The Substitute part 9
“Here they are!” suddenly shouted the victorious miser. “Here they are, my louis, my dear treasure; and in the Sunday vest of that little...
The Substitute part 8
He often borrowed from his friend his scanty savings, and he forgot to repay. Jean Francois, feeling that he was abandoned; jealous and forgiving...
The Substitute part 7
On holidays they together took long walks in the environs of Paris, and dined under an arbor in one of those small country inns...
The Substitute part 6
Whoever is not worked to death in the hell of the galleys comes out agile and robust, and I learned there to climb ropes...
The Substitute part 5
Nothing was changed: neither the bright light shining in at the great windows, nor the crucifix over the desk, nor the rows of benches...
The Substitute part 4
Taken, in a cast of the net, with some young loafers who robbed drunkards sleeping on the streets, he denied very earnestly haying taken...
The Substitute part 3
They assumed, however, an air of great dignity on those days when a newcomer was brought in among them, at first entertaining him gravely...
The Substitute part 2
He said this openly, cynically, like a man. He was a little ragged street-arab, as tall as a boot, his forehead hidden under a...
The Substitute part 1
Frangois Coppee (1842—1908)Coppee, the poet of the poor and humble, lived a long and uneventful life. His volumes of verse are characterized by qualities...
Roberto`s Tale part 3
All this thus sorting, the old woman`s daughter was trickly attired, ready to furnish this pageant, for her old mother provided all things necessary....
