Under a sky heavy with stars and faintly brighter for a low-hanging sickle moon, the gipsy caravan slept on the turf by the roadside, its shutters closed, its shafts stretc-hed out like arms. In the shadow of the ditch nearby a stertorous horse was snoring.Far away, above the black crest of the hills, a bright streak of sky announced the coming of the dawn. A church clock struck four. Here and there a bird awoke and began to sing. The air was soft and warm.Abruptly, from the interior of the caravan, a woman's voice cried: ...
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Under a sky heavy with stars and faintly brighter for a low-hanging sickle moon, the gipsy caravan slept on the turf by the roadside, its shutters closed, its shafts stretc-hed out like arms. In the shadow of the ditch nearby a stertorous horse was snoring.Far away, above the black crest of the hills, a bright streak of sky announced the coming of the dawn. A church clock struck four. Here and there a bird awoke and began to sing. The air was soft and warm.Abruptly, from the interior of the caravan, a woman's voice cried: "Saint-Quentin! Saint-Quentin!"
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