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 210
e joys and petty intrigues which form the incidental interest of her ex-istence. Her preference for her maid betrays itself every moment, and mamma,consequently, is terribly jealous of the favourite. She is always scolding andsnubbing her ; and is sure, on all occasions, to discover something to… … Only look at the way she has arranged this fold! and this hump on your back !Was ever such a horror seen ? Take my word for it, you will never make anything of that stupid slut! But Aurelia turns adeaf ear ; and she has her own reasons for sodoing. As to Felicite, sure of an influence basedupon the…
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