“Lucette était laide, timide, coiffée par une raie centrale et deux barrettes de pauvre, sa voix était rêche.
(…)
Qui l'eût dit ? Qui eût dit au temps des boulettes de papier, des mains rougeaudes, qu'une femme allait surgir de cette désespérance ?”
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