And indeed, what is better than to sit by one's fireside in the evenin…

Gustave Flaubert
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And indeed, what is better than to sit by one's fireside in the evening with a book, while the wind beats against the window and the lamp is buring? ✨ Gustave Flaubert (2013). Delphi Complete Works of Gustave Flaubert (Illustrated), p.147, Delphi Classics
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And indeed, what is better than to sit by one's fireside in the evening with a book, while the wind beats against the window and the lamp is buring? ✨ Gustave Flaubert (2013). Delphi Complete Works of Gustave Flaubert (Illustrated), p.147, Delphi Classics

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