The duchess turned on Eugne with one of those insolent stares that envelop a man from head to foot, flatten him out, and leave him at zero.
Honore de BalzacAbout author
- Author's profession: Novelist
- Nationality: french
- Born: May 20, 1799
- Died: August 18, 1850
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