SLIGHT MISTAKE.
i^bveral London papers recently coil* tftined die following amusing story : — ' A Parisian lady went to pay a visit to M. Gounod, at" his villa at t. Cloud the other day. Arriving at the house ajiout lunch-timt, she passed through the dining-room, where the servants where clearing the table. Here she saw some cherry-stones lying on a plate, arhore the maestro had just been partaking of his solitary meal, his family havmg_gp.n^,io^thn,^ftfl:.BU^. ..Kicking up one of the st^aea. »he" carefully i thni^lt into ker- 'glove, as a valuable -relic. . -Snpjtt timft affffirwardti i Gounotl returned the lady's visit. Siniling and blushing at the same time, the Countess showed him a cherry-stone set with diamonds, which she wore as a broach, "HndjijeJ^ted to Gounod of the "i'&na^laji hbi \ gb wel{ jf f f '] eat cherries," said Gounod. "It is my foo6man,j Jphn,? w^iovegts $.[} those he places ol the table'"
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Manawatu Standard, Volume V, Issue 10, 10 December 1883, Page 2
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149SLIGHT MISTAKE. Manawatu Standard, Volume V, Issue 10, 10 December 1883, Page 2
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