Tuesday, December 28, 2010

"... Elle était placée sur le divan et fort près de lui. Il voyait ses cheveux et son cou d'albâtre ; un moment il oublia tout ce qu'il se devait; il passa le bras autour de sa taille, et la serra presque contre sa poitrine. Elle tourna la tête lentement ..."


Translation:

"... It was placed on the couch and very close to him. He saw her hair and her alabaster neck, and a moment he forgot everything he had and he put his arm around her waist, and pressed almost against his chest. She turned her head slowly... "



Stendhal, Le Rouge et Le Noir, 1830, chap. LX

Rouge et Noir
Hélène de Saint Lager
Buntal and revered pheasant feathers
In exclusivity at the Bon Marché and Frank & Fils


Red and Black
Hélène de Saint Lager
Pheasant feathers and revered Buntal
In Exclusivity At The Bon Marche and Frank & Son


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