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St. Clare was good-natured and self-indulgent, and sought to buy off with presents and flatteries; and when Marie became mother to a beautiful daughter, he really felt awakened, for a time, to something like tenderness.Le naturel aimable et conciliant de Saint-Clair le poussa tout d’abord à s’efforcer d’acheter la paix par des présents et des flatteries; puis, quand Marie lui donna une charmante petite fille, il sentit se réveiller en lui des éclairs de tendresse.Beecher Stowe, Harriet / Uncle Tom's CabinBeecher Stowe, Harriet / La case de l'oncle TomLa case de l'oncle TomBeecher Stowe, HarrietUncle Tom's CabinBeecher Stowe, Harriet
"There's more where them came from, Mingo," was the answer; "one is enough, howsever, to buy off fifty scalps."– Il y en a d’autres, dans l’endroit, d’où vient celle-ci, Mingo ; mais une seule suffit pour racheter cinquante chevelures.Cooper, James Fenimore / The DeerslayerCooper, James Fenimore / Le tueur de daimsLe tueur de daimsCooper, James FenimoreThe DeerslayerCooper, James Fenimore© Wordsworth Editions Limited 1995
Old Tom has paid the fiddler, then, for nothing of mine would have bought off the hair, much less the skin.– Le vieux Tom a payé les violons, en ce cas, car rien de ce que je possède n’aurait pu racheter ma chevelure, encore moins ma peau.Cooper, James Fenimore / The DeerslayerCooper, James Fenimore / Le tueur de daimsLe tueur de daimsCooper, James FenimoreThe DeerslayerCooper, James Fenimore© Wordsworth Editions Limited 1995
Whenever he appeared to grow neglectful of his appearance, the slightest hint of reproach from old Madame Rougon sufficed to Curé him, and he hurried off to buy silk stockings and a new hat and girdle.Mais, lorsqu'il se négligeait, le moindre reproche de la vieille madame Rougon le tirait de son abandon; il souriait, il allait acheter des bas de soie, un chapeau, une ceinture neuve.Zola, Emile / The Conquest of PlassansZola, Emile / La Conquete des PlassansLa Conquete des PlassansZola, EmileThe Conquest of PlassansZola, Emile
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