She knew her parents would be opposed to the match, but felt certain that her lover, with his gifts and charms, would be able to win them over, and it was accordingly agreed that when she returned to geneva, Lassalle should go there too, and press his suit in person.
"Contemporary Socialism"
John Rae
Then he suddenly left us; he was summoned back to geneva, where he was at the head of a large commercial establishment.
"The Dead Lake and Other Tales"
Paul Heyse
For about eight months Miss Evans lived at a boarding-house, "Le Plongeau," near geneva.
"George Eliot"
Mathilde Blind