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L’Assommoir

CHAPTER XI
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"She was in a carriage and I was floundering on the pavement.

Really it was so, I swear it! There's no use denying it, the young fellows of position who are on friendly terms with her are terribly lucky!" His eyes had brightened and he turned towards Gervaise who was standing in the rear of the shop wiping a dish.
"Yes, she was in a carriage, and wore such a stylish dress! I didn't recognise her, she looked so much like a lady of the upper set, with her white teeth and her face as fresh as a flower.

It was she who waved her glove to me.

She has caught a count, I believe.

Oh! she's launched for good.


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