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"'In the name of all that is holy! how lean she is, exclaimed Sapeur in a contemptuous tone. "We carried her into the room, and as the women did not put in an appearance I, with the assistance of the stable lad, dressed the corpse for burial. "I washed her disfigured face.
"'In the name of all that is holy, how lean she is! exclaimed Sapeur, in a contemptuous tone. "We carried her into the room, and as the women did not put in an appearance, I, with the assistance of the lad, dressed the corpse for burial. "I washed her disfigured face.
When they saw issuing from the hole the black slippers and white stockings of the drowned person they disappeared. "Sapeur seized the ankles, and we drew up the body of the poor woman. The head was shocking to look at, being bruised and lacerated, and the long gray hair, out of curl forevermore, hanging down tangled and disordered.
"But suddenly a cold shiver froze me to the marrow. I first recognized a foot, then a leg sticking up; the whole body and the other leg were completely under water. "I stammered out in a loud voice, trembling so violently that the lantern danced hither and thither over the slipper: "'It is a woman! Who-who-can it be? It is Miss Harriet! "Sapeur alone did not manifest horror.
Your Corporal will demoralize the army of Africa, monsieur!" "He shall have an ounce of cold lead before he does. What in?" "He will demoralize it," said Cigarette, with a sagacious shake of her head. "If they follow his example we shan't have a Chasseur, or a Spahi, or a Piou-piou, or a Sapeur worth anything " "Sacre! What does he do?"
"But, suddenly, a cold shiver attacked my spine, I first recognized a foot, then a clothed limb; the body was entire, but the other limb had disappeared under the water. "I groaned and trembled so violently that the light of the lamp danced hither and thither over the object, discovering a slipper. "'It is a woman! who who can it be? It is Miss Harriet. "Sapeur alone did not manifest horror.
She was indeed a demoniac, this Miss Harriet, and Mother Lecacheur must have had an inspiration of genius in thus christening her. "The stable-boy, who was called Sapeur, because he had served in Africa in his youth, entertained other aversions. He said, with a roguish air: 'She is an old hag who has lived her days. If the poor woman had but known!
"Nobody seemed surprised at this, and we began to eat in silence. "The weather was hot, very hot, one of those broiling, heavy days when not a leaf stirs. The table had been placed out of doors, under an apple tree, and from time to time Sapeur had gone to the cellar to draw a jug of cider, everybody was so thirsty.
The table had been placed out of doors, under an apple-tree; and from time to time Sapeur had gone to the cellar to draw a jug of cider, everybody was so thirsty. Celeste brought the dishes from the kitchen, a ragout of mutton with potatoes, a cold rabbit, and a salad. Afterward she placed before us a dish of strawberries, the first of the season.
When they saw issuing from the hole the black slippers and white stockings of the drowned person they disappeared. "Sapeur seized the ankles, and we drew up the body of the poor woman. The head was shocking to look at, being bruised and lacerated, and the long gray hair, out of curl forevermore, hanging down tangled and disordered.
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