Victor Hugo quote: Tall and thin, Mademoiselle Baptistine was a pale and gentle person. She was the incarnation of the word 'respectable,' whereas ...

Tall and thin, Mademoiselle Baptistine was a pale and gentle person. She was the incarnation of the word 'respectable,' whereas to be 'venerable,' a woman should lso be a mother.

~ Victor Hugo ~

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Tall and thin, Mademoiselle Baptistine was a pale and gentle person. She was the incarnation of the ...

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