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" she says, batting her long lashes at me. She has big, pretty blue eyes; they don't need to .be "set off" in my opinion, but what do I know? "Nice," I say. "Gee, you're not very enthusiastic," she says. "Sorry, but I've had a rough day." "Ah, poor baby," she says. "But I've got a great idea! We'll go out to dinner and you can forget all about it." I shake my head. "I can't. I've got to eat something fast and get back to the plant." She stands up and puts her hands on her hips. I notice she's wearing

will spontaneously produce milk if they hear the cries of chicks. After leaving the nest, flamingos live in vast crèches. Though these may contain more than thirty thousand birds, the young flamingo is fed only by its parents, who recognize it by its cry. A family of flamingos is called a “pat.” Flamingos eat with their heads upside down. Unlike other birds, they filter their food in the same way as whales and oysters. Their beaks are lined with rows of plates that sift items from the water. The lesser

and congressional districts redrawn to guarantee a ‘fair’ share of the seats of power were demanded. Racial balance had to be achieved in classrooms, even it meant forced busing of white children into dangerous inner-city schools. The old battle cry of freedom gave way to the new ‘nonnegotiable demands’ for Black Power. (…). The civil rights movement melded with the cultural revolution, and militant leaders had even newer demands. (…). Civil rights has become a racket. (The Death of the West 2001:

de se déplacer si on ne disposait pas d'un véhicule personnel. Lisbeth Salander n'attendit qu'une minute sur la route pour Saint George's avant qu'un des bus s'arrête. Le chauffeur était un rasta et les baffles du bus diffusaient à fond No Woman, no Cry. Elle ferma les oreilles, paya son dollar et se faufila dans le bus entre une dame costaude aux cheveux gris et deux garçons en uniforme scolaire. Saint George's était située sur une baie en U qui formait the Carénage. Autour du port se dressaient des

Lettres, 1941, v. 23: « Bref, l’œuvre sera ce qu’on voudra, il faut tout au moins qu’elle soit simple et une. » 190 Aristote, Poétique, chp. XVII, 1455a. 191 Aubignac, François Hédelin ( abbé d’), La Pratique du théâtre, livre II, ch. VIII, éd. Hélène Baby, Champion, 2000, p. 95. 192 Voir Jacques Scherrer, La dramaturgie classique en France, op. cit., p. 98. 193 Aristote, Poétique, chp.7, 1451b. 189 188 98 et la nature du rapport des intrigues accessoires avec la principale194. Ainsi, l’action

fillette Se livrent au détournement De majeur5 et vénalement Troussent leur layette (ondeugend, kwajongensachtig meisje) (meisje) (duimzuigen) (zich overgeven; détournement de mineur = verleiding van een (voor geld) minderjarige) (optillen, opstropen; baby-uitset) Y a ces rombières6 de qualité Ces punaises de salon de thé Qui se prosternent7 Qui pour redorer leur blason Viennent accrocher leur vison À la lanterne8 (oude troel) (takkewijf) (knielen, zich vernederen) ((over een verarmd adellijk iemand)