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... look . There are times , however , when an un- known correspondent provides a heartening piece of news . Not long ago , for example , an American scholar wrote from a Penn- sylvanian university and , after explaining that he was engaged ...
... look . There are times , however , when an un- known correspondent provides a heartening piece of news . Not long ago , for example , an American scholar wrote from a Penn- sylvanian university and , after explaining that he was engaged ...
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... look of innocence and candour . That she had a warm heart all her one - time lovers agreed . ' Elle avait beaucoup de coeur , ' declared Franz Liszt , who followed Dumas in her bed . ' Elle fut une des dernières et rares courtisanes qui ...
... look of innocence and candour . That she had a warm heart all her one - time lovers agreed . ' Elle avait beaucoup de coeur , ' declared Franz Liszt , who followed Dumas in her bed . ' Elle fut une des dernières et rares courtisanes qui ...
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... Look at that old girl ! ' he exclaimed . ' I shouldn't think that she'd get many customers ! ' It was the Marchesa Casati , I saw , who happened to be passing by , wearing her usual disconsolate uniform , as she pursued her star upon ...
... Look at that old girl ! ' he exclaimed . ' I shouldn't think that she'd get many customers ! ' It was the Marchesa Casati , I saw , who happened to be passing by , wearing her usual disconsolate uniform , as she pursued her star upon ...
Contents
PROLOGUE I | 1 |
The Desire to Please | 25 |
The Disinterested Gift | 47 |
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