“- Listen... I saw a hare over there... - Was that a long time ago? - Not at all... it was less than three months ago...,” plate 2 from Croquis De Chasse

“- Now what? Are we going to continue hunting during the rain? - Not at all! The animals are just as afraid of the rain as we are. They might not be able to find this shelter, and we would end up losing too many of them!,” plate 5 from Croquis De Chasse

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“- Brrrr! I am furious that I came here to hunt in the St. Denis-Plain. It's just too cold!… - One of those days when you would love to catch a bear. His fur would be more than welcome right now!,” plate 3 from Croquis De Chasse

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“- Oh blast! .... it's again my own dog that I shot..... that's the third one in two years.... I'm really not very lucky at hunting!,” plate 6 from Croquis D'automne par Daumier

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“- What? you are pressing the grapes with your feet?… - Sure, and it's not dirty at all… since I took off my shoes!,” plate 1 from Croquis D'automne

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Impressions From the Vintage. “- What! You are treading bare-foot? - So what… you wouldn't want us to do it in our dancing shoes!,” plate 2 from Croquis D'automne

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"- I wonder why this beast is following me all the time... I'll happily be paying 6 sous to jump on a bus," plate 1 from Émotions De Chasse

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If the Hunter has Cold Hands... the hare doesn't have cold feet, plate 22 from Émotions De Chasse

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“- I was told to go to the cold batha to lose weight. - You don't say, I was just told the opposite. - Maybe they are good for everything this year! - True for everything, except cleanliness," plate 39 from Croquis D'été

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“- Aren't you getting dressed? - No... I remain like this in my swimming gear all day long, outside the swimming pool. - Even in winter? - Then I put on my hat!,” plate 28 from Croquis D'été

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“- Mr.Lifeguard.... is it true there are sharks at Dieppe? - Of course... but it is pretty simple... as soon as you see one coming to eat you, all you have to do is lay down sideways. He won't eat you for fear of choking to death,” plate 1 from Aus Bains De Mer

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“- Hello, neighbour... what was all this yelling about... did you see the comet? - I thought I had seen it over there... but then it was just the fire from a chimney... this time we got off with no more than a fright,” plate 3 from La Cométe De 1857

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Sense of Hearing. “- Wake up Nini!.... I have been calling her for more than an hour, and she always replies: yes Adolphe. But neither the child's name nor mine is Adolphe!,” plate 41 from Types Parisiens

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