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With a slight variation in spelling, Madeline is the ;heroine of a very appealing series of children's books
by Ludwig Bemelmans.
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Madeleine is the French form of the name Magdalene.
Also, pleurer comme une Madeleine means 'to cry like a baby.'
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And "maudlin" tears are even less acceptable.
Welcome, letterman.
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All this talk of madeleine and no mention of Proust?
Comme c'est bizarre!
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okay, here: Proust is one of the most stultifying writers it has ever been my displeasure to encounter.
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Yeahbut! Without him a madeleine is only a cookie, n-est-ce pas?
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