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1 2 | consisted of Monsieur and Madame du Guenic, Mademoiselle
2 2 | Baron had recently joined MADAME in La Vendee. To-day~that
3 2 | night after parting from MADAME, the father, son,~and servant
4 3 | baron,~waking up, "unless Madame or my sister"~ ~The two
5 3 | Are you anxious or ill, Madame la baronne?" he asked.~ ~"
6 3 | honored~by her relations with Madame du Guenic and her sister-in-law.
7 3 | secretly departed to join~MADAME (to the terror of the baroness
8 4 | visible signs of her feelings. Madame du~Guenic's evident preoccupation
9 4 | father, the praises that MADAME bestowed upon his devotion,
10 4 | t weep;~all is not lost, madame; one fault is not vice."~ ~"
11 4 | could ever have told me, madame," he~added, "that a young
12 5 | taken a man's name,"~added Madame du Guenic.~ ~"A war name,
13 5 | Mademoiselle Scudery and Madame de Sevigne wrote books,
14 6 | why, more fortunate than Madame de Stael, she~kept her freedom
15 6 | catastrophe. When dying,~Madame des Touches confided her
16 6 | sister, a nun of~Chelles. Madame de Faucombe, the nun, prudently
17 6 | near Nantes, belonging to Madame des~Touches, and there she
18 6 | understands very well that~after Madame de Stael there is no place
19 6 | Far from the noisy fuss of Madame de~Stael, far from political
20 8 | Mademoiselle des Touches. "Madame de Rochefide is coming here,"
21 8 | impassible Camille.~ ~Again Madame du Guenic sat up till one
22 9 | going to Croisic to see Madame de~Rochefide land, and examine
23 9 | footman, "I don't know how Madame la marquise~will manage
24 9 | But whatever he did, Madame de Rochefide paid little
25 10 | dreadful finale of the loves of Madame de Stael and~Benjamin Constant,
26 10 | yourself have driven him to Madame de Rochefide," continued~
27 10 | the message. As soon as~Madame de Kergarouet learned that
28 10 | know Camille Maupin and Madame de Rochefide would~be for
29 10 | Calyste's friends. Your maid, madame, will find a seat by the~
30 10 | Touches," replied Camille. "Madame is the~Marquise de Rochefide."~ ~"
31 10 | simple womenis not that so, madame?" said the~viscountess,
32 10 | The tears came into Madame de Rochefide's eyes, and
33 10 | Calyste followed her.~ ~"Madame," said Camille, in a low
34 10 | You don't say so!" said Madame de Kergarouet. "Poor lady!
35 10 | ear, as he returned with~Madame de Rochefide, "are you to
36 10 | Nazaire.~ ~"I love Brittany, madame," replied Camille, gravely. "
37 10 | now put in; Camille placed Madame de Kergarouet and~Charlotte
38 10 | the witty things you say, madame; there is nothing so~easy
39 10 | can say."~ ~"I assure you, madame, that I am very sensible
40 10 | Beauty."~ ~"You flatter me, madame," said the marquise, laughing. "
41 10 | to stop its course; but Madame de Kergarouet went bravely~
42 10 | their~heads, Camille called Madame de Rochefide's attention
43 10 | assisted by Gasselin and Madame de Kergarouet's~maid, had
44 10 | usual to Les Touches, when Madame de Kergarouet~mentioned
45 10 | him, came to his aid.~ ~"Madame," she said to the viscountess, "
46 11 | Charles de Vandenesse?" asked~Madame de Rochefide.~ ~"The viscountess
47 11 | Why so, Camille?" asked Madame de Rochefide.~ ~"Really,
48 11 | that grow in its depths."~ ~Madame de Rochefide was moulded
49 11 | as~he approached her.~ ~"Madame, in what way did I displease
50 11 | of Calyste's entreaties, Madame de Rochefide remained inflexible,
51 12 | conflagration.~ ~Calyste to Madame la Marquise de Rochefide.~ ~
52 12 | Marquise de Rochefide.~ ~Madame,I loved you when you were
53 12 | was not likely to touch Madame de Rochefide, and~would
54 12 | grotto, he read as~follows:~ ~Madame de Rochefide to Calyste.~ ~
55 12 | answer~to the marquise.~ ~Madame du Guenic, whose heart retained
56 12 | heart retained every word of Madame de~Rochefide's letter, felt
57 12 | other with the remark,~ ~"Madame du Guenic went out to-day;
58 12 | that~was not a little vain. Madame du Guenic, without naming
59 12 | head-dresses '/a la/ Belle-Poule.' Madame de~Kergarouet was the first
60 12 | head-dress, and~I said to her: 'Madame, you are dressed for conquest.'
61 12 | delightful Thisbe, the pet of Madame~l'Amirale de Kergarouet,
62 12 | sealed, but addressed to Madame de Rochefide, lying on the~
63 12 | Calyste.~ ~ ~Calyste to Madame la Marquise de Rochefide.~ ~
64 13 | a look flashed at him~by Madame de Rochefide, who did not
65 13 | last letter had stirred in Madame de Rochefide's heart~emotions
66 13 | continued Camille, taking Madame~de Rochefide's hand. "You
67 14 | marquise stopped short. Madame du Guenic felt the most
68 14 | Calyste to Camille, "this is Madame du Guenic,~and this is my
69 14 | Mademoiselle des Touches, and Madame la Marquise de~Rochefide, /
70 14 | eternal."~ ~"Say rather, madame, that you feel no love for
71 14 | fragile, thin, hard women like Madame de Rochefide, women whose~
72 14 | Academy," said Camille.~ ~Madame de Rochefide had unbounded
73 14 | night."~ ~During their walk Madame de Rochefide had the lightly
74 14 | if to confirm her words Madame de Rochefide laid a tender,
75 15 | implacable necessity.~ ~Madame de Rochefide and Conti passed
76 15 | to suppose that the~proud Madame de Rochefide could betray
77 15 | only one~way of probing Madame de Rochefide, who played
78 15 | morning twilight enabled Madame de Rochefide to see~Guerande,
79 15 | Listen now to~the full truth. Madame de Rochefide is wholly unworthy
80 15 | de Pen-Hoel all knew of Madame de~Rochefide's departure,
81 16 | what I see the hands of Madame l'Amirale."~ ~"Did you see
82 16 | Amirale."~ ~"Did you see Madame de Rochefide?" asked Calyste.~ ~"
83 16 | mother, who has~something of Madame l'Amirale's complexion."~ ~
84 16 | by. When you know~where Madame de Rochefide is, come and
85 16 | old man.~ ~"We can talk of Madame de Rochefide," he would
86 17 | resemblance of mind between Madame de~Rochefide and Sabine
87 17 | Guerande, April, 1838.~ ~To Madame la Duchesse de Grandlieu:~ ~
88 17 | related to me his~love for Madame de Rochefide.~ ~"I do not
89 17 | think the desire to put~Madame de Rochefide forever out
90 17 | should he again meet with Madame de~Rochefide." In 1842 this
91 18 | Guerande, July, 1838.~ ~To Madame la Duchesse de Grandlieu:~ ~
92 18 | strong enough to mention Madame de~Rochefide-whom in my
93 18 | which makes me long for Madame de~Rochefide's deathah,
94 18 | Ascertain, my dear mamma, if Madame de Rochefide~is in Paris,
95 18 | not ten steps from him, Madame de Rochefide. Beatrix in~
96 18 | since Calyste had seen her, Madame de~Rochefide was amazingly
97 18 | pass~from nature to art.~ ~Madame de Rochefide had just come
98 18 | Nathan," said Canalis, "Madame la marquise will, I am sure,~
99 18 | poem composed by Beatrix. Madame de Rochefide, now~become
100 18 | self-love and vanity of Madame de Rochefide, her nature
101 18 | and~her want of reason. Madame de Rochefide, it must be
102 18 | upon the stucco of Paris.~ ~Madame de Rochefide, like nearly
103 18 | diverse~bedrooms in which Madame de Rochefide's wandering
104 18 | hours passed, during which Madame de Rochefide held Calyste
105 19 | the maid to her friend,~Madame de Portenduere. Sabine felt
106 19 | desireto have certainty:~ ~To Madame la Baronne du Guenic:~ ~
107 19 | a marquise! Find~out if Madame de Rochefide has returned
108 19 | hitherto been dry.~ ~Pretty Madame de Portenduere, holding
109 19 | daughter's~situation.~ ~"Madame," she said as she ended, "
110 19 | mistaken. In the first place, Madame de Rochefide is not~in Paris.
111 19 | left Sabine to~the care of Madame de Portenduere and stopped
112 19 | you have~betrayed her for Madame de Rochefide."~ ~Calyste
113 19 | daughter; next, you must forget~Madame de Rochefide; she is only
114 19 | next day Calyste was at Madame de Rochefide's making a
115 19 | discouraged~are they. On this, Madame de Rochefide counted, and
116 20 | letter:~ ~Guerande.~ ~To Madame la Baronne du Guenic:~ ~
117 20 | Calyste at his own home; Madame du Guenic~received the letter,
118 20 | footman, came to say:~ ~"Madame is served."~ ~"Let monsieur
119 20 | Monsieur does not dine at home, Madame la baronne."~ ~Who knows
120 20 | addition she~had made to Madame de Rochefide's letter she
121 20 | understand this sudden~flight.~ ~Madame du Guenic now entered a
122 20 | she thought to herself, "Madame de Rochefide likes flowers."~ ~
123 20 | ascertain the dishes which Madame de Rochefide served to Calyste.~
124 20 | Gasselin to consort with Madame de~Rochefide's cook, and
125 20 | serve in England in cruets. Madame de~Rochefide accustoms him
126 21 | I propose to follow."~ ~"Madame la duchesse," replied the
127 21 | Guenic has left her for Madame de Rochefide."~ ~"It is
128 21 | subject. Remember too how Madame Guyon~complained of the
129 21 | to see her husband with a Madame de~Rochefide."~ ~"Sabine
130 21 | thinking how to launch~upon Madame de Rochefide a little man,
131 21 | upon that path as far as Madame de Rochefide, it is~not
132 21 | rash affair of that poor~MADAME. Now, if the young fellow
133 21 | fellow who undertook to make Madame de~Rochefide love him were
134 21 | You have thought wisely, Madame la duchesse; and it only
135 21 | great good; to~withdraw Madame de Rochefide from the fatal
136 21 | necessary to do to a certain Madame Schontz~(a Beatrix of the
137 21 | what I proposed to do to~Madame de Rochefide."~ ~"I am certain
138 21 | What is that?"~ ~"Suppose Madame de Rochefide chooses to
139 22 | Parisian can desire in being to Madame Schontz as much a husband
140 22 | we shall see, a certain~Madame Schontz, celebrated in the
141 22 | occasionally by opulence.~ ~Madame Schontz, known at first
142 22 | Rochefide first encountered Madame Schontz, she lived on~the
143 22 | either as father or seducer.~Madame Schontz had received the
144 22 | start of~his passion for Madame Schontz, Arthur was on his
145 22 | feast~who is niggardly.~ ~Madame Schontz had too much sense
146 22 | happiness~declared itself.~ ~Madame Schontz then obtained a
147 22 | a tiger very graciously. Madame~Schontz was not the least
148 22 | friends,~Rochefide offered Madame Schontz forty francs a day
149 22 | found you with a sort of Madame Everard. Besides, have~confidence
150 22 | us alone, I tried to get Madame Schontz away from you, but
151 22 | existence and his~pleasures to Madame Schontz, and found himself
152 22 | The third phase now began. Madame Schontz became the tenderest
153 22 | longer managed his affairs. Madame Schontz~received the revenues
154 22 | fancies, and gratified them as Madame de Pompadour~gratified those
155 22 | those of Louis XV. In short, Madame Schontz reigned an~absolute
156 22 | nothing.~ ~The conduct of Madame Schontz, a triumph of tactics,
157 22 | perambulating articles, soon set up Madame Schontz as the most~agreeable
158 22 | Rochefide welcomed them. Madame Schontz, who could distance,
159 22 | during this period that Madame Schontz made Arthur sell
160 22 | francs; and the next year Madame Schontz remarked to him,~ ~"
161 22 | and endeavored to entice Madame~Schontz away from him, but
162 22 | tastes, and pleasures in Madame~Schontz, and he found himself
163 22 | position won in five years by Madame Schontz~from the fact that
164 22 | any one called her rich, Madame~Schontz replied that at
165 23 | conduct implied a plan, and Madame Schontz had, as you may
166 23 | for the last two years of Madame du Bruel,~she was consumed
167 23 | Canalis, whose passion~for Madame Schontz was desperate; but
168 23 | innocent. No one had fathomed Madame Schontz,~certainly not Rochefide,
169 23 | reputation was ever seen in Madame Schontz's~salon, namely
170 23 | Couture had been one of Madame Schontz's~earliest friends,
171 23 | offer~his hand and name to madame Schontz, who studied him
172 23 | the authors of his~days.~ ~Madame Schontz was bemoaning to
173 23 | s follies for the pretty Madame Cadine, for whom, during
174 23 | asking them to~present him to Madame Schontz, and allow him to
175 23 | to prove categorically to Madame Schontz~that she ought to
176 23 | course of three evenings Madame Schontz read Fabien like
177 23 | its very~improbability. Madame Schontz intoxicated Fabien
178 23 | more prized~than that of a Madame Schontz, for the man she
179 23 | sort of~love. A woman like Madame Schontz, who plays the great
180 23 | duchess and her confessor, Madame~Schontz had confided the
181 23 | confidence. A fortnight later, Madame Schontz, surprised at this
182 23 | fain be "distinguished" by Madame Schontz, but as for~marrying
183 23 | Seeing his~hesitation, Madame Schontz made the Heir the
184 23 | value.~ ~The manoeuvres of Madame Schontz had reached this
185 23 | stage of proceeding,~when Madame de Grandlieu began her inquiries
186 24 | co-operation before~replying.~ ~"Madame, I fully understand you,"
187 24 | necessary."~ ~"Very well, then, Madame la duchesse. As the price
188 24 | house and seriously protect~Madame la Comtesse de Trailles."~ ~"
189 24 | new career. Consequently,~Madame la duchesse will understand
190 24 | not be as well received as Madame de Portenduere in that~society
191 24 | her. Will this suit you, Madame la duchesse? You~are religious,
192 24 | give you my word."~ ~"Ah! Madame la duchesse," cried Maxime,
193 24 | appear in~all this."~ ~"Ah! madame, I will not compromise you,"
194 24 | and hell.~ ~"To prevent Madame de Rochefide from ever seeing
195 24 | too soon to sing victory, madame," said Maxime. "I foresee~
196 24 | And you would share them, madame, inasmuch as I am only your
197 24 | degree of blindness to which Madame de~Rochefide has brought
198 24 | years old, and he finds in Madame~Schontz a mother who is
199 24 | depths of such~credulity! Ah! madame, Shakespeare's Iago would
200 24 | alone conceived it. Love,~Madame la duchesse, is not loving
201 24 | separating Rochefide from~Madame Schontz; but Madame Schontz
202 24 | from~Madame Schontz; but Madame Schontz will no doubt lend
203 24 | must invite me to dine with Madame Schontz~to-morrow, for to-night
204 24 | next day Rochefide told Madame Schontz that Maxime de Trailles
205 24 | whom all~the women of the Madame Schontz type were in awe
206 24 | Schontz type were in awe of. Madame Schontz~herself thought
207 24 | duchess, his prestige with Madame Schontz, and the authority~
208 25 | conversation already started on Madame Schontz, about whom~Couture,
209 25 | triumph. Meet me to-night at Madame Schontz'."~ ~"I dine there."~ ~"
210 25 | he thought to himself: "Madame d'Espard can't~endure Beatrix;
211 25 | weakness!~ ~The duchess, Madame du Guenic, and Clotilde
212 25 | daughter~is in despair."~ ~"Madame la duchesse," said Maxime,
213 25 | Maxime left the room. When Madame de Grandlieu~returned to
214 25 | has inflicted~upon you."~ ~Madame Schontz had invited Claude
215 25 | Leon de Lora's genius.~ ~Madame Schontz, anxious to appear
216 25 | smooth and shining as ebony. Madame Schontz owed her~celebrity
217 25 | races. Unhappily, little Madame~Schontz had tended towards
218 25 | Maxime, coming in and kissing Madame Schontz on~the forehead, "
219 25 | lorette, I am an artist," said Madame Schontz, with a sort~of
220 25 | like to see her!" exclaimed Madame Schontz. "But~permit me
221 25 | Maxime is right," remarked Madame Schontz, looking at Arthur,
222 25 | days~hence at the house of Madame la Marquise de Rochefide."~ ~
223 25 | restaurant?" whispered Maxime to Madame Schontz, with a~sign toward
224 25 | as handsome and rich~as Madame Schontz, that Paganini declared
225 25 | coquettish luxury.~ ~Maxime and Madame Schontz were the first to
226 25 | you can then~look down on Madame la Comtesse du Bruel."~ ~"
227 25 | Bruel."~ ~"Never!" said Madame Schontz; "she's a countess."~ ~"
228 25 | then."~ ~"/Ah ca!/" said Madame Schontz, suddenly stopping
229 25 | working?"~ ~"In that of Madame de Rochefide," replied Maxime,
230 25 | Alencon, I can hold my own as Madame du Ronceret."~ ~"That's
231 25 | the circumstances in which Madame Schontz, Couture, and~du
232 25 | receiver-generalship which Madame de Rochefide will obtain~
233 25 | other, without success; and Madame Schontz finally~terminated
234 25 | his arm audaciously~round Madame Schontz' waist, "I thought
235 25 | with~him."~ ~Fabien caught Madame Schontz around the waist
236 25 | receive him any more," replied Madame Schontz, with a~prudish
237 25 | when Arthur awoke he found Madame~Schontz as frigid as that
238 25 | You mean to make up with~Madame de Rochefide, who wants
239 25 | Why! you'll be a~hero!"~ ~Madame Schontz did not make an
240 25 | the Ambigu-Comique to~meet Madame de la Baudraye, a charming
241 25 | Allow me to present you to Madame~Antonia. There's a heart
242 25 | that Schontz of yours, and Madame~Antonia is only twenty-six!
243 25 | say she is my~pupil. If Madame Schontz persists in keeping
244 25 | the rue de la~Bruyere.~ ~Madame Schontz had given precise
245 25 | fullest understanding of madame; but, warned by the~noise
246 25 | noise of monsieur's arrival, madame had so arranged that the
247 25 | meannesses. Arthur behaved with Madame Schontz as Sabine~with Calyste,
248 26 | finest triumphs of Rubini, Madame de Rochefide, whom Antoine~
249 26 | Follow the carriage of madame," and~then he jumped into
250 26 | years!"~ ~"And I am ready, madame," said Charles-Edouard, "
251 26 | households of Monsieur and of Madame de Rochefide. The next~day,
252 26 | boat.~ ~"My dear," said Madame Schontz, laughing at Maxime'
253 26 | I see! I see!" cried Madame Schontz. "I'll be superb!
254 26 | make myself /devote/," said Madame Schontz, accenting that~
255 26 | Ah! can they?" said Madame Schontz. "Then I may still
256 26 | him a home. He~must give Madame du Ronceret three hundred
257 26 | Tell the duchess that Madame de Rochefide will not leave
258 26 | Charles-Edouard played upon Madame de Rochefide the same comedy~
259 26 | Rochefide the same comedy~Madame de Rochefide had played
260 26 | thousand francs, went to Madame de Rochefide's house~with
261 26 | virtue. Until this moment Madame de Rochefide had regarded
262 26 | had told La Palferine that Madame~la marquise was out.~ ~When
263 26 | ruined me!"~ ~"I know it, madame," replied La Palferine,
264 26 | forever bound~together."~ ~"Madame," said the prince of Bohemia,
265 26 | conduct the persistency~which Madame d'Espard has displayed.
266 26 | Calyste went every day to Madame de Rochefide's~door, only
267 26 | said with a studied face,~"Madame is ill."~ ~From there Calyste
268 26 | therefore, no longer find Madame~de Rochefide in the rue
269 26 | provoked yourself by not saving Madame de Rochefide~from the humiliation
270 26 | of those atrocious~women, Madame Schontz, who had long been
271 26 | her.~She had counted on Madame de Rochefide's failure in
272 26 | imprudence to love the marquise, Madame~Schontz would have put out
273 26 | that although I~admire Madame de Rochefide for her intellect,
274 26 | advise you to return to Madame du Guenic,but not for~three
275 26 | self-glorification~only, a Madame d'Espard without her profound
276 26 | head, floundering in evil. Madame de~Rochefide loves Madame
277 26 | Madame de~Rochefide loves Madame de Rochefide only. She would
278 26 | would have parted you~ ~from Madame du Guenic without the possibility
279 Add| Unconscious Humorists~ ~Gaillard, Madame Theodore~Jealousies of a
280 Add| Gaudissart II~ ~Ronceret, Madame Fabien du~The Muse of the
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