...stood about the room, and on a low chest of drawers in walnut wood stood a basin, and a ewer of obsolete pattern with a lid, which was kept in place b... ...uld you not enjoy spending a year in running about in this lovely country, Adrien? Learning to hunt and to ride a horse, instead of growing pale over ... ... ride a horse, instead of growing pale over your books? Stay! look there!” Adrien obediently glanced over the valley with languid in- difference; like... ...is, rising from the wooden bench where he was sitting. But at the sight of Adrien he sat down again, and seemed for a while to be lost in thought. In ... ...s asked him. “Yes, sir.” “Let me see your knees; turn back your trousers.” Adrien reddened, unfastened his garters, and showed his knee to the doctor,... ...elt it carefully over. “Good. Now speak; shout, shout as loud as you can.” Adrien obeyed. “That will do. Now give me your hands.” The lad held them ou...

... stood a red tray with a pattern of gilt roses, and three cups and a sugar-basin of Limoges porce- lain. Eve slept in the little adjoining closet, whe... ... in M. de Saintot’s abilities. After this pair came M. de Bartas, known as Adrien among the circle. It was M. de Bartas who boomed out his song in a b... ...t Jacques was giving Mme. de Pimentel the history of his last day’s sport; Adrien was holding forth to Mlle. Laure de Rastignac on Rossini, the newly-... ...red. “Which proves that our language is eminently adapted for music,” said Adrien. “I should like very much to hear the poetry that has cost Nais her ... ...ngratulate the poet or his an- gel,” Lolotte laid her commands on her dear Adrien in im- perious tones, and Adrien was fain to obey. “Empty words, aft... ..., sometimes as M. de Rubempre, while they addressed each other as Lolotte, Adrien, Astolphe, Lili and Fifine. His confusion rose to a height when, tak...

... wheez- ing of a virago within, and Mme. Sauvage presently showed herself. Adrien Brauwer might have painted just such a hag for his picture of Witche... ...plaint known as a “churchyard cough,” and had recourse to an earthen- ware basin half full of herb tea, which he drained. “But for Poulain, my dear ma...