The Duchesse de Duras read to three or four friends her unpublished Ourika, In her boudoir furnished by X. In sky-blue satIn.

杜拉公爵夫人在她那间陈设了天蓝缎交叉式家具的客厅里对着三四个朋友朗诵她作的那篇未经发表的《舞力卡》。

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Made for the Comtesse Greffulhe, one of the inspirations for Proust's Duchesse de Guermantes, it showcases the designer's creative eye: metallic, crystal-beaded trompe-l'oeil cords appear to tie the front and back panels of the gown together.

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And one can add that, when we read the pages where he waits in the Duchesse de Guermantes's library and reflects on the resurrections of memory that he has experienced, then we welcome this Penguin edition that will enable others to read, reread and grow to love such passages in the same way.

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