half-lugubrious

Updated: May 6, 2025

M. Goriot will not stay much longer in your house, nor shall I " "Yes, he will go out feet foremost, poor old gentleman," she said, counting the francs with a half-facetious, half-lugubrious expression. "Let us get this over," said Rastignac. "Sylvie, look out some sheets, and go upstairs to help the gentlemen." "You won't forget Sylvie," said Mme.

Honoré de Balzac - Father Goriot