Les douze nouvelles nouvelles
Les douze nouvelles nouvelles
Ils valsaient avec emportement, mais avec abandon, ce qui est la grace suprême de la valse. Il y avait un peu de l'épervier qui enlève une colombe. On lui en voulait presque, à lui, de sa rapidité vertigineuse, mais on voyait bien que la jeune fille se livrait sans peur, enivrée par le tourbillon.
Et quand ce fut fini, elle lui dit, tout en se dégageant:
-Avec qui, monsieur, ai-je eu le plaisir de valser dans cette réunion selected?
-Oh! mon Dieu, mademoiselle, un nom ridicule; je ne descends ni des croisés ni de l'Oeil-de-Boeuf. Je m'appelle tout bêtement M. Arthur Dupont. Maintenant, si vous êtes curieuse de savoir ma profession, je suis auditeur au Conseil d'état, profession tout aussi ridicule que l'est mon nom.
Un physionomiste qui e?t étudié la figure de la jeune fille aurait bien vu passer un nuage sur l'enjouement passionné de la valseuse. Elle retombait sur la terre du haut de son envolement amoureux.
Arthur Dupont! porter dans le monde un nom qui n'est pas mondain, n'est-ce pas y para?tre dans un habit mal fait, avec une cravate mal mise?
La jeune fille reprit son fauteuil avec un sourire impertinent, se disant tout bas: ?Auditeur au Conseil d'état! En effet, il a de grandes oreilles.?
Parti pris, car Arthur Dupont avait de jolies oreilles. C'était d'ailleurs ce qu'on peut appeler un joli valseur, qui ne déparait ni le monde où l'on s'amuse ni le monde où l'on s'ennuie; profil à peu près correct, front lumineux, yeux vifs, bouche spirituelle.
Sa valseuse était sévère; on peut bien s'appeler Arthur Dupont sans encourir les foudres de la mode.. C'est que cette valseuse avait été élevée par sa mère à jouer les Célimènes, celles qui n'aiment que leurs robes, leur éventail et leur beauté,-même quand elles ne sont pas belles. Il est vrai que celle-ci était bien jolie: figure parisienne à donner le vertige à ceux qui n'ont pas couru les filles du demi-monde. Ce qui surtout couronnait son air impertinent, c'est qu'elle portait un grand nom, que je masquerai ici par celui de Laure de Montaignac.
Une de ses amies la félicita d'avoir si bien valsé avec un si bon valseur.
-Je ne m'en souviens pas, dit-elle d'un air distrait.
Vint une autre valse. Elle prit un mauvais valseur; elle en faillit briser son éventail. Aussi Arthur Dupont fut-il le bienvenu quand il se présenta pour la troisième valse. Elle s'avoua alors que le nom ne faisait pas l'homme. Ce fut un si joli spectacle de les voir, elle et lui, valser en tourbillonnant, que tout le monde applaudit comme si on e?t entendu chanter la Patti et jouer Sarah Bernhardt. Laure s'indigna.
-Me prend-on pour une comédienne? Je valse pour moi et non pour la galerie.
Ceci se passait à l'ambassade d'Espagne. Le lendemain, autre fête chez Mme Mackay; nouvelles valses; les oreilles parurent moins grandes, le nom moins vulgaire, tandis que le valseur parut plus entra?nant.
Cela continua toute la semaine, si bien que le bruit se répandit dans le monde que M. Arthur Dupont épousait Mlle Laure de Montaignac.
-Pourquoi pas? dit Arthur à Laure.
Mais Laure répondit à Arthur:
-Comment voulez-vous que je change mon nom contre le v?tre? Ah! si vous étiez tout à coup, par un miracle, un homme d'état, un ambassadeur, un grand poète, un grand peintre....
-Je ne suis, hélas! rien de tout cela, dit le valseur avec amertume.
Il aimait follement Laure, il ne se croyait pas à une si grande distance de l'idéal de la jeune fille.
-Encore, lui dit-elle avec un soupir, si vous aviez une écurie et un four in hands!
-Qu'à cela ne tienne, s'écria Arthur en lui saisissant la main. Vous savez que j'ai quelque fortune; dès demain j'aurai une écurie, co?te que co?te. Où la voulez-vous!
-A Chantilly, pour le plus beau rally-papers d'outre-Manche.
Lyric had spent her life being hated. Bullied for her scarred face and hated by everyone-including her own mate-she was always told she was ugly. Her mate only kept her around to gain territory, and the moment he got what he wanted, he rejected her, leaving her broken and alone. Then, she met him. The first man to call her beautiful. The first man to show her what it felt like to be loved. It was only one night, but it changed everything. For Lyric, he was a saint, a savior. For him, she was the only woman that had ever made him cum in bed-a problem he had been battling for years. Lyric thought her life would finally be different, but like everyone else in her life, he lied. And when she found out who he really was, she realized he wasn't just dangerous-he was the kind of man you don't escape from. Lyric wanted to run. She wanted freedom. But she desired to navigate her way and take back her respect, to rise above the ashes. Eventually, she was forced into a dark world she didn't wish to get involved with.
Word spread that Caleb was heartless, dangerous, and spent more time with a snake than people. Even at home, he kept his wife, Lilliana, at arm's length. In her previous life, Lilliana listened to her cousin, walked away with their children, and met a cruel end by that same cousin's hand. After rebirth, she moved closer to Caleb, determined to hold on. Caleb let her play her games, certain she'd vanish after getting even. Instead, she clung to him tighter. He warned, "Hell trails me wherever I go. You sure?" Lilliana smiled, "If you're there, I'll call it home."
Linsey was stood up by her groom to run off with another woman. Furious, she grabbed a random stranger and declared, "Let's get married!" She had acted on impulse, realizing too late that her new husband was the notorious rascal, Collin. The public laughed at her, and even her runaway ex offered to reconcile. But Linsey scoffed at him. "My husband and I are very much in love!" Everyone thought she was delusional. Then Collin was revealed to be the richest man in the world. In front of everyone, he got down on one knee and held up a stunning diamond ring. "I look forward to our forever, honey."
Years ago, Cathy's husband threw himself into danger to save her. Then fate cut the cord-after the accident, he remembered everyone but the woman he'd once died for. On their third anniversary, he betrayed her, and that night she signed the divorce. Freed, she dusted off her hidden brilliance: miracle healer, racing legend, elite hacker, visionary designer. When his memories roared back, regret did, too. He stormed her wedding, pleading, "Cathy, please, one more chance!" But a certain trillionaire held her close and huffed, "Honey, someone's asking for trouble."
Rena got into an entanglement with a big shot when she was drunk one night. She needed Waylen's help while he was drawn to her youthful beauty. As such, what was supposed to be a one-night stand progressed into something serious. All was well until Rena discovered that Waylen's heart belonged to another woman. When his first love returned, he stopped coming home, leaving Rena all alone for many nights. She put up with it until she received a check and farewell note one day. Contrary to how Waylen expected her to react, Rena had a smile on her face as she bid him farewell. "It was fun while it lasted, Waylen. May our paths never cross. Have a nice life." But as fate would have it, their paths crossed again. This time, Rena had another man by her side. Waylen's eyes burned with jealousy. He spat, "How the hell did you move on? I thought you loved only me!" "Keyword, loved!" Rena flipped her hair back and retorted, "There are plenty of fish in the sea, Waylen. Besides, you were the one who asked for a breakup. Now, if you want to date me, you have to wait in line." The next day, Rena received a credit alert of billions and a diamond ring. Waylen appeared again, got down on one knee, and uttered, "May I cut in line, Rena? I still want you."
Elliana, the unfavored "ugly duckling" of her family, was humiliated by her stepsister, Paige, who everyone admired. Paige, engaged to the CEO Cole, was the perfect woman-until Cole married Elliana on the day of the wedding. Shocked, everyone wondered why he chose the "ugly" woman. As they waited for her to be cast aside, Elliana stunned everyone by revealing her true identity: a miracle healer, financial mogul, appraisal prodigy, and AI genius. When her mistreatment became known, Cole revealed Elliana's stunning, makeup-free photo, sending shockwaves through the media. "My wife doesn't need anyone's approval."
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