Excerpt from The Tragic Muse, Vol. 1 of 2 En v'la des abrutis I more than one of their fellow-gazers might have been heard to exclaim and certain it is that there was something de pressed and discouraged in this interesting group, who sat looking vaguely before them, t ticing the life of the place, somewhat as if each had a private anxiety. A very close observer would have guessed that though on many questions they were closely united, this present anxiety was t the same for each. If they looked grave, moreover, this was doubtless partly the result of their all being dressed in mourning, as if for a recent bereavement. The eldest of the three ladies had indeed a face of a fine austere mould, which would have been moved to gayety only by some force more insidious than any she was likely to recognize in Paris. Cold, still and considerably worn, it was neither stupid r hard, but it was firm, narrow and sharp. This competent matron, acquainted evidently with grief, but t weakened by it, had a high forehead, to which the quality of the skin gave a singular polish - it glittered even when seen at a distance; a se which. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art techlogy to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.