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L’Assommoir

CHAPTER III
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"There are only masterpieces here," he said, in a subdued voice, as though in church.

They went all around the room.

Gervaise wanted to know about "The Wedding at Cana." Coupeau paused to stare at the "Mona Lisa," saying that she reminded him of one of his aunts.

Boche and Bibi-the-Smoker snickered at the nudes, pointing them out to each other and winking.

The Gaudrons looked at the "Virgin" of Murillo, he with his mouth open, she with her hands folded on her belly.
When they had been all around the Salon, Monsieur Madinier wished them to go round it again, it was so worth while.


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