Whathe is saying arrests the attention of all the
rest. The boys showed what theywere worth, the day they discovered this
factory.
MonsieurGuillaume has found us a corner, for the
time being. Gabard is a fool; it is possible that they have got round him. With a
little anvil blow of his pipe on the edge of the table, M.
Yes, gentlemen, these people interest me. If they
were what you suppose, would they allow anyone to protectthem?
Their lights areextinguished; the factories vanish
in the night. I stopped on the pavement to watch theprocession pass. They had taken
their fill of the spectacle with a savagedeliberateness. On the following Saturday
they received enough yarn from thiswool to supply the weavers. I am indeed losing my
temper, Hut I havegood reason. XFor Heavens sake, Pierrotin, you
window!
The slightestshock tore it from its lethargy with
the echoing roar of an explosion. To mymind, France will never cease to extend to
the Rhine. Leaning towardshim, she drank in his detached words, unable to quicken
their flow.
Boulinier gives a faint whistle when they reach the
little factory. The empress makes haste to shut up her store of provisions. No
sooner had he caught sight of them than heleft the room, the rest following him. The
unfortunate Pierrotin does not wait to be scolded a second time;he hastens to shut
the window.
The slightestshock tore it from its lethargy with
the echoing roar of an explosion. Shadows still turn the comers, and good nights are
exchangedbefore the banging of doors. The refusal of those gentlemen of the Club
must have had some reason.
Blow them a kiss with your little hand,
myLaure-Mayor!
Sarah had said once again; the poor
children!
Seven solemnstrokes sound from the chimney-piece,
and sternly conclude a day wellspent.
MonsieurGuillaume has found us a corner, for the
time being.
He turned towards them and gave them
hisgreetings.
A silence follows, during the time that Le Pleynier
takes to light hispipe. On the following Saturday they received enough yarn from
thiswool to supply the weavers. Le Pleyniers majesty thenappears a very dubious
majesty.