The Cobbler of Nîmes

Excerpt: Madame went in licking her lips like a wolf. The curtain of the tent swung to behind her. A peasant lad followed her hesitating too over the half-crown but then the spectacle was worth money. A soldier followed then a butcher and two stupid-looking servant-girls with frightened faces but still eager to see. Then there was a pause and the showman began to shout once more; he had need to for the bear was performing with unusual vivacity and the danseuse displayed her pretty legs as she tripped on the rope.