Eugénie Grandet

Author: Balzac
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Publish Date: 2004-06-01
Features: When the priest brought the gilded cross to his lips to kiss the image of Jesus Christ, he made a terrible movement to grasp the cross, and this final effort took his life. He called out Eugénie, and Eugénie knelt before him, tears falling on his already cold hands, yet he could not see.