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 218
anao^er at last discovers this brood of old women,and routs them all out: they do no more, however, than transport their penatesto the other side of the stage, whither they are again pursued by the stage-manager. Ladies, you know very well, he angrily exclaims, that it is not allowed tosit in the… … Away flies the whole covey of old women again before the stage-manager, andsettles quietly down in the same spot as at first. The manager has sent for their per-secutor to his room ; and they are left in peace for a few minutes, at least. A circleis formed, that one might fancy a round of witches.…
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