Tiburce

The real Tiburce had never had any friends … More often than not, when he took a job, he wouldn’t give his real name as he was rather embarrassed about it … Who’s ever heard of a clerk in a book shop called Tiburce de Saint-Hilaire?

Maigret Stonewalled Simenon, Georges, 1903- 1963

“I paid him thirty thousand francs for the right to call myself Tiburce de Saint-Hilaire …”

Maigret Stonewalled Simenon, Georges, 1903- 1963

Tiburce, on the other hand, babbled effusively, smiled, waved his hands about, and was everywhere at once, making himself out to be as good-natured as could be.

Maigret Stonewalled Simenon, Georges, 1903- 1963

Tiburce, it seemed to Florian -- for this was a strange night -- was struggling futilely under all that dirt, which shut out movement, and clogged the mouth of Tiburce, and would not let him speak; and was struggling to voice a desire which was unsatisfied and hopeless.

The Line of Love Dizain des Mariages James Branch Cabell 1918

And it seemed to Florian unfair that all should prosper with him, and Tiburce lie there imprisoned in dirt which shut away the color and variousness of things and the drollness of things, wherein Tiburce d'Arnaye had taken such joy.

The Line of Love Dizain des Mariages James Branch Cabell 1918

For five years now Tiburce d'Arnaye had lain there.

The Line of Love Dizain des Mariages James Branch Cabell 1918

Florian thought of his dead comrade and of the love which had been between them -- a love more perfect and deeper and higher than commonly exists between men -- and the thought came to Florian, and was petulantly thrust away, that Adelaide loved ignorantly where Tiburce d'Arnaye had loved with comprehension.

The Line of Love Dizain des Mariages James Branch Cabell 1918

Florian; only the brows and nose of Tiburce cast no shadows upon his face, nor did his moving hand cast any shadow there, either, though the moon was naked overhead.

The Line of Love Dizain des Mariages James Branch Cabell 1918

"Oh, but assuredly," replied Tiburce d'Arnaye, and he discoursed of curious matters; and as he talked, the mists about the graveyard thickened.

The Line of Love Dizain des Mariages James Branch Cabell 1918

Then, too, the appearance of a gray man now sat to the left of that which had been Tiburce d'Arnaye, and this newcomer was marked so that all might know who he was: and Florian's heart was troubled to note how handsome and how admirable was that desecrated face even now.

The Line of Love Dizain des Mariages James Branch Cabell 1918