Jules Renard: If you were to announce to me the death of my little girl whom I love so much, and in your words there was a picturesque

If you were to announce to me the death of my little girl whom I love so much, a — Jules Renard

If you were to announce to me the death of my little girl whom I love so much, and in your words there was a picturesque one, I could not hear it without being fascinated by it.

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