street-arab's

Updated: May 6, 2025

But the most astonishing thing was what little Bois-l'Héry, with his Parisian street-arab's accent, told us of the home life of his employers. Marquis and Marquise de Bois-l'Héry, second floor, Boulevard Haussmann. Furniture like the Tuileries, blue satin on all the walls, pictures, mantel ornaments, curiosities, a genuine museum, I tell you! overflowing on to the landings.

Alphonse Daudet - The Nabob, Volume 1

He wore an anxious look, as if he had spent more than he could afford, and yet the money was a mere flea-bite to him. But whenever he spent money, a panic terror seized him a survival of the street-arab's instinct, who counted his money in pennies instead of pounds. Ada moved uneasily, opened her eyes and stared at the patch of light on the opposite wall.

Louis Stone - Jonah