"The doctor rubbed his spectacles and opened his snuff-box with a great noise, as the young girl made the light repast, which soon brought the color to her cheek again, or, at least, the usual color, for her face was, ordinarily, very pale. Large eyes, grave and gentle, gray rather than blue, shadowed by lashes as black as her hair, made her face singular and striking. Yet, in spite of this singularity, in spite of her paleness, the delicacy of her features, and her slender figure with its willowy grace, if one wished to describe in two words the general impression produced by the aspect of Fleurange d'Yves, one would have chosen these: simplicity and strength."
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Catholics from FranceNovelists from FranceMemoirists from FranceNon-fiction authors from FranceWomen authors
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Pauline Marie Armande Craven
(née Ferron de La Ferronays, 12 April 1808 – 1 April 1891) was a French writer, devout Catholic, and member of the social elites in Paris, London, and Naples. The ' awarded a prize for her 1866 book Récit d'une sœur, souvenirs de famille.
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