The Romances of Dumas; Olympe de Cleves Volume 22 - Softcover
This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1904 edition. Excerpt: ...a woman cannot confess even to herself 1 " " Truly you exaggerate, my girl; and when one has a lover--" " When one has one lover," retorted the hairdresser, " one does not act the same as when one has two." This reply clo'ed the abbe's mouth. It was, in fact, a rude blow for a jealous man; but woman generally prefer to deal with such by brutality rather than by persuasion. The abb4 sighed. " Why does she have two lovers, then? " said he, gloomily. " Pshaw! I thought you were a clever man," said the hairdresser; " but I see you are an idiot like all the rest." " Oh, one does really get tired at last." " Monsieur 1'Abbe, I warn you that you are becoming intolerable. Pray remember the beginning of all this." " Ah! " " What did you ask for then 1--a simple act of charity, nothing more." "Well, I don't deny it." " To-day it is that no longer; to-day you make demands, and you are amazed! " " Why has she another lover 1 " " Great God! what has that to do with you 1 Attend to your own affairs." " That's what I am doing, I should say." " Yes, in a way to ruin them forever." "How so?" " Pardieu! you will weary her, and she will dismiss you." " Ah, indeed! " " She will be bored to death." " But I simply tell her of my love; how can it bore her to listen? I ask no more than that." " No more than that? Really, you are very moderate in your demands! Of course she will listen to you, but not here,--not in Monsieur Banniere's house, not in that room where everything recalls her spring-time of love, not upon that sofa where she has dreamed so many times of the poetic King He"rode." " Pshaw! Does she dream of Monsieur de Mailly too, I wonder 1" " Ah, now you are an ungrateful, ugly beast! The idea of your reproaching the poor woman with her lovers when she has...
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About the Author:
Alexandre Dumas (1802-1870) was a prolific French writer who is best known for his ever-popular classic novels The Count of Monte Cristo and The Three Musketeers.
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- PublisherRareBooksClub.com
- Publication date2012
- ISBN 10 1154116719
- ISBN 13 9781154116717
- BindingPaperback
- Number of pages140
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