...rge of any kind. Any person using this document file, for any purpose, and in any way does so at his or her own risk. Neither the Penn- sylvania State... ...ntained within the document or for the file as an electronic transmission, in any way. Selected Writings by Guy de Maupassant: Short Stories of the Tr... ...e that con- cern themselves with Norman peasant life; those that deal with Government employees (Maupassant himself had long been one) and the Paris m... ...nder drew his sword, advanced alone to the middle distance between the two buildings where the enemy was barricaded and, waving his weapon above his h... ...nsieur, you are aware of the great events which have changed the system of Government. The party you repre- sent no longer exists. The side I represen... ...h, without noticing anything suspicious; one could have be- lieved the two buildings empty. The butcher, the baker, and the apothecary re- opened thei... ...der Dumas the Younger was being acted, and his brilliant and powerful play completed my cure. Certainly soli- tude is dangerous for active minds. We n... ...es which possessed a wonderful charm, and thick, auburn, curly hair, which completed the attractiveness and the strangeness of his appearance. They so... ...t necklace was sent to Mme. Lantin’s address, 16 Rue des Martyrs, July 20, 1876.” The two men looked into each other’s eyes—the widower speechless wit...