The doors and windows of the dining-room were provided with pads, so that no draught could find its way through any crevice, and a big earthenware stove made the place as warm as a bakehouse.

En effet, la salle à manger était soigneusement garnie de bourrelets, de façon que pas un souffle d'air ne passait par les fentes des boiseries. Un grand poêle de faïence entretenait là une chaleur de baignoire.

Zola, Emile / The Conquest of PlassansZola, Emile / La Conquete des Plassans

La Conquete des Plassans

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The Conquest of Plassans

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The walls, covered with specimens of old earthenware, displayed a gay medley of colours, reminding one of cheap coloured prints.

Les murs, couverts de vieilles faïences, avaient des tons amusants d’imagerie d’Épinal.

Zola, Emile / His MasterpieceZola, Emile / L'Oeuvre

L'Oeuvre

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His Masterpiece

Zola, Emile

It was she who had whisked the blood in two large earthenware pans, and she had thought that she would never get finished, since mademoiselle was for ever calling her away for mere nothings.

C'était elle qui avait battu le sang, deux larges terrines toutes roses au grand soleil. Et jamais elle n'aurait fini, parce que mademoiselle l'appelait toujours, pour des riens.

Zola, Emile / Abbe Mouret's TransgressionZola, Emile / La Faute de l'Abbe Mouret

La Faute de l'Abbe Mouret

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Abbe Mouret's Transgression

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