But the truth is she never left him, although when I was little it was said that a general and a politician were wooing her and she wasn't averse to their attentions.

Lo cierto es que no lo dejó nunca, aunque cuando yo era chica se hablaba a veces de que un general y un político la pretendían y que ella no veía con malos ojos sus requiebros.

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He talks about the friendship of Courbet (the Artist) with Proudhon (the Politician) and likens the sensible opinions of the latter to those of a pheasant.

Habla de la amistad de Courbet (el Artista) con Proudhon (el Político) y equipara las sensatas opiniones de éste con las de una perdiz.

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And Lou and I could go on like that for three hours, him asking me to tell him about the guys I'd shot in the back, and me talking about the politicians I'd met and the countries I'd seen.

Y así podía estar con Lou durante tres horas, él pidiéndome que le hablara de los tipos a los que yo había matado por la espalda, y yo hablándole de los políticos y de los países que había conocido.

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