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Then they passed by again, dragging brave Commander Sicardot, worthy Monsieur Garconnet, the postmaster, and others away with them, and howling the while like cannibals!"
Puis ils ont repassé; ils entraînaient le brave commandant Sicardot, le digne M. Garçonnet, le directeur des postes, tous ces messieurs, en poussant des cris de cannibales!… »
Zola, Emile / The Fortune of the RougonsZola, Emile / La Fortune des Rougon
La Fortune des Rougon
Zola, Emile
The Fortune of the Rougons
Zola, Emile
© 2006 BiblioBazaar
The idea of being without a sub-prefect, a mayor, a postmaster, a receiver of taxes, or authorities of any kind, at first threw the inhabitants into consternation.
L’idée qu’ils étaient sans sous-préfet, sans maire, sans directeur des postes, sans receveur particulier, sans autorités d’aucune sorte, consterna d’abord les habitants.
Zola, Emile / The Fortune of the RougonsZola, Emile / La Fortune des Rougon
La Fortune des Rougon
Zola, Emile
The Fortune of the Rougons
Zola, Emile
© 2006 BiblioBazaar
When she was scarcely seven years old, the wife of the postmaster, who was a neighbour of the Macquarts, took a liking to her.
Elle n’avait pas sept ans, qu’elle fut prise en amitié par la directrice des postes, une voisine.
Zola, Emile / The Fortune of the RougonsZola, Emile / La Fortune des Rougon
La Fortune des Rougon
Zola, Emile
The Fortune of the Rougons
Zola, Emile
© 2006 BiblioBazaar
Still, Pierre saw no serious danger in leaving Vuillet as provisional postmaster; it was even a convenient means of getting rid of him.
Mais Pierre n’avait trouvé aucun péril sérieux à laisser Vuillet directeur intérimaire des postes; c’était même une façon de s’en débarrasser.
Zola, Emile / The Fortune of the RougonsZola, Emile / La Fortune des Rougon
La Fortune des Rougon
Zola, Emile
The Fortune of the Rougons
Zola, Emile
© 2006 BiblioBazaar
While peeping through the ventilator of his cellar he had seen the insurgents arrest the postmaster, whose offices were near his bookshop.
Il avait vu, par le soupirail de sa cave, les insurgés venir arrêter le directeur des postes, dont les bureaux étaient voisins de sa librairie.
Zola, Emile / The Fortune of the RougonsZola, Emile / La Fortune des Rougon
La Fortune des Rougon
Zola, Emile
The Fortune of the Rougons
Zola, Emile
© 2006 BiblioBazaar
Bejuin shall be Postmaster.
Béjuin se chargera des postes.
Zola, Emile / His ExcellencyZola, Emile / Son Excellence Eugene Rougon
Son Excellence Eugene Rougon
Zola, Emile
His Excellency
Zola, Emile
At daybreak, therefore, at the moment when Rougon was comfortably seated in the mayor's arm-chair, he had quietly installed himself in the postmaster's office.
Aussi, dès le matin, à l’heure même où Rougon s’asseyait dans le fauteuil du maire, était-il allé s’installer tranquillement dans le cabinet du directeur.
Zola, Emile / The Fortune of the RougonsZola, Emile / La Fortune des Rougon
La Fortune des Rougon
Zola, Emile
The Fortune of the Rougons
Zola, Emile
© 2006 BiblioBazaar

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postmaster

noun
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Common casepostmasterpostmasters
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