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Excerpt: ...never done a mean or petty thing in all your life." "Mean and petty things never disturb a mans conscience. Its the big things that scar." "Thats a platitude." "Then my end of the conversation is becoming flat." "Confess that you are eager to return to the great highways once more." "I shall confess nothing of the sort. I should like to stay here for a hundred years." "You would miss us all very much then," merrily. "And Napoleons treasure would have gone in and out of innumerable pockets " "Do you really and truly believe that we shall bring home a single franc of it?" facing her with incredulous eyes. "Really and truly. And why not? Treasures have been found before. Fie on you for a Doubting Thomas " "We sometimes go many miles to find, in the end, that the treasure was all the time under our very eyes." "Hyperbole " But she looked down at the lichen again and began pealing it off the stone. She thought of a duke she knew. At this instant he would have been telling her that she was the most beautiful woman since Helen. What a relief this man at her side was She was perfectly aware that he admired her, but he veiled his tributes with half-smiles and flashes of humor. "What a gay little man that Mr. Ferraud is " "Lively as a cricket. Your father, I understand, is to take him as far as Marseilles. After to-night everything will be quite formal, I suppose. Honestly, I feel ill at ease in accepting your splendid hospitality. Im an interloper. I havent even the claim of an ordinary introduction. It has been very, very kind of you." "You know Mrs. Coldfield. I will, if you wish it, ask her to present you to me." "I am really serious." "So am I." "They will be here to-morrow?" "Yes. And in four days we sail. Oh, it is all so beautiful A real treasure hunt." "It does not seem possible that I have been here a week. It has been a long time since I enjoyed myself so thoroughly. Have you ever wondered what has become of the other man?" "The other...
| ISBN-13 | 9781153588621 |
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| ISBN-10 | 1153588625 |
| Weight | 0.43 Pounds |
| Dimensions | 9.00 x 6.00 x 0.30 In |
| List Price | $19.99 |
| Format | Paperback |
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| Pages | 126 pages |
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| Published On | 2010-03-01 |
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