by
Clara Bell, Ellen Marriage, Honoré de Balzac
Language: English
Release Date: November 27, 2011
“Ah! madame, ” replied the doctor, “I have some appalling stories in my collection. But each one has its proper hour in a conversation— you know the pretty jest recorded by Chamfort, and said to the Duc de Fronsac: 'Between your sally and the present moment lie ten bottles of champagne. '