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She could bear it no longer; she ran into the sitting room as if to take the apricots there, overturned the basket, tore away the leaves, found the letter, opened it, and, as if some fearful fire were behind her, Emma flew to her room terrified.
Then as she opened her eyes on smelling the bottle—"I was sure of it," he remarked; "that would wake any dead person for you!""Speak to us," said Charles; "collect yourself; it is your Charles, who loves you.
The broad daylight from without streamed into the church in three enormous rays from the three opened portals.
And on the harbour, in the midst of the drays and casks, and in the streets, at the corners, the good folk opened large wonder-stricken eyes at this sight, so extraordinary in the provinces, a cab with blinds drawn, and which appeared thus constantly shut more closely than a tomb, and tossing about like a vessel.
Hardly was she seated in her corner than she closed her eyes, and opened them at the foot of the hill, when from afar she recognised Felicite, who was on the lookout in front of the farrier's shop.
When the clock pointed to a quarter past seven, she went off to the "Lion d'Or," whose door Artemise opened yawning.
He went up, opened the door, entered—What an embrace!
A horizon of realisable whims opened out before Emma.
Emma opened the window, called Charles, and the poor fellow was obliged to confess the promise torn from him by his mother.
It had to be opened.
Then she remembered the day when, all anxious and full of hope, she had entered beneath this large nave, that had opened out before her, less profound than her love; and she walked on weeping beneath her veil, giddy, staggering, almost fainting.
At last Monsieur Homais opened his purse—"Now there's a sou; give me back two lairds, and don't forget my advice: you'll be the better for it."
All the sensations of her first tenderness came back to her, and her poor aching heart opened out amorously.
She went up the large straight staircase with wooden balusters that led to the corridor paved with dusty flags, into which several doors in a row opened, as in a monastery or an inn.
She entered the corridor into which the laboratory door opened.
And, smiling a little at his unnoticed joke, the doctor opened the door.
Then he felt somewhat stifled by the over-heavy atmosphere of the room; he opened the window; this awoke the chemist.
He opened it and read: "Courage, Emma, courage.
From respect, or from a sort of sensuality that made him carry on his investigations slowly, Charles had not yet opened the secret drawer of a rosewood desk which Emma had generally used.
M. de Renal opened his desk and took out a hundred francs.
MOZART (Figaro)With the vivacity and grace which came naturally to her when she was beyond the reach of male vision, Madame de Renal was coming out through the glass door which opened from the drawing-room into the garden, when she saw, standing by the front door, a young peasant, almost a boy still, extremely pale and showing traces of recent tears.
I shall repeat by heart the sacred text, the rule of conduct for us all, until you stop me.'Adolphe opened the book, read a word, and Julien repeated the whole page as easily as though he were speaking French.
The children, seeing their parents' amazement, opened their eyes wide.
Presently the lady's maid and the cook appeared in the doorway; by this time Adolphe had opened the book at eight different places, and Julien continued to repeat the words with the same ease.
As he opened the door of his room, he trembled so much that his knees gave way beneath him, and he was obliged to lean against the wall.
He opened the door with a trembling hand, making a fearful noise as he did so.
He opened her wardrobe and stood for hours on end marvelling at the beauty and neat arrangement of everything inside.
Then her incessant remorse deprived Madame de Renal even of the power to sleep; she never emerged from a grim silence: had she opened her mouth, it would have been to confess her crime to God and before men.
In her grief and her fear of God, she forgets all that she knows of the man; she sees only the priest.''Leave me,' came suddenly from Madame de Renal as she opened her eyes.
Suddenly the door opened; it was M. de Renal.
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