A Diplomatic Adventure
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ISBN13: 9781459013391
Paperback|9781459013391
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Purchase of this book includes free trial access to www.million-books.com where you can read more than a million books for free. This is an OCR edition with typos. Excerpt from book: m A I sat down in the coupe, and Alphonse was about to close the door, I saw behind him a lady standing in the heavy downfall of rain. I said in my best French: Get in, madame. I will get out and leave you the carriage. For a moment she hesitated, and then got in and stood a moment, saying, Thank you, but I insist that monsieur does not get out in the rain. It was just then a torrent. Let me leave monsieur where he would desire to go. I said I intended to go to the Rue de la Paix, but I added, If madame has no objection, may I not first drop her wherever she wishes to go ? Oh, no, no It is fartoo far. She was, as it seemed to me, somewhat agitated. For a moment I supposed this to be due to the annoyance a ride with a strange man mighthave suggested as compromising, or at least as the Parisian regards such incidents. Al- phonse waited calmly, the door still open. Again I offered to leave her the carriage, and again she refused. I said, Might I then ask where madame desires to go ? She hesitated a moment, and then asked irrelevantly, Monsieur is not French? Oh, no. I am an American. And I, too. She showed at once a certain relief, and I felt with pleasure that had I been other than her countryman she would not have trusted me as she did. She added: On no account could I permit you to get out in this storm. If I ask you to set me down in the BoisI mean, if not inconvenient Of course, I replied. Get up, Al- phonse. It was, I thought, a rather vague direction, but there was already something odd in this small adventure. No doubt she would presently be more specific. The Bois, Alphonse, I repeated. A glance at my countrywoman left with me the impression of a lady, very handsome, about twenty-five, and presumably married. Why sh...
| ISBN-13 | 9781459013391 |
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| ISBN-10 | 1459013395 |
| Weight | 0.27 Pounds |
| Dimensions | 9.00 x 6.00 x 0.18 In |
| List Price | $14.14 |
| Format | Paperback |
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| Pages | 74 pages |
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| Published On | 2009-08-01 |
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