A tale of two citiesTicknor and Fields, 1866 |
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Page 101
... MONSEIGNEUR IN TOWN . MONSEIGNEUR , one of the great lords in power at the Court , held his fortnightly reception in his grand hotel in Paris . Monseigneur was in his inner room , his sanctuary of sanctuaries , the Holiest of Holiests ...
... MONSEIGNEUR IN TOWN . MONSEIGNEUR , one of the great lords in power at the Court , held his fortnightly reception in his grand hotel in Paris . Monseigneur was in his inner room , his sanctuary of sanctuaries , the Holiest of Holiests ...
Page 102
... Monseigneur , to conduct the happy chocolate to Monseigneur's lips . One lacquey carried the chocolate - pot into the sacred presence ; a second , milled and frothed the chocolate with the little instrument he bore for that function ; a ...
... Monseigneur , to conduct the happy chocolate to Monseigneur's lips . One lacquey carried the chocolate - pot into the sacred presence ; a second , milled and frothed the chocolate with the little instrument he bore for that function ; a ...
Page 103
... Monseigneur could not make anything at all of them , and must consequently let them out to somebody who could ; as to finances private , because Farmer - Generals were rich , and Monseigneur , after generations of great luxury and ...
... Monseigneur could not make anything at all of them , and must consequently let them out to somebody who could ; as to finances private , because Farmer - Generals were rich , and Monseigneur , after generations of great luxury and ...
Page 104
... Monseigneur or the State , yet equally unconnected with anything that was real , or with lives passed in travelling by any straight road to any true earthly end , were no less abundant . Doctors who made great fortunes out of dainty ...
... Monseigneur or the State , yet equally unconnected with anything that was real , or with lives passed in travelling by any straight road to any true earthly end , were no less abundant . Doctors who made great fortunes out of dainty ...
Page 105
... Monseigneur were perfectly dressed . If the Day of Judgment had only been ascertained to be a dress day , every- body there would have been eternally correct . Such frizzling and powdering and sticking up of hair , such delicate com ...
... Monseigneur were perfectly dressed . If the Day of Judgment had only been ascertained to be a dress day , every- body there would have been eternally correct . Such frizzling and powdering and sticking up of hair , such delicate com ...
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