Workman and Soldier: A Tale of Paris Life During the Siege and the Rule of the Commune |
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... replied by doing the same ; then the band of conscripts vanished out of sight , and the poor old man walked sadly and slowly home to his lonely cottage . CHAPTER III . A PARISIAN WORKSHOP . " Then in A Breton Interior . 21.
... replied by doing the same ; then the band of conscripts vanished out of sight , and the poor old man walked sadly and slowly home to his lonely cottage . CHAPTER III . A PARISIAN WORKSHOP . " Then in A Breton Interior . 21.
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... replied her daughter , " but as he has only just joined the army , it is possible he may not be engaged at all , especially if Louis should be right , and the war soon over . " " I fear Louis will be wrong , " sighed the grandmother ...
... replied her daughter , " but as he has only just joined the army , it is possible he may not be engaged at all , especially if Louis should be right , and the war soon over . " " I fear Louis will be wrong , " sighed the grandmother ...
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... replied Pierre , " that by the very force of numbers the Prussians must be crushed and repulsed , to say nothing of the valour of our troops . " " And we of the National Guard are preparing for the de- fence of Paris , " said Louis ...
... replied Pierre , " that by the very force of numbers the Prussians must be crushed and repulsed , to say nothing of the valour of our troops . " " And we of the National Guard are preparing for the de- fence of Paris , " said Louis ...
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... replied Pierre proudly , " to no one is religion a greater consolation than to the soldier . " “ The uniform and three weeks in the barracks do not seem to have changed your old - fashioned sentiments on those subjects , " remarked ...
... replied Pierre proudly , " to no one is religion a greater consolation than to the soldier . " “ The uniform and three weeks in the barracks do not seem to have changed your old - fashioned sentiments on those subjects , " remarked ...
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... replied Louis , " and I will walk back through the Bois , and see all the preparations for the siege , which I have heard Camille speak of . " Both climbed to the top of the omnibus . It stopped at the Rond Point of Boulogne , where ...
... replied Louis , " and I will walk back through the Bois , and see all the preparations for the siege , which I have heard Camille speak of . " Both climbed to the top of the omnibus . It stopped at the Rond Point of Boulogne , where ...
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