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Sentimental Education (2); A Young Man's History
Sentimental Education A Young Man's History - 2 Author:Gustave Flaubert Volume: 2 General Books publication date: 2009 Original publication date: 1898 Original Publisher: H. S. Nichols, ltd Subjects: Fiction / Classics Fiction / Literary Literary Criticism / European / French Notes: This is a black and white OCR reprint of the original. It has no illustrations and there may be typos or missing text. When... more » you buy the General Books edition of this book you get free trial access to Million-Books.com where you can select from more than a million books for free. Excerpt: SENTIMENTAL EDUCATION PART THE SECOND (Continued) HE Marechale was prepared for his visit, and had been awaiting him. " This is nice of you! " she said, fixing a glance of her fine eyes on his face, with an expression at the same time tender and mirthful. When she had fastened her bonnet-strings, she sat down on the divan, and remained silent. " Shall we go ? " said Frederic. She looked at the clock on the mantelpiece. " Oh, no ! not before half-past one !" as if she had imposed this limit to her indecision. At last, when the hour had struck : " Ah! well, andiamo, caro mio!" And she gave VOL. II I a a final touch to her headbands, and left directions for Delphine. " Is Madame coming home to dinner ? " " Why should we, indeed ? We will dine together somewhere -- at the Cafe Anglais, wherever you wish." "Be it so!" Her little dogs began yelping around her. " We can bring them with us, can't we ? " Frederic carried them himself to the vehicle. It was a hired berlin with two post-horses and a postilion. He had put his man-servant in the back seat. The Marechale appeared satisfied with his attentions. Then, as soon as she had seated herself, she asked him whether he had been lately at the Arnoux's. " Not for the past month," said Frederic. " As for me, I met him the day before yesterday. He would have even come to-day, but he has all sorts of troubles -- another lawsuit -- I don't know what. What a queer man ! " Frederic added with an air of indiffere...« less