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A Start in Life

CHAPTER III
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Above it was the kitchen, and a bedroom for Oscar.

Opposite to the entrance, on what is called in Paris "le carre,"-- that is, the square landing,--was the door of a back room, opening, on every floor, into a sort of tower built of rough stone, in which was also the well for the staircase.

This was the room in which Moreau slept whenever he went to Paris.
Pierrotin had seen in the first room, where he deposited the hampers, six wooden chairs with straw seats, a table, and a sideboard; at the windows, discolored curtains.

Later, when he entered the salon, he noticed some old Empire furniture, now shabby; but only as much as all proprietors exact to secure their rent.

Pierrotin judged of the bedroom by the salon and dining-room.


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