BOOK I
CHAPTER I
Mademoiselle Georges' houseHarel and Jules JaninYoung Tom and PopolThe latter's prayer against choleraGeorges' Oriental style of livingHer cleanlinessHarel's fault to the contraryTwenty-four thousand francs flung out of the windowSaint AnthonyPiaff-PiaffHis dissolutenessHis deathHis funeral oration 1
CHAPTER II
M. Briffaut, Censor and AcademicianHistory of Ninus II.M. de LourdoueixThe idea of AntonyThe piece received by the FranÇais is stopped by the CensorshipThe Duc de ChartresNegotiations for his presence with that of his two brothers at the first representation of ChristineLouËtAn autograph of the Prince Royal 9
CHAPTER III
The first representation of HernaniThe old ace of spadesThe old man has a quarrelParodiesOrigin of the story of Cabrion and of PipeletEugÈne Sue and DesmaresSouliÉ returns to meHe offers me fifty of his workmen in the capacity of applaudersFirst representation of ChristineA supper at my lodgingsHugo and de Vigny correct the objectionable lines 23
CHAPTER IV
A passing cabMadame Dorval in the IncendiaireTwo actressesThe Duc d'OrlÉans asks for the Cross of the Legion of Honour on my behalfHis recommendation has no effectM. EmpisMadame Lafond's SalonMy costume as ArnauteMadame MalibranBrothers and sisters in Art 34
CHAPTER V
Why the Duc d'OrlÉans' recommendation on the subject of my croix d'honneur failedThe indemnity of a milliardLa Fayette's journey to AuvergneHis reception at Grenoble, Vizille and at LyonsCharles X.'s journey to AlsaceVarennes and NancyOpening of the ChambersThe royal speech and the Address of the 221Article 14The conquest of Algiers and the recapture of our Rhine frontiers 44
CHAPTER VI
The soirÉe on 31 May 1830 at the Palais-RoyalThe King of NaplesA question of etiquetteHow the King of France ought to be addressedThe real Charles X.M. de SalvandyThe first flames of the volcanoThe Duc de Chartres sends me to inquire into the commotionAlphonse SignolI tear him from the clutches of a soldier of the Garde royalHis irritation and threatsThe volcano nothing but a fire of straw 54
CHAPTER VII
A pressing affairOne witness lost, and two foundRochefortSignol at the ThÉÂtre des ItaliensHe insults Lieutenant MarulazThe two swordsThe duelSignol is killedVictorine and le ChiffonnierDeath steps in 61
BOOK II
CHAPTER I
Alphonse KarrThe cuirassierThe medal for life saving and the Cross of the LÉgion d'honneurKarr's home at MontmartreSous les tilleuls and the criticsThe taking of AlgiersM. Dupin seniorWhy he did not write his MemoirsSigning of the Ordinances of JulyReasons that prevented my going to Algiers 67
CHAPTER II
The third storey of No. 7 in the rue de l'UniversitÉThe first results of the OrdinancesThe cafÉ du RoiÉtienne AragoFranÇois AragoThe AcademyLa BourseLe Palais-RoyalMadame de LeuvenJourney in search of her husband and sonProtest of the journalistsNames of the signatories 77
CHAPTER III
The morning of July 27Visit to my motherPaul FoucherAmy RobsartArmand CarrelThe office of the TempsBaudeThe Commissary of PoliceThe three locksmithsThe office of the NationalCadet GassicourtColonel GourgaudM. de RÉmusatPhysiognomy of the passers-by 86
CHAPTER IV
Doctor ThibautThe Government of GÉrard and MortemartÉtienne Arago and Mazue, the Superintendent of PoliceThe cafÉ GobillardFire at the guard-house in the place de la BourseThe first barricadesThe night 97
CHAPTER V
The morning of the 27thJoubertCharles TesteLa Petite JacobiniÈreChemist RobinetThe arms used in Sergent MathieuPillage of an armourer's storesThe three Royal GuardsA tall and fair young manOudard's fears 105
CHAPTER VI
The aspect of the rue de RichelieuCharrasL'École polytechniqueThe head with the wigThe cafÉ of the Porte Saint-HonorÉThe tricoloured flagI become head of a troopMy landlord gives me noticeA gentleman who distributes powderThe captain of the 15th Light Infantry 114
CHAPTER VII
The attack on the HÔtel de VilleRoutI take refuge at M. LethiÈre'sThe newsMy landlord becomes generousGeneral La FayetteTaschereauBÉrangerThe list of the Provisional GovernmentHonest mistake of the Constitutionnel 125
CHAPTER VIII
Invasion of the Artillery MuseumArmour of FranÇois I.Charles IX.'s arquebuseLa place de l'OdÉonWhat Charras had been doingThe uniform of the École polytechniqueMillotteThe prison MontaiguThe barracks of l'EstrapadeD'HostelA BonapartistRiding-master ChopinLothonThe general in command 134
CHAPTER IX
Aspect of the LouvreFight on the Pont des ArtsThe dead and woundedA cannon ball for myselfMadame Guyet-DesfontainesReturn from the Babylone barracksCharras's cockadeThe taking of the TuileriesA copy of ChristineQuadrille danced in the Tuileries courtThe men who made the Revolution of 1830 149
BOOK III
CHAPTER I
I go in search of OudardThe house at the corner of the rue de RohanOudard is with LaffitteDegousÉeGeneral Pajol and M. DupinThe officers of the 53rd RegimentInterior of Laffitte's salonPanicA deputation comes to offer La Fayette the command of ParisHe acceptsÉtienne Arago and the tricoloured cockadeHistory of the HÔtel de Ville from eight in the morning to half-past three in the afternoon 164
CHAPTER II
General La Fayette at the HÔtel de VilleCharras and his men"The Prunes of Monsieur"The Municipal CommissionIts first ActCasimir PÉrier's bankGeneral GÉrardThe Duc de ChoiseulWhat happened at Saint-CloudThe three negotiatorsIt is too lateM. d'Argout with Laffitte 175
CHAPTER III
Alexander de la BordeOdilon BarrotColonel DumoulinHippolyte BonnelierMy studyA note in Oudard's handwritingThe Duc de Chartres is arrested at MontrougeThe danger he incurred and how he was savedI propose to go to Soissons to fetch gunpowderI procure my commission from General GÉrardLa Fayette draws up a proclamation for meThe painter bardM. Thiers to the fore once more 187
CHAPTER IV
Gee up, Polignac!AndrÉ MarchaisPost-master at BourgetI display the Tricolour on my carriageBard joins meM. Cunin-GridaineOld LevasseurStruggle with himI blow out his brains!Two old acquaintancesThe terror of Jean-LouisOur halt at Villers-CotteretsHutinSupper with Paillet 203
CHAPTER V
Arrival at SoissonsStrategic preparationsReconnaissance round the magazineHutin and Bard plant the tricolour flag upon the cathedralI climb the wall of the powder magazineCaptain MollardSergeant RagonLieutenant-Colonel d'OrcourtParleys with themThey promise me neutrality 217
CHAPTER VI
How matters had proceeded with the sacristanThe four-inch gunBard as gunnerThe commander of the fortLieutenant TingaM. de LenfernaM. BonvilliersMadame de LiniÈresThe revolt of the negroesThe conditions upon which the commander of the fort signed the orderM. MoreauM. QuinetteThe Mayor of SoissonsBard and the green plums 224
CHAPTER VII
The Mayor of SoissonsThe excise-office powderM. Jousselin The hatchet belonging to the warehouse-keeperM. QuinetteI break open the door of the powder magazineTriumphant exit from SoissonsM. Mennesson attempts to have me arrestedThe Guards of the Duc d'OrlÉansM. BoyerReturn to Paris"Those devils of Republicans!" 234
CHAPTER VIII
First OrlÉanist proclamationMM. Thiers and Scheffer go to NeuillyThe evening at Saint-CloudCharles X. revokes the OrdinancesRepublican deputation at the HÔtel de VilleM. de SussyAudry de PuyraveauRepublican proclamationLa Fayette's reply to the Duc de MortemartCharras and Mauguin 245
CHAPTER IX
Philippe VII.How BÉranger justified himself for having helped to make a KingThe Duc d'OrlÉans during the three daysHis arrival in Paris on the evening of the 30thHe sends for M. de MortemartUnpublished letter by him to Charles X.Benjamin Constant and LaffitteDeputation of the Chamber to the Palais-RoyalM. SÉbastianiM. de TalleyrandThe Duc d'OrlÉans accepts the Lieutenant-Generalship of the KingdomCurious papers found at the Tuileries 239
CHAPTER X
The Duc d'OrlÉans goes to the HÔtel de VilleM. Laffitte in his sedan-chairThe king sans culotteTardy manifestation of the Provisional GovernmentOdilon Barrot sleeps on a milestoneAnother Balthasar GÉrardThe Duc d'OrlÉans is received by La FayetteA superb voiceFresh appearance of general DubourgThe balcony of the HÔtel de VilleThe road to Joigny 276
BOOK IV
CHAPTER I
M. Thiers' way of writing historyRepublicans at the Palais-RoyalLouis-Philippe's first ministryCasimir PÉrier's cunningMy finest dramaLothon and CharrasA sword-thrustThe posting-master of Bourget once moreLa FÈreLieutenant-Colonel DuriveauLothon and General La Fayette 284
CHAPTER II
Letter of Charles X. to the Duc d'OrlÉansA conjuring trickReturn of the Duc de Chartres to the Palais-RoyalBourbons and ValoisAbdication of Charles X.Preparations for the expedition of RambouilletAn idea of HarelThe scene-shifters of the OdÉonNineteen persons in one fiacreDistribution of arms at the Palais-RoyalColonel Jacqueminot 309
CHAPTER III
Mission of four commissioners to Charles X.General PajolHe is appointed commander of the Paris VolunteersCharras offers to be his aide-de-campThe map of Seine-et-OiseThe spiesThe hirer of carriagesRations of breadD'ArpentignyThe taking of the artillery of Saint-CyrHalt at CogniÈresM. Detours 320
CHAPTER IV
Boyer the CruelThe ten thousand rations of breadGeneral Exelmans and CharrasThe concierge at the prefecture of VersaillesM. AubernonColonel PoqueInterview of Charles X. with MM. de Schonen, Odilon Barrot and Marshal MaisonThe Royal Family leave RambouilletPanicThe crown jewelsReturn to Paris 332
CHAPTER V
Harel's ideaIt is suggested I should compose La ParisienneAuguste BarbierMy state of morals after the Three DaysI turn solicitorBreakfast with General La FayetteMy interview with himAn indiscreet questionThe Marquis de FavrasA letter from MonsieurMy commission
CHAPTER VI
LÉon PilletHis uniformSoissonnais susceptibilityHard returns to the charge with his playI set out for la VendÉeThe quarryI obtain pardon for a coiner condemned to the galleysMy stay at MeursCommandant BourgeoisDisastrous effect of the tricolours in le BocageFresh proofs that a kindness done is never lost 354
CHAPTER VII
A warning to Parisian sportsmenClissonThe chÂteau of M. LemotMy guideThe Vendean columnThe battle of TorfouTwo omitted namesPiffangesTibulle and the LoireGilles de LavalHis edifying deathMeans taken to engrave a remembrance on the minds of children 368
CHAPTER VIII
Le BocageIts deep lanes and hedgesThe Chouan tacticsVendean horses and ridersVendean politicsThe Marquis de la BretÈche and his farmersThe means I suggested to prevent a fresh ChouannerieThe tottering stoneI leave la JarrieAdieux to my guide 376
CHAPTER IX
The Nantes RevolutionRÉgnierPaimboufLandlords and travellersJacometyThe native of la Guadeloupe and his wifeGull shootingAxiom for sea-bird shootingThe captain of la PaulineWoman and swallowLovers' superstitionGetting under sail 384
CHAPTER X
Story of Bougainville and his friend the curÉ of Boulogne 392
CHAPTER XI
Breakfast on deckSaint-NazaireA thing husbands never think ofNoirmontiers Belle-IleI leave the two PaulinesThe rope-ladderThe ship's boatA total immersionThe inn at Saint-NazaireI throw money through the windowA batch of clothesReturn to Paris 409
BOOK V
CHAPTER I
Confidential letter from Louis-Philippe to the Emperor NicholasThe Czar's replyWhat France could do after the Revolution of JulyLouis-Philippe and Ferdinand VII.The Spanish refugeesReaction in the Home departmentScraping of the public monumentsProtest 418
CHAPTER II
The drama of Saint-LeuThe bravery of the Duc d'AumaleThe arrest of MM. Peyronnet, Chantelauze, Guernon-Ranville and PolignacMadame de Saint-Fargeau's servantThomas and M. de PolignacThe ex-ministers at VincennesThe abolition of the death penalty in the ChamberLa FayetteM. de KÉratrySalverteDeath to the ministersVive Odilon Barrot and PÉtion! 429
CHAPTER III
Oudard tells me that Louis-Philippe wishes to see meVisit to M. DeviolaineHutin, supernumerary horse-guardsmanMy interview with the king about la VendÉe and the policy of juste milieuBixio an artillerymanHe undertakes to get me enrolled in his batteryI send in my resignation to Louis-Philippe 443
CHAPTER IV
First performance of la MÈre et la FilleI have supper with Harel after the performanceHarel imprisons me after supperI am sentenced to eight days' enforced work at NapolÉonOn the ninth day the piece is read to the actors and I am set at libertyThe rehearsalsThe actor CharlesHis story about Nodier 457
CHAPTER V
I am officially received into the Artillery Corps of the National GuardAntony is put under rehearsal at the ThÉÂtre-FranÇaisIll-will of the actorsTreaty between Hugo and the manager of the Porte-Saint-MartinFirmin's proposition and confidenceMademoiselle Mars' dresses and the new gas lightsI withdraw Antony from the ThÉÂtre-FranÇaisI offer Dorval the part of AdÈle 472
CHAPTER VI
My agreements with DorvalI read AntonyHer impressions She makes me alter the last act there and thenMerle's roomBocage as artistBocage as negotiatorReading to M. CrosnierHe falls into a profound slumberThe play nevertheless is accepted
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