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As he stood rubbing his fore-legs together in self-congratulation over his exploit, his bearer addressed him in French quite as ready as the girl's: "Permettez-moi, Monsieur le Colioptere, de vous presenter mes excuses pour cette demoiselle qui s'exprime en langue etrangere chez elle." "Don't apologize to the beetle on my account," retorted the girl with spirit.
The orchestra played Wagner's overture to "Tannhaeuser." He cried, "Bis!" And the audience in chorus shouted, "Bis!" And the orchestra repeated the whole overture. Then the audience turned again to Liszt and screamed, "Vive Liszt!" Madame, Permettez-moi de venir vous remercier demain au Conservatoire de votre gracieuse invitation dont je serai charme de profiter. Mille respectueux hommages,
Si je ne me trompe pas, permettez-moi de vous dire que je me sens singulierement heureux de me rencontrer en fait d'esthetique avec un ecrivain capable de raisonner sur ces questions comme l'a fait l'auteur de l'article de la 'Saturday Review." More acquaintances amongst artists were made during his stay in Paris, including Bracquemond, Protais, Feyen-Perrin, Waltner, Lhermitte, and Munkacsy.
Permettez-moi d'esperer que le bonheur que j'ai de vous connaitre n'aura pas ete un accident dans une vie, et que des causes plus heureuses que d'autrefois vous rameneront bientot encore dans ce pays; et, en attendant, veuillez me garder une petite place dans votre faveur, comme vous etes toujours vivant dans le mien. Je suis, avec la plus affectueuse consideration, Votre devoue serviteur et ami,
Only, reaching her, he bowed very low, beginning with some formality, "Mais, mademoiselle; permettez-moi, je vous prie," and ending in tones of quick compassion, "Ah, pauvre petite! Pauvre petite!" Before she knew his intention he was on his knees before her, and had taken the cut foot very gently into his hands. Chris leaned back, clinging to the boulder. The sunlight danced giddily in her eyes.
'Suis anglaise." "Then why not talk English? I want to know if " "Permettez-moi expliquer. You see, I'm rather under a cloud," said Matilda.
'Oh, Harold, said Mildred.... 'Why didn't you write to say that you were coming vous tombez comme une tuile.... Permettez-moi, Monsieur Delacour, de vous presenter a won frere. Harold bowed and shook hands with the tall thin man with the high-bridged nose and the close- cut black hair, fitting close to his head.
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