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Conger Reynolds correspondence, April-December 1919

1919-06-30 Daphne Reynolds to Mary Goodenough Page 5

Seventeen days before, M. Coulon was struck by a car while crossing the street.  He is very fat - over 200 pounds - and the shock killed him at once.  It seems that noone liked him because he was such a coarse, vulgar sort, in spite of the fact that he was very intelligent, but everyone likes Madame, and Marcel, the son.  Madame is the tiniest, most emotional little thing and Marcel is very self contained and thoroly master of himself.  He is a dentist, and a very fine fellow.  Well - we had to arise very early the morning of the 4th, and forgo the pleasure of seeing the big parade of Yanks & Jackies & Black Jack Pershing & M. Clemenceau and old man Poincaré and various other celebrities.  I was mos' nigh killed not to be able to see it, and I could even wear a Tag because I was going to see a "deader". 
We had to get flowers, but we decided we'd get them over near the Coulon's because things are much less expensive than in our neighborhood.

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Seventeen days before, M. Coulon was struck by a car while crossing the street. He is very fat - over 200 pounds - and the shock killed him at once. It seems that noone liked him because he was such a coarse, vulgar sort, in spite of the fact that he was very intelligent, but everyone likes Madame, and Marcel, the son. Madame is the tiniest, most emotional little thing and Marcel is very self contained and thoroly master of himself. He is a dentist, and a very fine fellow. Well - we had to arise very early the morning of the 4th, and forgo the pleasure of seeing the big parade of Yanks & Jackies & Black Jack Pershing & M. Clemenceau and old man Poincaré and various other celebrities. I was mos' nigh killed not to be able to see it, and I could even wear a Tag because I was going to see a "deader". We had to get flowers, but we decided we'd get them over near the Coulon's because things are much less expensive than in our neighborhood.