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"My friend is 'de la premiere force." "That must be something impudent, from your looks, Mr. Trevanion. Isn't it a thousand pities I can't speak French?" "What say you, then, to twelve paces? Fire together, and two shots each, if the first fire be inconclusive," said Trevanion.
Of Madame de Marignan, I have neither heard, nor desired to hear, more. Even Josephine's pretty face is fast fading from my memory. It is ever thus with the transient passions of our première jeunesse. We believe in them for the moment, and waste laughter and tears, chaplets and sackcloth, upon them.
The next lion announced was a lioness, the celebrated Madame Récamier, and though she is not in her première jeunesse, I can easily conceive how she could once dazzle the world. It would be too much to give her credit for superior talents, but her manners were very agreeable tho' rather like all other belles of France who have fallen in my way, somewhat
As an old Sandist not exactly indeed of the <i>premiere heure</i>, but of the fine high noon and golden afternoon of the great career I had been, though I confess too inactively, curious as to a few points in the topography of the eminent adventure to which I here allude; but had never got beyond the little public fact, in itself always a bit of a thrill to the Sandist, that the present Hotel Danieli had been the scene of its first remarkable stages.
Around her sofa sprains were discussed. Dubois had known a premiere danseuse at the Opera House, in Paris, but the handing round of cigarettes prevented his story from being heard, and Beaumont related instead how Lord Shoreham in youth had broken his legs out hunting.
She hardly noticed it, for she was talking vivaciously to Madeleine about the première of Donnay's comedy. Thrice Ambroise sought to fill her glass; but she repulsed him. He was sad. Something told him that Aholibah was farther away from him than ever; was she on the eve of forming one of those alliances that would rob him finally of her presence?
Passant, ne fais icy de bruit, Et garde bien qu'il ne s'eveille, Car voicy la premiere nuit, Que le Pauvre Scarron sommeille." There is rather a quiet, satisfactory place in front of the cathedral, with some good "bits" in it; notably a turret at the angle of one of the towers, and a very fine, steep-roofed dwelling, behind low walls, which it overlooks, with a tall iron gate.
Nerved by the courage of desperation, she opened the door. "Mademoiselle La Malle au piano!" was her cry. Ere she could make good her retreat, or quite close the door, this voice uttered itself: "Des ce moment! la classe est defendue. La premiere qui ouvrira cette porte, ou passera par cette division, sera pendue fut-ce Madame Beck elle-meme!"
The lines were these: "'The Longest Way Round, a comedy in three acts, by Stuart Farquaharson, will have its première at the Garrick Theater on Monday evening. After a road engagement the piece will be presented to Broadway early in the fall. The cast includes " But Eben had not troubled about the cast.
Nous y logeames; et ce fut la première fois que je vis des habitations de Turcomans, et des femmes de cette nation
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