Verdurin, upon some pretext or other, to inform
Mme. They had neverthelessall the gifts of a poet with more modesty than poets
generally shew.
To calm Maries fears Iasked her what she thought of
M. Verdurin, upon some pretext or other, to inform Mme.
There, Marie, look at him sipping his milkwith a
devoutness that makes me want to say my prayers.
To change the subject, Ispoke to her of the life
led by my father, who toiled night and day.
Sometimes she went so faras to admit: This
Wednesday was not worthy of the others. Albertine drew my attentionto her with a
wink and a smile.
The water flowed in the opalinetransparence of her
bluish skin.
Often, before addressingthem, I wrote to them.
Albertine had pleased me by telling me that she would notspeak to her again. Nowthis
pleasure was so keen that every year M. Nowthis pleasure was so keen that every year
M.
Verdurin a telegram asking her whether she would be
at home uponWednesday.
They can change the sheets ten times over, if
theymust, but he wont give way. They had neverthelessall the gifts of a poet with
more modesty than poets generally shew. And when this woman came to Incarville,
Albertinesaid: By the way, you know shes here. Presently the young woman came and
sat down, with anabstracted air, by her side.
Last Wednesday was notas good as the one before,
she would say.
One would havesaid that she was making signals to
her from a lighthouse.
Albertine adopted my incredulity as to the
viciousness ofthis one or that.
You see, Monsieur, one can nevertell what there may
be in a persons life. He had perhaps justified himself by saying: The wicked cover
theearth.
Blochs cousin went and sat down at a table where
she turned the pagesof a magazine. Tothe manager, this would have conveyed nothing.
Nissim Bernard carried to their highest pitch the familyvirtues.