{"product_id":"2940015505948","title":"My Neighbor Raymond, Volume XI","description":"I\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eTHE GRISETTE\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eI was strolling along the boulevards one Saturday evening. I was alone,\u003cbr\u003eand in a meditative mood; contrary to my usual custom, I was indulging\u003cbr\u003ein some rather serious reflections on the world and its people, on the\u003cbr\u003epast and the present, on the mind and the body, on the soul, on thought,\u003cbr\u003echance, fate, and destiny. I believe, indeed, that I was on the point of\u003cbr\u003eturning my attention to the moon, which was just appearing, and in which\u003cbr\u003eI already saw mountains, lakes, and forests,--for with a little\u003cbr\u003edetermination one may see in the moon whatever one pleases,--when, as I\u003cbr\u003ewas gazing at the sky, I suddenly collided with a person going in the\u003cbr\u003eopposite direction, whom I had not previously noticed.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"Look where you're going, monsieur; you're very awkward!\" at once\u003cbr\u003eremarked a soft, sweet voice, which not even anger deprived of its\u003cbr\u003echarm. I have always had a weakness for pleasant voices; so I instantly\u003cbr\u003edescended from the regions to which I had mounted only for lack of\u003cbr\u003esomething better to do, and looked at the person who had addressed me.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIt was a girl of sixteen to eighteen years, with a little cap tied under\u003cbr\u003eher chin, a calico dress, and a modest apron of black mohair. She had\u003cbr\u003eevery appearance of a young workgirl who had just finished her day's\u003cbr\u003ework and was on her way home. I made haste to look at her face: a\u003cbr\u003echarming face, on my word! Bright, mischievous eyes, a tiny nose, fine\u003cbr\u003eteeth, black hair, and a most attractive ensemble; an expressive face,\u003cbr\u003etoo, and a certain charming grace in her bearing. I was forced to\u003cbr\u003econfess that I saw no such pretty things in the moon.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe girl had under her arm a pasteboard box, which I had unwittingly\u003cbr\u003ejostled; she refastened the string with which it was tied, and seemed to\u003cbr\u003eapprehend that the contents had suffered from my awkwardness. I lost no\u003cbr\u003etime in apologizing.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"Really, mademoiselle, I am terribly distressed--it was very awkward of\u003cbr\u003eme.\"\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"It is certain, monsieur, that if you had looked in front of you this\u003cbr\u003ewouldn't have happened.\"\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"I trust that I have not hurt you?\"\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"Me? oh, no! But I'm afraid that my flowers are crumpled; however, I\u003cbr\u003ewill fix them all right at home.\"\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"Ah!\" said I to myself; \"she's a flowermaker; as a general rule, the\u003cbr\u003eyoung ladies who follow that trade are not Lucretias; let us see if I\u003cbr\u003ecannot scrape acquaintance with her.\"\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eShe replaced her box under her arm, and went her way. I walked by her\u003cbr\u003eside, saying nothing at first. I have always been rather stupid about\u003cbr\u003ebeginning gallant interviews; luckily, when one has once made a start,\u003cbr\u003ethe thing goes of itself. However, from time to time I ventured a word\u003cbr\u003eor two:\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"Mademoiselle walks very fast. Won't you take my arm? I should be\u003cbr\u003edelighted to escort you. May I not be permitted to see you again? Do you\u003cbr\u003ego to the theatre often? I could send you tickets, if you chose. Pray\u003cbr\u003ebe careful; you will surely slip!\" and other polite phrases of that\u003cbr\u003esort, the conventional thing in nocturnal meetings.","brand":"SAP","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47146287366384,"sku":"2940015505948","price":0.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/2940015505948","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}