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Pierre and Jean

CHAPTER I
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I know her two funnels.

Would you like to look, Mme.

Rosemilly ?" She took the telescope and directed it towards the Atlantic horizon, without being able, however, to find the vessel, for she could distinguish nothing--nothing but blue, with a coloured halo round it, a circular rainbow--and then all manner of queer things, winking eclipses which made her feel sick.
She said as she returned the glass: "I never could see with that thing.

It used to put my husband in quite a rage; he would stand for hours at the windows watching the ships pass." Old Roland, much put out, retorted: "Then it must be some defect in your eye, for my glass is a very good one." Then he offered it to his wife.
"Would you like to look ?" "No, thank you.

I know before hand that I could not see through it." Mme.


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