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La Faute de l'abbé Mouret

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Émile Zola

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“Il y avait quelque chose d'extraordinairement libre chez les gens qui riaient, se disait Tora. Non pas ces gros rires forcés que les hommes avaient le samedi dans les baraques, ou ceux qu'on entendait au passage des bandes qui se rendaient à la maison des jeunes. Non, Tora pensait à ces rires qui semblaient traduire un débordement de bonté et de bonne humeur impossible à contenir.”

“You disappoint me, Cassandra. Your legends paint you differently," Daemon said softly, his voice thick with malevolence. "I'm a Priestess serving at this Altar," she said, working to keep her voice steady. "You're mistaken, if you think--" He laughed softly. She stepped back from the sound and found herself pressed against the counter. "Do you think I can't tell the difference between a Priestess and a Queen? And the Jewels, my dear, name you for what you are." She bent her head slightly in acknowledgment. "So I'm Cassandra. What do you want, Prince?”