Pictures of the French, a series of literary and graphic delineations of French character (1840)
Janin, Jules Gabriel, 1804-1874, Cormenin, Louis-Marie de Lahaye, vicomte de, 1788-1868 · London : W.S. Orr · leaf 205
tranquillity and peace, under the protection of thelaws of my country. Madame de Saint Robert here takes a long pinch ofsnuff, blows her nose as loudly as she can, and adds,by way of peroration, And thats the long and theshort of it.We are not aware that these last words are to be found in the… … THE ACTRESSES MOTHER. ]39 following her daughters successful debut,—to have witnessed the delight thatsparkled in her eyes !—the air of triumph that overspread her physiognomy !— thejaunty manner of her walk! On that day, she was up by five oclock in the morning,and straightways woke up the…
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