The notary's nose;

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navigators who first set foot in America:
they wandered with even fresh delights
over this mysterious and virgin land.
They never asked themselves if he were
rich or poor; they were satisfied to know
that he was good; and nothing they might
find could be more precious to them than
that heart of gold. On his side, Franqois
was inspired with his metamorphosis. Has
any one ever told you how spring breaks
upon the gardens in Russia? Yesterday
the snow covered everything: to-day comes
a ray of sunshine which puts winter to
flight. At noon the trees burst their buds:
by night they are covered with leaves: tomorrow they almost bear fruit. So did
Francois' love bloom and bear its freight
of promise. His coldness and constraint
were carried away like icicles in a thaw;
the shamefaced and pusillanimous boy, in
a few weeks became a man. I do not
know who first uttered the word marriage,