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THE SISTERS RONDOLI

AND

OTHER STORIES

BY

GUY DE MAUPASSANT

New York, Alfred A. Knopf, 1923




CONTENTS

THE SISTERS RONDOLI
MY LANDLADY
THE LITTLE CASK
ANDRÉ'S DISEASE
HE?
MY UNCLE SOSTHÈNE
THE ACCURSED BREAD
MADAME LUNEAU'S CASE
A WISE MAN
THE UMBRELLA
A MEETING
DECORATED!
CHÂLI
THE LEGACY




THE SISTERS RONDOLI




I


"No," said Pierre Jouvent, "I do not know Italy. I started to go
there twice, but each time I was stopped at the frontier and could
not manage to get any further. And yet my two attempts gave me charming
ideas of the manners of that beautiful country. Some time or other I
must visit its cities, as well as the museums and works of art with which
it abounds. I shall make another attempt as soon as possible to cross
that impregnable border.

"You don't understand me, so I will explain myself. In 1874 I was
seized with desire to see Venice, Florence, Rome