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190 SIX WEEES IN liA. CHEBE PETITE BBEXA...
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« — It Was Late In The Afternoon When We...
drew back to await Mm in tike court , but before he had mounted the four wide steps it opened with a creak , and out trooped by
twos and twos a long row of little girls in blue , each bearing- a white smile on lily his in thin her face hand . " : These Kene must came be to " my said side he and " les with enfants a sad de
,, Marie . ' I forgot to-day was the eve of the Fete Dieu , and it is an old custom of our family to give each of those children a white lily
from our lily-gar den for the procession to-morrow / ' When the children and the nuns had passed , behind them in the dark
head passage -dress we of saw whit a e tail muslin gaunt _stffi old y starched lady clothed and elaboratel all in black y arranged , with a ,
which fell down on either side of her face like the head-gear of a sphinx . She came forward armful leanin of g fleurs on the de arm lis of the a young old peasant took
; the girl most who perfect carried , a a a large . 4 . gave them to the - nuns - who ; were lady with the children , saying in sharp , short sentences , rendered more strangely
abrupt in effect for bo old a woman by the sharp glances of two bri Virg ght in brown and don eyes 't keep , — " them Here my for yourselves dears , take g the ive them best for to my the Virg Blessed in ;
, blessed put them between and the don two 't g marble ive them angels to your of Michael new Virg Columb in who of is memory
all the fashion , , your new Virgin of Salette about whom I can understand nothing at all . Adieu , my dears , don't send me any
more preserves , I . can make them better myself , and you , you young people , the Blessed Virgin lived keep under you—now go . " An and d
this wonderful old lady , who had Ijouis XV . Madame de Pompadour , and remembered all the events of the _French revolution . turned round briskly to go into the parlourwhen
Hene came gently , behind her and put his hand on her arm , ; she turned round and said ,, " What , my brother [ Rene ! No , I mean
his son—is it really you Hene de P come back feom America ! Well so true , well to , the kin old woman as is should glad to be see well you , well thoug , you h you are the are last not you ;
of the De ELeinecs your and g the old woman will drink , with you . " Kene , did not say a word , Ms eyes were how full well of he tears understood , but there the was old a
lady bottle smile ' s on of humour his vin li hlane . ps " which Justine _tfjinjou showed , put which me in has this been chair in , and the go cellar and ei fetch ghty a _-
xemember those one years fools , melting for of Blues I was the had ten wax not years the to old sens put when e over to find my the father the corks wine bottled . -cellar How it is , it and more was I ,
than "Rene I can introduced say , but me so , much I kissed the the better old for lady us ' s to hand -day , , and thank promising God . "
to be back at dark for dinner , left the two together and wandered into the ruined chambers of the house , now used as poultry-yards , remained with
the dog _famil -kennels arms , etc . a sMeld The old bearing carve three d chimney wild boars -pieces and three floursy ,
190 Six Weees In Lia. Chebe Petite Bbexa...
190 SIX _WEEES IN liA . CHEBE PETITE _BBEXAGOT _) _-
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English Woman’s Journal (1858-1864), May 1, 1863, page 190, in the Nineteenth-Century Serials Edition (2008; 2018) ncse.ac.uk/periodicals/ewj/issues/ewj_01051863/page/46/
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