The Child of Thirty-six Fathers: A Serious, Comic and Moral Romance, Volume 1Isaac Riley, 1809 - French fiction |
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Page 109
... Mademoiselle de Boscauville . " In that case then , ( said I , ) I shall NEVER come 66 out . " 66 " Infuriated almost to madness at be- ing thus robbed of my liberty , and of the VOL . I. K happiness I had began to experience in the ...
... Mademoiselle de Boscauville . " In that case then , ( said I , ) I shall NEVER come 66 out . " 66 " Infuriated almost to madness at be- ing thus robbed of my liberty , and of the VOL . I. K happiness I had began to experience in the ...
Page 115
... Mademoiselle Boscauville . He determined , therefore , to wait upon her . He began with signifying to her , that not- withstanding all her cleverness and all the charms of her mind , he never would · consent to my marriage with her ...
... Mademoiselle Boscauville . He determined , therefore , to wait upon her . He began with signifying to her , that not- withstanding all her cleverness and all the charms of her mind , he never would · consent to my marriage with her ...
Page 125
... Mademoiselle , " I replied hesitatingly , " it is not so --- but " I own that I was surprised at your be ing at so very early an hour in the gar- " den . Had I thought that you were to * L 2 THIRTY - SIX FATHERS . 125 which had flown me ...
... Mademoiselle , " I replied hesitatingly , " it is not so --- but " I own that I was surprised at your be ing at so very early an hour in the gar- " den . Had I thought that you were to * L 2 THIRTY - SIX FATHERS . 125 which had flown me ...
Page 127
... Mademoiselle ? " " Yes , Sir , of a coquette : I know that you have done me the honour to con- " fer upon me that title , and I am curious " to learn how , and by what circumstan- " ces in my conduct I have merited it . " " It is true ...
... Mademoiselle ? " " Yes , Sir , of a coquette : I know that you have done me the honour to con- " fer upon me that title , and I am curious " to learn how , and by what circumstan- " ces in my conduct I have merited it . " " It is true ...
Page 128
... Mademoiselle . The lady of " whom you speak did not then , nor ever did , occupy a wish of mine . " 66 " And yet she is considered as one of " the most handsome and amiable girls " in Lyons . " " That may be ; but I have indeed " taken ...
... Mademoiselle . The lady of " whom you speak did not then , nor ever did , occupy a wish of mine . " 66 " And yet she is considered as one of " the most handsome and amiable girls " in Lyons . " " That may be ; but I have indeed " taken ...
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Page 126 - I could not have believed, if I had " not witnessed it, that a philosopher- --a " sage, such as Monsieur Laurentini, " could have displayed so much earnest" ness to answer the questions of a co