La Curee [French Language Edition]
by Zola, Emile
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- Paperback
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- ISBN 10
- 2253003662
- ISBN 13
- 9782253003663
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Au retour, dans l'encombrement des voitures qui rentraient par le bord du lac, la caleche dut marcher au pas. Un moment, l'embarras devint tel qu'il lui fallut meme s'arreter. Le soleil se couchait dans un ciel d'octobre, d'un gris clair, strie a l'horizon de minces nuages. Un dernier rayon, qui tombait des massifs lointains de la cascade, enfilait la chaussee, baignant d'une lumiere rousse et palie la longue suite des voitures devenues immobiles. Les lueurs d'or, les eclairs vifs que jetaient les roues semblaient s'etre fixes le long des rechampis jaune paille de la caleche, dont les panneaux gros bleu refletaient des coins du paysage environnant. Et, plus haut, en plein dans la clarte rousse qui les eclairait par-derriere, et qui faisait luire les boutons de cuivre de leurs capotes a demi pliees, retombant du siege, le cocher et le valet de pied, avec leur livree bleu sombre, leurs culottes mastic et leurs gilets rayes noir et jaune, se tenaient raides, graves et patients, comme des laquais de bonne maison qu'un embarras de voitures ne parvient pas a facher. Leurs chapeaux, ornes d'une cocarde noire, avaient une grande dignite. Seuls, les chevaux, un superbe attelage bai, soufflaient d'impatience.
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- GOR002359012
- Title
- La Curee [French Language Edition]
- Author
- Zola, Emile
- Format/Binding
- Paperback
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Quantity Available
- 2
- ISBN 10
- 2253003662
- ISBN 13
- 9782253003663
- Publisher
- Livre de Poche
- Place of Publication
- Paris
- This edition first published
- January 1, 1978
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