Le Cycle de Monsieur Teste

Le Cycle de Monsieur Teste

Le Cycle de Monsieur Teste

Paul Valéry

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Año de edición:
2020
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9783967874358
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«... M. Teste avait peut-être quarante ans. Sa parole était extraordinairement rapide, et sa voix sourde. Tout s’effaçait en lui, les yeux, les mains. Il avait pourtant les épaules militaires, et le pas d’une régularité qui étonnait. Quand il parlait, il ne levait jamais un bras ni un doigt : il avait tué la marionnette. Il ne souriait pas, ne disait ni bonjour ni bonsoir ; il semblait ne pas entendre le « Comment allez-vous ? » Sa mémoire me donna beaucoup à penser. Les traits par lesquels j’en pouvais juger, me firent imaginer une gymnastique intellectuelle sans exemple. Ce n’était pas chez lui une faculté excessive, – c’était une faculté éduquée ou transformée. Voici ses propres paroles : « Il y a vingt ans que je n’ai plus de livres. J’ai brûlé mes papiers aussi. Je rature le vif… Je retiens ce que je veux. Mais le difficile n’est pas là. Il est de retenir ce dont je voudrai demain !… J’ai cherché un crible machinal… »...»

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