GERFAUT



By Charles de Bernard





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Antipathy for her husband borderingupon aversionAttractions that difficulties give topleasureAttractive abyss of drunkennessConsented to become a wife so as not toremain a maidenDespotic tone which a woman assumeswhen sure of her empireEvident that the man was above hiscostume; a rare thing!I believed it all; one is so happy tobelieve!It is a terrible step for a woman totake, from No to YesLady who requires urging, although sheis dying to singLet them laugh that win!Let ultra-modesty destroy poetryLove is a fire whose heat dies out forwant of fuelMania for fearing that she may becompromisedMaterial in you to make one of Cooper'sredskinsMisfortunes never come singleNo woman is unattainable, except whenshe loves anotherObstinacy of drunkennessRecourse to concessions is often asfatal to women as to kingsRegards his happiness as a proof ofsuperiorityShe said yes, so as not to say noThese are things that one admits onlyto himselfThose whom they most amuse are thosewho are best worth amusingTopics that occupy people who meet forthe first timeTrying to conceal by a smile (a blush)When one speaks of the devil he appearsWiped his nose behind his hat, like awell-bred oratorYou are playing 'who loses wins!'



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