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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.1920 Excerpt: ... Rosalie. These days I know nothing. Everything is upside down now that Madame is leaving. Mme. De Musset. Ah, my mother's instinct. I was right. So she is going when--when? Rosalie. I do not know, because Madame does not know. On Monday I pack because Madame is leaving on Wednesday. On Wednesday I unpack because Madame is staying till Friday. On Friday I pack because Madame leaves on Saturday, and on Sunday 1 unpack because Madame isn't going at all. Paul. You see, mother, there is no need to worry. Rosalie. And while I pack and unpack Madame sits writing, writing all the time. She never stops. I go to bed. At four in the morning I hear a noise. Madame wishes me, I say to myself. I come in. Instead of writing she is mending furniture. And then she goes out. One night I followed her. She leans on the walls of the quays watching the river till the washer women come out and the sun's up. She's a queer one. All that scribbling has gone to her head. Mme. De Musset. Alone at five in the morning? Paul. Well, anyway, she is alone. Rosalie. Sometimes I try to read what she's written. I can't make it out. The words are too long. Sometimes she cries when she writes. (mme. De Musset has been examining the room and at this moment she reaches the table.) Mme. De Mussel The table is set. At what time do they dine? Paul. They never dine at the Quartier. They only eat. (He enjoys this immensely.) Mme. De Musset. Paul, how can you waste your time trying to be witty when Alfred is in danger. (Then to Rosalie) At what time is supper? Rosalie. Whenever Madame gets back. She orders dinner at six and it turns into supper at eleven. It makes no difference, nothing matters. Madame is busy writing. AH the time writing, except when the gentlemen come. Dinner for breakfast, breakfast ...
| ISBN-13 | 9780217837477 |
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| ISBN-10 | 0217837476 |
| Weight | 0.35 Pounds |
| Dimensions | 9.00 x 6.00 x 0.23 In |
| List Price | $14.14 |
| Format | Paperback |
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| Pages | 98 pages |
| Publisher | |
| Published On | 2009-12-01 |
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