Copyright 1904 by G. Barrie & Sons
VIOLETTE RESISTS JÉRICOURT
Violette’s hands were active and strong; she putone of them to her persecutor’s face and dug hernails in so far that the blood flowed freely, and thepain forced the young man to relax his hold.
NOVELS
BY
Paul de Kock
VOLUME XV
THE FLOWER GIRL
OF THE
CHÂTEAU D'EAU
VOL. I
THE JEFFERSON PRESS
BOSTON NEW YORK
Copyrighted, 1903-1904, by G. B. & Sons.
THE FLOWER GIRL
OF THE CHÂTEAU D’EAU
CONTENTS
I, II, III, IV, V, VI, VII, VIII, IX, X, XI, XII, XIII, XIV, XV, XVI, XVII, XVIII, XIX, XX, XXI, XXII, XXIII.
I
PAPA’S BIRTHDAY
It was the month of May in the year 1853—you seethat our subject is not lost in the night of time—it wasa Monday and there was a flower market on BoulevardSaint-Martin, in front, or rather on both sides of theChâteau d’Eau. The booths of the dealers extended asfar as Rue de Lancry, a favor which had been only recentlyaccorded to the flower girls, but upon which thepassers-by had as much reason to congratulate themselvesas the dealers and the people of that portion ofthe quarter. Is there anything more delightful to theeye than flowers? What is there which charms the sightand pleases the sense of smell more?
Are there people who do not love flowers? If youshould tell me that there were, I would not believe it.
The weather was fine, which was a rare occurrenceduring that spring, as you must remember as well as I.The sun had deigned to show