The Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse by Vicente Blasco Ibáñez
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Then it seemed as though time and space were eliminated, that he had
not made any voyage, and but a few hours had intervened since their last interview. Marguerite divined the expansion which might follow Julio's exclamations, the vehement hand-clasp, perhaps something more, so she kept herself calm and serene. "No; not here," she said with a grimace of repugnance. "What a ridiculous idea for us to have met here!" They were about to seat themselves on the iron chairs, in the shadow of some shrubbery, when she rose suddenly. Those who were passing along the boulevard might see them by merely casting their eyes toward the garden. At this time, many of her friends might be passing through the neighborhood because of its proximity to the big shops. . . . They, therefore, sought refuge at a corner of the monument, placing themselves between it and the rue des Mathurins. Desnoyers brought two chairs near the hedge, so that when seated they were invisible to those passing on the other side of the railing. But this was not solitude. A few steps away, a fat, nearsighted man was reading his paper, and a group of women were chatting and embroidering. A woman with a red wig and two dogs--some housekeeper who had come down into the garden in order to give her pets an airing--passed several times near the amorous pair, smiling discreetly. "How annoying!" groaned Marguerite. "Why did we ever come to this place!" The two scrutinized each other carefully, wishing to see exactly what |
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