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...s here related. The arrondissement of Arcis votes at Bar-sur-Aube, which is forty miles from Arcis; consequently there is no deputy from Arcis in the Chamber....

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... forty miles from Arcis; consequently there is no deputy from Arcis in the Chamber. Discretion, required in a history of contemporaneous man- ners and... ...mber the elections produced by the Coali- tion, an ephemeral effort of the Chamber of Deputies to realize the threat of parliamentary government,—a th... ...e “the enemy of fraud,” in the triumph of the present system, by which the Chambers and the ministers are like the wooden puppets which the proprietor... ... beginning to growl at the open- ing of a battle.” “What will it be in the Chamber!” said the barrister. “The Comte de Gondreville told me,” said the ... ...corner whence she could listen to what went on in the salon. The cook, the chamber-maid, and the man-servant stood in the dining-room and shared the e... ... “and Mademoiselle is more beautiful than—” “Oh! if you are going to quote operas and opera beauties!” said Herbelot the notary, naively, having finis...

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...rdin “de something or other” before he reached the age of admission to the Chamber. Xavier was soon to be appointed Master of petitions, and general-s... ...ray the costs of a household consisting of father, mother, two children, a chambermaid and cook, living on the second floor of a house in the rue Duph... ...ntly struggling against the four hundred petty minds of the Elected of the Chamber, with their ten or a dozen ambi- tious and dishonest leaders, the C... ... kings. Their time being taken up in defend- ing themselves before the two Chambers and the court, they let themselves be guided by the leading-string... ...matter concerned and for the minister himself, the same as a report to the Chamber of Deputies on a question of laws,—namely, a disquisition in which ... ...he or- chestra of a theatre; others like du Bruel, write vaudeville, comic operas, melodramas, or act as prompters behind the scenes. We may mention a...

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... She has principles, she fasts, takes the sacrament, and goes to balls and operas very elegantly dressed; her confessor per- mits her to combine the m... ...r speaks, but he votes right. He behaves in his own home as he does in the Chamber. Consequently, he is held to be one of the best husbands in France....

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...I am not a musical critic, and did not come here to write essays about the operas and deliver judgment upon their merits. The little children of Bayre... ...der intelligence than I. I only care to bring four or five pilgrims to the operas, pilgrims able to appreciate them and enjoy them. What I write about... ...vocal parts. It may be that he was deep, and only added the singing to his operas for the sake of the contrast it would make with the music. Singing! ... ...now what a schnorkel is, but now that I know it has been left out of these operas I never have missed so much in my life. And Uhlic further says that ... ...igar.” “. . . responded the undertaker, with a laugh.” “. . . murmured the chambermaid, blushing.” “. . . repeated the burglar, bursting into tears.” ... ...rms and phrases not only of the conveyancer’s office, but of the pleader’s chambers and the Courts at Westminster, nothing short of employment in some... ...hat time could be found for the interposition of a legal employment in the chambers or offices of practic ing lawyers?” Stratfordians, as is well kno... ...ly have been learned by an actual attendance at the Courts, at a Pleader’s Chambers, and on circuit, or by associating intimately with members of the ... ...ms and phrases, not only of the conveyancer’s office, but of the pleader’s chambers and the Courts at Westminster.” This, as Lord Penzance points out...

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...ng, and that she renounced it for the future. Till now we had slept in her chamber, and during the winter, even in her bed; but two days after another... ...of the different effects they produced. One day, while I was studying in a chamber contiguous to the kitchen, the maid set some of Miss Lambercier’s c... ...mstance of time, place, and persons; I see the maid or footman busy in the chamber, a swallow entering the window, a fly settling on my hand while rep... ...having traced me as far as Annecy, he stopped short, without proceeding to Chambery, where he was al- most certain I should be found; and likewise acc... ...sort of woman; more peaceable by day than by night; as I slept in the same chamber I was frequently disturbed by her wake- fulness, and should have be... ...d me a pretty couplet, which came from Paris, on an air in one of Mouret’s operas, which was then playing. Monsieur Simon (the judge major) was so ple... ...th my paper, attending with “take care!” they begin—No, never since French operas existed was there such a confused discord! The minuet, however, pres... ...ght of. While we were fighting in Italy , they were singing in France: the operas of Rameau began to make a noise there, and once more raise the credi... ...oke me from sleep. A kind of music far superior, in my opinion, to that of operas, and which in all Italy has not its equal, nor perhaps in the whole ...

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...all the balconies of the various stories with flowers and banners; others ascended to the roof and hoisted a great flag on a staff there. Now came som... ...anding situation. This feature may be described as a series of glass-enclosed parlors cling- ing to the outside of the house, one against each and eve... ...hearts. This is a legiti- mate result of habit and education. Our nation will like the opera, too, by and by, no doubt. One in fifty of those who atte... ...be able to talk knowingly about it. The latter usually hum the airs while they are be- ing sung, so that their neighbors may perceive that they have b... ...ss of a train to a breach of good manners and the discomfort of being unpleasantly conspicuous during a stretch of three or four hours. CHAPTER X How ... ...CHAPTER X How Wagner Operas Bang Along THREE OR FOUR HOURS. That is a long time to sit in one place, whether one be conspicuous or not, yet some of Wa... ...g Z after him with another candle; a procession swept in at another door, with candles and lanterns—landlord and two German guests in their nightgowns... ...ot defined—she does a little of everything; but in the towns it is different, there she only does certain things, the men do the rest. For instance, a... ... punch we had an hour’s soothing smoke while we fought the naval battle over again and voted the resolutions; then we retired to exceedingly neat and ...

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...l languages perfectly: sings deliciously: plays every instrument: composes operas which have been 22 The Rose and the Ring acted a thousand nights ru... ...ince of Crim Tartary made his appearance, attended by Baron Sleibootz, his chamberlain, and followed by a black page carrying the most beautiful crown... ...ich fell out of it as he tumbled. ‘My rose! my rose!’ cried Bulbo; and his chamberlain dashed forwards and picked it up, and gave it to the Prince, wh... ... embrasure of a window, paying her compliments. At length the Groom of the Chambers announced His Royal High- ness the Prince of Crim Tartary! and the... ...nces, Countess Gruffanuff, Glumboso the Prime Minister, and Prince Bulbo’s chamberlain. Y ou may be sure they had a very good dinner—let every boy or ... ...lbo said, ‘No, never, till thou swearest to be mine, thou lovely, blushing chambermaid divine! Here, at thy feet, the Royal Bulbo lies, the trembling ...

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...tremble before those august portals. I fancy them guarded by grooms of the chamber with flaming silver forks with which they prong all those who have ... ...V anity Fair – V olume Three dined in it—moi qui vous parle, I peopled the chamber with ghosts of the mighty dead. As we sat soberly drinking claret t... ...k of Ilium or the conquest of Cassandra), the anax andron is asleep in his chamber at Argos. A lamp casts the broad shadow of the sleeping warrior fli... ...ed to perfection, and divests them of their lower coverings; and presently Chambermaid (the Right Honourable Lord Southdown) with two candlesticks, an... ...wn the blinds. Boots comes out and closes the shutters of the ground-floor chamber. Y ou hear him bolting and chaining the door within. All the lights... ...d a little when the present Duke in his youth insisted upon having his own operas played there, and it is said one day, in a fury, from his place in t...

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...in character.” Vaunting her penetration, she accompanied Rhoda to Dahlia’s chamber, bidding her sleep speedily, or that when her sister came they woul... ...s own son, Edward, who was study- 37 George Meredith ing for the Law, had chambers in the T emple, and Algernon, receiving an invitation from Edward,... ...rd to drop his arms, in consider- ation for the distracted occupant of the chambers below. Algernon accepted the truce, and made it peace by casting o... ...“It’s as clear as day, my good Algy, that you see a portrait hanging in my chambers, and you have heard Mrs. Lovell’s opinion of the fact. So much is ... ... of all colours. And the portrait of this fair crea- ture hangs up in your chambers in town?” “Don’t call them my chambers,” Algernon protested. “Your... ...” “Hear it, my dear.” He simulated miser’s joy. “Ain’t that music? Talk of operas! Hear that; don’t it talk? don’t it chink? don’t it sing?” He groane...

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... were taken to an inn, of which I forget the name, and were shown from one chamber and storey to another, till we arrived at that apartment where the ... ...lconies, out of which looked women apparently a great deal too big for the chambers they inhabited; the warriors were in ging- hams, cottons, and tins... ...from honest Germany, where there is beer and aes- thetic conversation, and operas at a small cost. The shabbi- ness of this place actually beats Irela... ...eir sports or labours to come and stare; and the consul, in his cool domed chamber, with a lattice overlooking the sea, with clean mats, and pictures ... ...lat to flat of the terraces; at various irregular corners of which, little chambers, with little private domes, are erected, and the people live seemi... ...DED FROM A LOWER FLOOR up to a terrace, on which were several little domed chambers, or pavilions. From this terrace, whence we looked in the morning,...

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...of the fam- ily, the second is that of the children. Guests were lodged in chambers beneath the roof. The servants slept above the kitch- 13 Beatrix ... ...ge through the town, of a stranger. When no sounds echoed from the baron’s chamber nor from that of his sister, the baroness looked at the rector, who... ...ris, she studied harmony and thorough- bass, and composed the music of two operas which have had great success, though the public has never been admit... ...as never been admitted to the secret of their authorship. Ostensibly these operas are by Conti, one of the most eminent musicians of our day; but this... ...is with Conti, the great musician, for whom she wrote the librettos of two operas. But she had no more illusions, and she became, at heart, unknown to... ...ard the sea and the marshes, and ar- ranged it with a small salon, a large chamber, and two cabi- nets, one for a dressing-room, the other for a study... ...iumph at the Scala and the Fenice, and now at the San Carlo. Three Italian operas in two years! You cannot say that love has made him idle. We have be... ... rose and retired to her apartments. Camille at once took Calyste into her chamber and closed the door, fear- ing to be overheard; for women have an a... ...the table and looked at each other as the young man closed the door of his chamber. One and all had listened to the sound of his receding steps with a...

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...s, To newspapers, whose truth all know and feel, To plays in five, and operas in three acts; All these confirm my statement a good deal, B... ...e the honey sprung. They were alone, but not alone as they Who shut in chambers think it loneliness; The silent ocean, and the starlight bay, ... ...g, A marble fountain echoes through the glooms Of night which robe the chamber, or where popping Some female head most curiously presumes ... ... meant. It seem’d, however, but to open on A range or suite of further chambers, which Might lead to heaven knows where; but in this one T... ...ahomet’s bride: There ‘s nothing in the world like etiquette In kingly chambers or imperial halls, As also at the race and county balls. He ... ...’ imperial eyes, And at the usual signal ta’en their way Back to their chambers, those long galleries In the seraglio, where the ladies lay ...

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...e up. In the course of a quarter of an hour every one had assembled in the chamber of the paralytic; the sec- ond notary had also arrived. A few words... ...dden it to be touched. Bertuccio made amends, however, by loading the ante-chambers, staircases, and mantle-pieces with flowers. What, above all, mani... ...te pictures; his dogs, whose caresses he loved, wel- comed him in the ante-chamber; the birds, whose songs delighted him, cheered him with their music... ...d during the past hour by players who had left the balls on the cloth. One chamber alone had been 36 The Count of Monte Cristo respected by the magni... ...lace. And there is something in this room which reminds me forcibly of the chamber of the Mar- quise de Ganges* or Desdemona. Stay, since we have fini... ...d what are his claims to the peerage?” “He has composed two or three comic operas, written four or five articles in the Siecle, and voted five or six ... ...ur That. And so — being, beautiful, witty, somewhat talented, as the comic operas say, and rich — and that is happiness, sir — why do you call me unha...

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...uch rooms usually are, when genteel families are out of town. The faithful chambers seem, as it were, to mourn the absence of their masters. The turke... ...he great front bedroom, where Lady Crawley had slept her last. The bed and chamber were so funereal and gloomy, you might have fancied, not only that ... ... I know where she kept that packet she had—and can steal in and out of her chamber like Iachimo—like Iachimo? No—that is a bad part. I will only act M... ... Miss Crawley, who was conveyed upstairs forthwith, and put into a bed and chamber warmed properly as for the reception of an invalid. Messengers went... ...it could be paid without a fee; and she was left fading away in her lonely chamber, with no more heed paid to her than to a weed in the park. The youn... ...d a little when the present Duke in his youth insisted upon having his own operas played there, and it is said one day, in a fury, from his place in t...

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...m ly! Afterwards, when I went upstairs, as I passed the door of my little chamber, which was dark, I had an indistinct impression of her being within... ...hted expressions of countenance I ever saw. We then turned back towards my chambers. As the shops had charms for Peggotty which I never knew them poss... ... between herself and Mrs. Crupp, on an abstract question (the propriety of chambers being in- habited by the gentler sex); and my aunt, ut- terly indi... ...ge. It was growing late. There was a light in the window of Mrs. Strong s chamber, and Agnes, pointing to it, bade me good night. Do not be troubled... ...al has scraped another hundred pounds together, to fee a Conveyancer whose chambers he attends. A great deal of very hot port wine was consumed at his... ...erstand that I am entirely at your service. I am ready to go with Annie to operas, concerts, exhibitions, all kinds of places; and you shall never fin...

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...be stripped of my last cover- ing, I must hurry to the inconvenient little chamber of my mother, who cannot refuse to acknowledge me as of this pat- t... ...that seemed little) more than he knew. He got back to the leather-smelling chamber, which was either the same or purposely rendered exactly similar to... ...55 George Meredith When Barto Rizzo had finished reading, he went from the chamber and blew his voice into what Luigi supposed to be a hollow tube. “T... ...a memory in Ammiani; and her face had a spectral wanness. ‘I must go to my chamber,’ she said. ‘Talk of it together. I will be with you soon.’ She lef... ...er previous errand. It was enough that Beppo found himself in a dark ante- chamber for him to be instantly scrupulous in his footing and breathing. As... ...i, on Lago Maggiore, where he will have a troupe of singers, and per- form operas, in which I believe I may possibly act as prima donna. The truth is,... ...les chattered of England, and Hagar’s ‘Addio,’ and ‘Camilla.’ What cabinet operas would he not give! What entertainments! Could an emperor offer such ...

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...ng, and after a short supper with his sister, retired much fatigued to his chamber. Here, having spent some minutes on his knees— a custom which he ne... ... and declaring it was a sweet little infant, walked off with it to her own chamber. Allworthy here betook himself to those pleasing slumbers which a... ... delicious gales, the charms of which call forth the lovely Flora from her chamber, perfumed with pearly dews, when on the 1st of June, her birth day,... ...on of his, his backside should be well flead. Sophia now returned to her chamber, the two young gentle men were sent home, and the rest of the comp... ...he three Misses Potter, whose father keeps the sign of the Red Lion; Betty Chambermaid, Jack Ostler, and many others of inferior note, lay rolling amo... ...ly improved her mind by study; she had not only read all the modern plays, operas, oratorios, poems, and romances—in all which she was a critic; but h...

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...r her that it contained an echo and a pleasant musty smell and that it was a chamber of disgrace for old pieces of furniture whose infirmities were not... ...en,” Henrietta retorted. “They’re the companions of their servants—the Irish chambermaid and the negro waiter. They share their work.” “Do you call th... ... exclamation, and stood looking beyond. The door opened into a vaulted ante chamber, as high as a chapel and paved with red tiles; and into this ante... ...mpanions, who had bowed low again to the other visitor, passed into the ante chamber. “Oh yes, I’ll stay,” Pansy answered; and she stood near Madame M... ... thirty mothers at the convent.” Her father’s step sounded again in the ante chamber, and Madame Merle got up, releasing the child. Mr. Osmond came in... ...bjects with that sufficiency with which she followed those of the fashionable operas. This went far enough for attention to the music and the barytone....

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...her that it contained an echo and a pleasant musty smell and that it was a chamber of disgrace for old pieces of furni- ture whose infirmities were no... ...,” Henrietta retorted. “They’re the companions of their servants—the Irish chambermaid and the negro waiter. They share their work.” “Do you call the ... ...clama- tion, and stood looking beyond. The door opened into a vaulted ante-chamber, as high as a chapel and paved with red tiles; and into this antech... ...- ions, who had bowed low again to the other visitor, passed into the ante-chamber. “Oh yes, I’ll stay,” Pansy answered; and she stood near Madame Mer... ...resting a while in the thicker dusk of some historic church or the vaulted chambers of some dispeopled convent. She went to the galleries and pal- ace... ...cts with that sufficiency with which she followed those of the fashionable operas. This went far enough for attention to the music and the barytone. H...

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...ted, dancing has lasted deep into the night, – murder has been done in its chambers. There Prince Charlie held his phantom levees, and in a very galla... ...orrect literary sentiment to deplore the revolutionary improvements of Mr. Chambers and his fol- lowing. It is easy to be a conservator of the discomf... ...S sion. It was meant by nature for the realisation of the society of comic operas. And you can imagine, if the climate were but towardly, how all the ...