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In criticism there is a difficulty analogous to that which is supposed to beset the performance of the part of Juliet; it is rather nicely put in the title of one of Béranger's poems and also of a rather dreary, once popular, novel, "Si Jeunesse Savait, si Vieillesse Pouvait."

Erwyn, it is the most lovable creature when it raves about my flint-heartedness and cutting its poor throat and murdering every man I ever nodded to!" "Ah, youth, youth!" sighed Mr. Erwyn. "Dear child, I pray you, do not trifle with the happiness that is within your grasp! Si jeunesse savait the proverb is somewhat musty. But we who have attained the St.

'Of course, said Ursula, 'I don't care about marriage it isn't really important to me it's he who wants it. 'It is his idea for the moment, said Hermione, with that weary finality, and a sort of SI JEUNESSE SAVAIT infallibility. There was a pause. Then Ursula broke into faltering challenge. 'You think I'm merely a physical woman, don't you? 'No indeed, said Hermione. 'No, indeed!

Il savait être aimable quand il le fallait, et voici son procédé pour se faire bien venir des personnes qu'il ne reconnaissait pas, mais qui le connaissaient,

Ils confirment ce qu'on savait déj

Maria might like to have and exercise power over the young Virginian; but she did not want that Harry should quarrel with his aunt for her sake, or that Madame de Bernstein should be angry with her. Harry was not the Lord of Virginia yet: he was only the Prince, and the Queen might marry and have other Princes, and the laws of primogeniture might not be established in Virginia, qu'en savait elle?

Such speculations, on the contrary, are in a peculiar manner the delight of intelligent children and of half civilised men. The number of boys is not small who, at fourteen, have thought enough on these questions to be fully entitled to the praise which Voltaire gives to Zadig. "Il en savait ce qu'on en a su dans tous les ages; c'est-a-dire, fort peu de chose."

The Princess too looked the same, and was clearly on Varenika's side, while Dimitri began, if anything, to raise his voice still more when I appeared, and Lubov Sergievna, for her part, observed to no one in particular: "Old people are quite right when they say, 'Si jeunesse savait, si vieillesse pouvait."

And Monsieur would say something about si jeunesse savait. He was a nice old man, not very successful; his colleagues patronized him. Oh yes he was obvious! "And then Mélanie opened the door and announced, 'Monsieur, le cousin de Mademoiselle. I don't know what made her do it except a general wish to be kind.

His subordinate swayed to and fro, clasping and unclasping his hands behind his back, and regarded me with an expression of almost benevolence. The Black Holster guarded the doorway. Turning on me ferociously: "Your friend is wicked, very wicked, SAVEZ-VOUS?" Le Directeur shouted. I answered quietly: "Oui? Je ne le savait pas."