I tried (sublime childishness of love!) to string together the words I should say to her.

Je tâchais de lier à l'avance les paroles que j'allais lui dire. Quel sublime enfantillage que l'amour!

Dumas fils, Alexandre / CamilleDumas fils, Alexandre / La Dame aux Camelias

La Dame aux Camelias

Dumas fils, Alexandre

Camille

Dumas fils, Alexandre

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This article, in which periphrastic abuse was strung together with all the heaviness of touch which characterises French provincial journalism, quite terrified Rougon, who muttered, as Felicite replaced the "Gazette" on the table: "Ah! the wretch!

Cet article, où la lourdeur du journalisme de province enfilait des périphrases ordurières, avait consterné Rougon, qui murmura, lorsque Félicité posa la Gazette sur la table: «Ah! le malheureux!

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

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" My beauty," suddenly said the latter, " you string your sentences together in fine style now.

– Mon mignon, dit soudain ce dernier, tu alignes assez proprement les phrases, maintenant.

Zola, Emile / Contes à NinonZola, Emile / Stories for Ninon

Stories for Ninon

Zola, Emile

Contes à Ninon

Zola, Emile