II| finery, had a face like a fowl, with a nose that was as 466 III| and that cost only six francs a bottle, instead of ten, 467 I| could not get rid of her freckles, and whose short, light, 468 I| Insulting remarks were freely passing between them, when 469 I| had his arm broken and a Frenchman his nose split.~The drunken 470 II| of a crowd in a state of frenzy, a tempest of sobs and stifled 471 I| had been a widow, all the frequenters of the establishment made 472 I| as friends, yet she very frequently used to say that "she and 473 III| s son, even carried his friendliness so far as to send a special 474 I| she treated her women as friends, yet she very frequently 475 I| been varnished. She had a fringe of curly false hair, which 476 II| middle with a bow of silk fringed with gold, and with dents 477 II| blue smocks over their new frock-coats or over their old dress-coats 478 II| Under the hot sun, their fun, which had been checked 479 II| under the bills and spoke funnily to them to make the company 480 II| cursed place, Paris."~The funny commercial traveller himself 481 I| procession, and were shouting furiously. The townsmen hid themselves 482 I| countenance, and with a furtive glance they all read that 483 II| the carpenter's house the gaiety maintained somewhat of an 484 II| the commercial traveller gallantly took off his hat to salute 485 II| the refrain was sung, and galloped a hundred yards, to their 486 I| races and play childish games. They had a cold dinner 487 II| stooped down and fastened the garter. When he had done this, 488 II| procession, and they all gazed for a long time at those 489 I| servants at an inn, and were generally called "the two pumps."~ 490 III| expressed their surprise at such generosity, Madame Tellier, who was 491 I| much to the disgust of the gentlemen who were there. Madame Tellier, 492 I| seemed dead. He knocked, gently at first, but then more 493 II| buckles were made of two gilt metal cupids embracing each 494 II| of subjects which might give others a high opinion of 495 I| Tellier had succeeded in giving it such a respectable appearance, 496 I| countenance, and with a furtive glance they all read that mysterious 497 II| speechless from surprise, glanced sideways out of the corner 498 II| every moment.~There was a glare of light over the country, 499 II| there a black cock, with a glistening breast, raised his head, 500 II| could not well refuse her goddaughter, she accepted the invitation.