Short stories of the tragedy and comedy of life with a critical preface . And what did you do? some one asked PierreDufaille. The only thing I could do, by George! he re-pHed. 1 put myself at the poor devils disposal; itwas his right, and so we fought a duel. Alas! Itwas with swords, and he ran me right through thebody. That was also his right, but he exceeded hisright when he called me her ponce. Then I gave himhis change, and as 1 fell, I called out with all thestrength that remained to me: A Frenchman! AFrenchman! Long live France! THE BED. O N A hot afternoon during last sum-mer, the large
Short stories of the tragedy and comedy of life with a critical preface . And what did you do? some one asked PierreDufaille. The only thing I could do, by George! he re-pHed. 1 put myself at the poor devils disposal; itwas his right, and so we fought a duel. Alas! Itwas with swords, and he ran me right through thebody. That was also his right, but he exceeded hisright when he called me her ponce. Then I gave himhis change, and as 1 fell, I called out with all thestrength that remained to me: A Frenchman! AFrenchman! Long live France! THE BED. O N A hot afternoon during last sum-mer, the large auction roomsseemed asleep, and the auction-eers were knocking down the variouslots in a listless manner. In a backroom, on the first floor, two or threelots of old silk ecclesiastical vestments,were lying in a corner. They were copes for solemn occa-sions, and graceful chasubles on whichembroidered flowers surrounded symbolic4f^ letters on a yellowish ground, which had^ originally been white. Some secondhand deal-^ ers were there, two or three men with dirtyJ beards, and a fat woman with a big stomach, oneof those women who deal in secondhand finery andmanage illicit love affairs, women who are brokersin old and young human flesh, just as much as theyare in new and old clothes. Presently, a beautiful Louis XV. chasuble was put up for sale, which was as pretty as the dress of a marchioness of that period. It had retained all its colors, and was embroidered with lilies of the valley (204) THE BED 205 round the cross, and long blue iris
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