1 Candide was whipped in cadence while they were singing; the Biscayner, and the two men who had refused to eat bacon, were burnt; and Pangloss was hanged, though that was not the custom.
2 Yes, sir," said the negro, "it is the custom.
3 And then the pleasure of talking of that which he loved induced him to relate, according to his custom, part of his adventures with the fair Westphalian.
4 established custom; but there is another reason besides.
Les Misérables 1 By Victor HugoContext Highlight In BOOK 1: CHAPTER IX—THE BROTHER AS DEPICTED BY THE SISTER 5 As was his custom when a stranger supped with him, he made the man sit on his right.
Les Misérables 1 By Victor HugoContext Highlight In BOOK 2: CHAPTER III—THE HEROISM OF PASSIVE OBEDIENCE. 6 The Bishop asked a blessing; then helped the soup himself, according to his custom.
Les Misérables 1 By Victor HugoContext Highlight In BOOK 2: CHAPTER III—THE HEROISM OF PASSIVE OBEDIENCE. 7 His comrades assisted him, as is the custom in that sad place.
Les Misérables 1 By Victor HugoContext Highlight In BOOK 2: CHAPTER VI—JEAN VALJEAN 8 There are people who have not much linen, and wait until late; if you do not wash, you lose your custom.
Les Misérables 1 By Victor HugoContext Highlight In BOOK 7: CHAPTER X—THE SYSTEM OF DENIALS 9 He did not proceed according to his custom, he did not enter into the matter, he exhibited no warrant of arrest.
Les Misérables 1 By Victor HugoContext Highlight In BOOK 8: CHAPTER IV—AUTHORITY REASSERTS ITS RIGHTS 10 The hull had received no damage on the starboard, but some of the planks had been unnailed here and there, according to custom, to permit of air entering the hold.
Les Misérables 2 By Victor HugoContext Highlight In BOOK 2: CHAPTER III—THE ANKLE-CHAIN MUST HAVE UNDERGONE A CERTAIN... 11 Cosette, according to her custom whenever the Thenardier uplifted her voice, emerged with great haste from beneath the table.
Les Misérables 2 By Victor HugoContext Highlight In BOOK 3: CHAPTER VIII—THE UNPLEASANTNESS OF RECEIVING INTO ONE'S H... 12 The traveller recalled the graceful and immemorial custom in accordance with which children place their shoes in the chimney on Christmas eve, there to await in the darkness some sparkling gift from their good fairy.
Les Misérables 2 By Victor HugoContext Highlight In BOOK 3: CHAPTER VIII—THE UNPLEASANTNESS OF RECEIVING INTO ONE'S H... 13 The man seemed engaged in prayer, according to his custom, and was much bent over.
Les Misérables 2 By Victor HugoContext Highlight In BOOK 4: CHAPTER V—A FIVE-FRANC PIECE FALLS ON THE GROUND AND PROD... 14 This custom, the object of which is to break the thread of thought and to lead it back constantly to God, exists in many communities; the formula alone varies.
Les Misérables 2 By Victor HugoContext Highlight In BOOK 6: CHAPTER II—THE OBEDIENCE OF MARTIN VERGA 15 She told about the custom of the four wines, which existed before the Revolution in Champagne and Bourgogne.
Les Misérables 2 By Victor HugoContext Highlight In BOOK 6: CHAPTER IX—A CENTURY UNDER A GUIMPE