The Conquest Of Plassans (Les Rougon-Macquart Book 4) - Plot & Excerpts
He really wasn’t expecting his tenant for another two days at the earliest. He got up quickly as Abbé Faujas appeared in the doorway to the passage. He was a tall, strong man with a wide, square face, and a sallow complexion. Behind him, in his shadow, was an elderly woman who bore a surprising resemblance to him, but she was smaller and her appearance was more uncouth. Seeing the table set for supper, they both hesitated: they took a discreet step back, but did not retire completely. The tall black figure of the priest made a sombre mark on the bright whitewashed wall. ‘Forgive us for intruding,’ he said to Mouret. ‘We have just come from Abbé Bourrette’s; he must have told you…’ ‘No, he didn’t!’ Mouret exclaimed. ‘That’s typical of him! He always seems to have descended from another planet. This very morning he told me categorically that you wouldn’t be here for another two days… Well, we’ll have to move you in all the same.’ Abbé Faujas apologized.
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