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The Works of Guy de Maupassant, Volume III (of 8)

Chapter 6 No.6

Word Count: 882    |    Released on: 06/12/2017

es were licking him with their sharp tongues. When he saw us, his tongue seemed to stick in his throat, he drooped his head, and seemed as if h

badly beaten since then, for his whole body was covered with wounds, bruises, and blood. The flames had also begun their work on him,

se but the cowards had run away, leaving their crime behind them. Where could we find them now? Meanwhile, however, the captain's wife was looking afte

you," he said. "Ah! the scoundrels, the wretc

, do yo

d to stop them. That frightened them, and they did not venture to go further than the cross-roads. They were such cowards. Four of them shot at me at t

you not cal

ave come, and you would neither have been able to def

t have allowed you to have

u see! I did not want to bring you ther

about it any more. Do

alf dead, and then they shook my broken arm, but I did not make a sound. I would rather have bitten my tongue out than have

we will avenge you

e wood. Oh! the wretch, the brute.... Ah! how I am suffering! My loins, my arms!" and he fell back panting and exhausted, writhing in his terrible agony, while the captain's wife wiped the perspiration from his forehead, and we all shed tears of grief and rage, as if we had b

tch those scoundrels. Let us swear to die, rather than not to find them, and if I am killed first, these are my orders: all the pr

shoot a woman. Outraging her will be quite sufficient; but if you are killed in this pursuit, I want one thing, and tha

ll tear her to pieces! Piédelot shall be aven

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The Works of Guy de Maupassant, Volume III (of 8)
The Works of Guy de Maupassant, Volume III (of 8)
Guy de Maupassant Literature
“This carefully edited collection has been designed and formatted to the highest digital standards and adjusted for readability on all devices. Guy de Maupassant (1850-1893) was a popular French writer, considered one of the fathers of the modern short story and one of the form's finest exponents. Maupassant was a protégé of Flaubert and his stories are characterized by economy of style and efficient, effortless outcomes. He wrote some 300 short stories, six novels, three travel books, and one volume of verse. His first published story, "Boule de Suif" ("Ball of Fat"), is often considered his masterpiece. Table of Contents: Introduction to the Works of Guy de Maupassant by Leo Tolstoy Novels: A Life Bel-Ami (The History of a Scoundrel) Mont Oriol Notre Coeur - A Woman's Pastime Pierre and Jean Strong as Death Novellas and Short Stories: Boul De Suif Simon's Papa Suicides On The River Lieutenant Lare's Marriage Two Friends Father Milon A Coup D"Etat The Horrible Madame Parisse An Adventure in Paris The Awakening Crash My Landlady The Horla Our Letters Profitable Business A Fashionable Woman The Donkey A Mother of Monsters A Family Affair The Mad Woman The Bandmaster's Sister The Cripple A Cock Crowed Words of Love Miss Harriet Mademoiselle Fifi Pierrot ...and many more Plays: A Tale of Old Times A Comedy of Marriage Musotte Poems: Des Vers Travel Sketches: Au Soleil: African Wanderings La Vie Errante Sur L'Eau: In Vagabondia French Original Texts: Une Vie Pierre Et Jean Mont-oriol Notre Coeur Fort Comme La Mort Bel-ami Mademoiselle Fifi Madame Baptiste La Rouille Marroca La Bûche La Relique Le Lit Fou? Mots d'Amour Une Aventure Parisienne Deux Amis Nuit de Noël Le Remplaçant Boul De Suif La Maison Tellier Le Pere Milon Le Diable La Petite Roque Lui? Mademoiselle Pearl Le Horla Clair de Lune Des Vers Recollections of Guy de Maupassant by His Valet by François Tassart ...”
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