In Troubadour-Land: A Ramble in Provence and Languedoc
In Troubadour-Land: A Ramble in Provence and Languedoc
By S. Baring-Gould
9 Sep, 2020
"I can believe it without weighing the bottle," I replied.
"And only four sous—twenty centimes left!" exclaimed the old gentleman, meditatively. "But four sous is four sous. It is de price of mine paper"—brightening in his reflections—"I c
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"I can believe it without weighing the bottle," I replied.
"And only four sous—twenty centimes left!" exclaimed the old gentleman, meditatively. "But four sous is four sous. It is de price of mine paper"—brightening in his reflections—"I can but shell one copy more, and I am all right." Brightening to greater brilliancy as he turns to me: "Will you buy de last number of my paper? She is in my pocket. She is ver' interesting. Oh! ver' so. Moche information for two pence. Less