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Examples
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Felicite knelt down before the crucifix, and the druggist himself slightly bent his knees, while Monsieur Canivet looked out vaguely at the Place.
Madame Bovary 2003
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Then, while apparently listening to Canivet, he rubbed his fingers up and down beneath his nostrils, and repeated — “Good! good!”
Madame Bovary 2003
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At last, when Canivet came in, he threw himself into his arms.
Madame Bovary 2003
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He found him alone (Monsieur Canivet had left), sitting in an arm-chair near the window, staring with an idiotic look at the flags of the floor.
Madame Bovary 2003
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Canivet, always retaining his self-command, nevertheless began to feel uneasy.
Madame Bovary 2003
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Bovary raised his hands; Canivet stopped short; and Homais pulled off his skull-cap long before the doctor had come in.
Madame Bovary 2003
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Canivet, who did not care either to have Emma die under his hands.
Madame Bovary 2003
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Canivet, who launched out on the exigencies of his art.
Madame Bovary 2003
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Canivet was about to administer some theriac, when they heard the cracking of a whip; all the windows rattled, and a post-chaise drawn by three horses abreast, up to their ears in mud, drove at a gallop round the corner of the market.
Madame Bovary 2003
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He called Monsieur Canivet into consultation; he sent for Dr. Lariviere, his old master, from Rouen; he was in despair.
Madame Bovary 2003
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