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Villiers de L`isle Adam (1838-1889)Count Villiers de l`Isle Adam, bom in Brittany in 1838, led a strange life. “Born without average will-power,” says Huneker,...

“And very capricious—”“Lacking in judgment—”And a whimsical creature. I am everything you like; lecture me,I deserve it. Come; have you nothing to say? I...

“Mother, let us define the world.”“People.”“And who is Mr. People? I do not know him; I am not obliged to be unhappy for the...

Finally, she decided not to let herself be seen. Every evening for a week she shut herself in her room, trembling with impatience, trying...

Sofia was very happy, very happy. For this reason she wept, sobbing heartily, her head buried in her pillow.Three months had passed, Lulu`s marriage...

“Lulu did not expect you—I am sorry—”“Oh, it does not matter,” interrupted Roberto.The interruption was too quick, and hardly flattering to the absent one....

“No; he is going to his club, where there is a directors` meeting. I am going to profit by it and go to the...

“What are you doing here, Donna Sofia Santangelo? Are you reading?”“Yes, I was reading.”“And you did not even care to stand on the balcony?”“And...

We shall take a trip through Italy, but without haste, taking short journeys, enjoying every comfort, stopping where we please, seeing even the most...

But this afternoon he lay stretched out in an armchair, one leg crossed over the other, a book in his hand, with the fixed...