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The opening places Colonel Sir Thomas Nevil and his daughter at the Hotel Beauveau in Marseilles on their return from a tour in Italy. The narrator says universal admiration has produced a sort of reaction among many tourists who wish to seem singular. Colomba calls Brandolaccio an upright man but says she has heard that Castriconi is quite unprincipled.

Orso says the two men are at open war with society, their first crime leading them into fresh crimes every day. A rifleman's account describes a fight with brigands in which nobody was killed or wounded, but a cooking pot and two girls were captured.

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Prosper Mérimée

Prosper Mérimée (1803-1870) was a French novelist, archaeologist, and inspector of historical monuments known for tightly controlled novellas. A master of the concise, ironic tale, he helped introduce French readers to Russian literature and left his deepest mark with the story of Carmen.

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Author: Prosper Mérimée
Pages: 109
Language: English
Genre: French Classics
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