Pencil Sketches: or, Outlines of Character and Manners. Leslie Eliza
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I am in despair.
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"I am thrown in an abyss of grief," is perhaps nearest the meaning of this very French expression.
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Bad person – bad child.
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But come, let us try again.
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Oh! what a pity!
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But no matter – let them alone.
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Like an angel.
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Ah! what roguery – the little jade! What an instance of imposture and wickedness!
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I am frozen with horror! – I tremble! – I shiver!
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A little supper.
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The gentle Sammy and the lovely Fanchette.
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Easy chair.
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My lovely Lulu, my darling Mimi, and my little angel Gogo.
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Her beloved niece, Miss Robertine.
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Hair-dressers.
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Sugar and water.
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No matter.
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Farce, in French cookery, signifies chopped meat, fish, poultry, well seasoned and mixed with other ingredients.
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Perfect love.
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Ah! how touching are these sublime sentiments!
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My dear friend, permit me to weep a little for the sad fate of innocence and virtue – unfortunate Paul – hapless Virginia.