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Tales of Fashionable Life (2); Almeria. Madame De Fleury. the Dun
Tales of Fashionable Life Almeria Madame De Fleury the Dun - 2 Author:Maria Edgeworth Volume: 2 General Books publication date: 2009 Original publication date: 1813 Original Publisher: Printed for J. Johnson Notes: This is a black and white OCR reprint of the original. It has no illustrations and there may be typos or missing text. When you buy the General Books edition of this book you get free trial access to Million-Books... more ».com where you can select from more than a million books for free. Excerpt: MADAME DE FLEURY. CHAPTER I. " There oft are heard the notes of infant wo, The short thick sob, loud scream, and shriller squall. How can you, mothers, vi your infants so ?" Popb. " D'abord, Madame, c'est impossible ! -- Madame ne descendra pas ici ?" said Francis, the footman of Madame de Fleury, with a half expostulatory, half indignant look, as he let down the step of her carriage at tbe entrance of a dirty passage, that led to one of the most miserable-looking houses in Paris. " But what can be the cause of the cries which I hear in this house?" said Madame de Fleury. In the first place, my lady, it is impossible! Surely my lady will not get out of her carriage her ? " Tis only some child, who is cry ing," replied Francois; and he would have put up the step, but his lady was not satisfied. " Tis nothing in the world," continued he, with a look of appeal to the coachman -- " it can be nothing, but some children, who are locked up there above. The mother, the workwoman my lady wants, is not at home, that's certain." " I must know the cause of these cries, I must see these children," said Madame de Fleury, getting out of her carriage. Fraois held his arm for his lady as she got out of the carriage. " Bon !" cried he with an air of vexation. " Si Madame la veut absolument, a la bonne heure! -- Mais Madame sera abimee. Madame verraquej'ai raison. Madame ne montera jamais ce vilain escalier. D'ailleurs c'est au cinquieme. Mais, Madame, c'est impossible." To be sure it must be as my lady pleases -- but my lady will find it terribly dirty! -...« less