The Club Dumas

place. "This is how it looks, to God's shame

young for you, that is."

Corso smiled. "You'd be surprised how old she seems sometimes.

How about a champagne breakfast between Vienna and Nice?"

"Interesting. Like spying on Basil Zaharoff."

"Or getting drunk with Nijinsky."

"Stealing Coco Chanel's pearls."

"Flirting with Paul Morand ... Or Mr. Barnabooth."

dead do not speak."

"They speak if God wishes it," retorted Lagardère.

—P. Feval, THE HUNCHBACK

You don't have any children."

La Ponte looked at him mischievously. "Give me time. I'm still young."

was born with the gift of laughter," I quoted, pointing at the portrait. "... and with a feeling that the world was mad..."

The reader must be prepared to witness the most sinister scenes.

—E. Sue, THE MYSTERIES OF PARIS