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Paul Bourget. A Tragic Idyl
A Tragic Idyl
Table of Contents
CHAPTER I. LE "TOUT EUROPE"
CHAPTER II. THE CRY OF A SOUL
CHAPTER III. A SCRUPLE
CHAPTER IV. LOVERS' RESOLUTIONS
CHAPTER V. AFLOAT
CHAPTER VI. IL MATRIMONIO SEGRETO
CHAPTER VII. OLIVIER DU PRAT
CHAPTER VIII. FRIEND AND MISTRESS
CHAPTER IX. FRIEND AND MISTRESS—Continued
CHAPTER X. A VOW
CHAPTER XI. BETWEEN TWO TRAGEDIES
CHAPTER XII. THE DÉNOUEMENT
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Paul Bourget
Published by Good Press, 2022
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"And you wouldn't go and finish the wedding journey with them. That was even wiser than refusing to play. That is the result of not spending one's honeymoon here on the coast, like everybody else. They get bored with each other even before the housewarming."
"But I assure you that Olivier is very happy," Hautefeuille said, with an emphasis that showed his affection for the man of whom Corancez had spoken so lightly; then, to avoid any further comments upon his absent friend: "But, frankly, do you find this society so amusing?" And he motioned toward the crowd of players around the tables who were growing more and more excited. "It is the paradise of the rastaquouères."
