This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1878 Excerpt: ... he had not glanced at before, and said: 'You can spare yourself the trouble of meditating at length on the clauses of the contract; it will be time wasted.' 'Time wasted! Why?' Lionel replied quietly: 'Because I will never marry Mdlle. de Saligneux.' M. Teterol experienced the disagreeable sensation of a huntsman who ...
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This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1878 Excerpt: ... he had not glanced at before, and said: 'You can spare yourself the trouble of meditating at length on the clauses of the contract; it will be time wasted.' 'Time wasted! Why?' Lionel replied quietly: 'Because I will never marry Mdlle. de Saligneux.' M. Teterol experienced the disagreeable sensation of a huntsman who has taken aim at a hare, and whose gun bursts in his hands. He did not believe his ears, and he thrust his fingers into them to remove impediments. Then he glanced at the ceiling, to make sure that it was solid, and was not about to fall on his head. At last he looked at his son to assure himself that his son was not a maniac. 'Be so kind as to repeat what you just said, ' said he. 'I repeat that I will never marry Mdlle. de Saligneux, ' replied Lionel, slightly elevating his voice. 'And the reason, monsieur?' 'The reason is, that she does not please me.' M. Teterol felt relieved: this extravagant reply did not seem to him to be serious. 'You droll fellow!' said he, laughing; 'she does not please you! But she pleased you yesterday!' 'People sometimes change their opinions; I have changed mine.' 'Ah! monsieur has changed his mind! And might one inquire why he has changed it? Perhaps he has discovered that Mdlle. de Saligneux's hair is not her own, that she wears false braids. Well! my boy, you will have to marry a woman who displeases you. She pleases me extremely, even if she wears a wig: that is enough, I think.' Lionel folded his arms and replied: 'Possibly, but this marriage will not take place.' 'Upon my word of honour, he has said it three times!' cried M. Teterol, bringing his fist down on the table with formidable violence, making the glasses and bottles clatter. It was not only the table which was affected; everything in the room tremble.
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