ISBN: 9781153741347

Excerpt: ... of vegetables,--cabbages, potatoes, onions. In one corner a nameless heap of decaying rags, which she called her bed; in the centre, a small cast-iron stove, the worn-out pip… Mehr…

Excerpt: ... of vegetables,--cabbages, potatoes, onions. In one corner a nameless heap of decaying rags, which she called her bed; in the centre, a small cast-iron stove, the worn-out pipe of which allowed the smoke to escape in the room. ''Anyway,'' she said to me, ''you have a home now!'' I helped her to unload the cart. She filled the stove with coal, and at once declared that she wanted to inspect my things. My trunks were opened; and it was with exclamations of surprise that the woman handled my dresses, my skirts, my stockings. ''The mischief!'' she exclaimed, ''you dressed well, didn''t you?'' Her eyes sparkled so, that a strong feeling of mistrust arose in my mind. She seemed to consider all my property as an unexpected godsend to herself. Her hands trembled as she handled some piece of jewelry; and she took me to the light that she might better estimate the value of my ear-rings. And so, when she asked me if I had any money, determined to hide at least my twenty-franc-piece, which was my sole fortune, I replied boldly, ''No.'' ''That''s a pity,'' she grumbled. But she wished to know my history, and I was compelled to tell it to her. One thing only surprised her,--my age; and in fact, though only thirteen, I looked fully sixteen. When I had done, ''Never mind!'' she said. ''It was lucky for you that you met me. You are at least certain now of eating every day; for I am going to take charge of you. I am getting old: you''ll help me to drag my cart. If you are as smart as you are pretty, we''ll make money.'' Nothing could suit me less. But how could I resist? She threw a few rags upon the floor; and on them I had to sleep. The next day, wearing my meanest dress, and a pair of wooden shoes which she had bought for me, and which bruised my feet horribly, I had to harness myself to the cart by means of a... Mile Gaboriau, Emile Gaboriau, Books, Fiction and Literature, Other People's Money Books>Fiction and Literature, General Books LLC<

ISBN: 9781153741347

There is not, perhaps, in all Paris, a quieter street than the Rue St. Gilles in the Marais, within a step of the Place Royale. No carriages there; never a crowd. Hardly is the silence br… Mehr…

There is not, perhaps, in all Paris, a quieter street than the Rue St. Gilles in the Marais, within a step of the Place Royale. No carriages there; never a crowd. Hardly is the silence broken by the regulation drums of the Minims Barracks near by, by the chimes of the Church of St. Louis, or by the joyous clamors of the pupils of the Massin School during the hours of recreation. At night, long before ten o'clock, and when the Boulevard Beaumarchais is still full of life, activity, and There is not, perhaps, in all Paris, a quieter street than the Rue St. Gilles in the Marais, within a step of the Place Royale. No carriages there; never a crowd. Hardly is the silence broken by the regulation drums of the Minims Barracks near by, by the chimes of the Church of St. Louis, or by the joyous clamors of the pupils of the Massin School during the hours of recreation. At night, long before ten o'clock, and when the Boulevard Beaumarchais is still full of life, activity, and noise, every thing begins to close. One by one the lights go out, and the great windows with diminutive panes become dark. And if, after midnight, some belated citizen passes on his way home, he quickens his step, feeling lonely and uneasy, and apprehensive of the reproaches of his concierge, who is likely to ask him whence he may be coming at so late an hour. In such a street, every one knows each other: houses have no mystery; families, no secrets-a small town, where idle curiosity has always a corner of the veil slyly raised, where gossip flourishes as rankly as the grass on the street. Thus on the afternoon of the 27th of April, 1872 (a Saturday), a fact which anywhere else might have passed unnoticed was attracting particular attention. A man some thirty years of age, wearing the working livery of servants of the upper class-the long striped waistcoat with sleeves, and the white linen apron-was going from door to door. Books, Fiction~~General, Other-Peoples-Money~~Emile-Gaboriau, 999999999, Other People's Money, Emile Gaboriau, 1153741342, General Books LLC, , , , , General Books LLC<

ISBN: 9781153741347

This early work by Émile Gaboriau was originally published in 1874 and we are now republishing it with a brand new introduction. 'Other People's Money' is one of Gaboriau's novels … Mehr…

This early work by Émile Gaboriau was originally published in 1874 and we are now republishing it with a brand new introduction. 'Other People's Money' is one of Gaboriau's novels of crime and mystery. Émile Gaboriau was born in the small town of Saujon, Charente-Maritime, France. During his twenties, he became a secretary to Paul Féval - a an author now regarded as one of the fathers of modern crime fiction, whose Jean Diable (1862) is seen as the world's first modern This early work by Émile Gaboriau was originally published in 1874 and we are now republishing it with a brand new introduction. 'Other People's Money' is one of Gaboriau's novels of crime and mystery. Émile Gaboriau was born in the small town of Saujon, Charente-Maritime, France. During his twenties, he became a secretary to Paul Féval - a an author now regarded as one of the fathers of modern crime fiction, whose Jean Diable (1862) is seen as the world's first modern detective novel. Books, Fiction~~General, Other-Peoples-Money~~Emile-Gaboriau, 999999999, Other People's Money, Emile Gaboriau, 1153741342, General Books LLC, , , , , General Books LLC<

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ISBN: 9781153741347

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