![]() ![]() ![]() In the midst of the drinkers two officers in full uniform dazzled all eyes with their glittering gold lace. Their faces were gilded, their black hats and clothes took on purple tints, the patent leather of their shoes cast bright reflections on the asphalt of the sidewalk.īefore the cafes a mass of men were drinking opalescent liquids that looked like precious stones dissolved in the glasses. ![]() The gay, animated crowd went by in this golden mist and seemed to be glorified. The whole sky was red, blinding, and behind the Madeleine an immense bank of flaming clouds cast a shower of light the whole length of tile boulevard, vibrant as the heat from a brazier. The boulevard, that river of humanity, was alive with people in the golden light of the setting sun. ![]()
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