The comte de Verteuil is fifty-five years old. He belongs to one of the most notable families of France, and is the owner of a great fortune.
An edition of Death: five short stories
(1911)
Death
by Émile Zola
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March 10, 2017 | History
Descriptions of deaths in French families of the Belle Epoque, descending the social scale from aristocrat to peasant.
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1911
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Warren
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added by Katharine Hadow.
"Isn't Faure to sing?" asks a deputy of his neighbor.
--"Yes, I think so," answers the neighbor, a resplendent individual, given to smiling at the ladies across the aisle.
And, as the singer's voice rises in the vibrating nave--
"Ah! what a method, what breadth of style!" he goes on in an undertone, nodding his head in ecstasy.
--"Yes, I think so," answers the neighbor, a resplendent individual, given to smiling at the ladies across the aisle.
And, as the singer's voice rises in the vibrating nave--
"Ah! what a method, what breadth of style!" he goes on in an undertone, nodding his head in ecstasy.
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added by Katharine Hadow.
The Guerards' family vault is in the cemetery of Pere-Lachaise. Many go on foot, others get into the mourning coaches. The procession crosses the place de la Bastille, and follows the rue de la Roquette. The passers-by raise their eyes and take off their hats. It is a rich funeral, at which the workmen of that quarter gaze, as it passes, while they eat their sausages and bread.
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added by Katharine Hadow.
His mother has hung a tattered piece of a shawl in front of the window to stop up a broken pane; at the top, there are only two panes left free, which let in the livid gray of the sky. Want has emptied the chest of drawers, all the linen is at the pawnbroker's,
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