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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: had recently settled in the neighborhood, and whom he had seen talking with Mademoiselle Noun three days before at the rustic fte at Rubelles. This information gave a different turn to Monsieur Del- mare's ideas; on his ample forehead, bald and glistening, appeared a huge swollen vein, which was always the precursor of a tempest. Morbleu he said, clenching his fists, Madame Delmare takes a deal of interest in this puppy, who sneaks into my park over the wall And he entered the billiard room, pale and trembling with wrath. You may be reassured, monsieur, said Indiana; the man you killed will be quite well in a few days; at least we hope so, although he is not yet able to talk. That's not the question, madame, said the colonel, in a voice that trembled with suppressed passion; I insist upon knowing the name of this interesting patient of yours, and how it came about that he mistook the wall of my park for the avenue to my house. I have absolutely no idea, replied Madame Delmare with such a cold and haughty air that her redoubtable spouse was bewildered for an instant. But his jealous suspicions soon regained the upper hand. I shall find out, madame, he said in an undertone; you may be sure that I shall find out. Thereupon, as Madame Delmare pretended not to notice his rage and continued her attentions to the wounded man, he left the room, in order not to explode before the women, and recalled the gardener. What is the name of the man who, you say, resembles our prowler ? Monsieur de Ramiere. It is he who has just bought Monsieur de Cercy's little English house. What sort of man is he ? a nobleman, a fop, a fine gentleman ? A fine gentleman, monsieur; noble, I think. Undoubtedly, rejoined the colonel w...
| ISBN-13 | 9780217522175 |
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| ISBN-10 | 0217522173 |
| Weight | 0.67 Pounds |
| Dimensions | 9.00 x 6.00 x 0.46 In |
| List Price | $19.99 |
| Format | Paperback |
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| Pages | 200 pages |
| Publisher | |
| Published On | 2009-08-01 |
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