| | PAGE | | PREFACE | 7 | I. | IN THE STREET | 19 | II. | IN A CELLAR | 31 | III. | IN A MARKET-PLACE | 38 | IV. | BOURGEOISIE | 47 | | 1. | M. DURAND AT MARIE-LE-BOIS | | | 2. | PENSION DE FAMILLE. THE BEAUTIFUL MADEMOISELLE MARIE, WHO LOVED GAMBETTA | | | 3. | PENSION DE FAMILLE. FRENCH AND PIANO LESSONS. LES SAINTES FILLES, MESDEMOISELLES PÉRIVIER | | | 4. | THE AFFAIR OF THE COLLARS | | V. | ON STRIKE | 69 | | 1. | WHEN IT WAS DARK IN PARIS | | | 2. | BIRDS OF THE STATE AT THE POST OFFICE | | | 3. | AFTER THE STORM AT VILLENEUVE-ST-GEORGES | | VI. | COTTIN & COMPANY | 84 | VII. | THE LATIN QUARTER | 92 | | 1. | MÈRE CASIMIR | | | 2. | GLOOM ON THE RIVE GAUCHE | | | 3. | THE DAUGHTER OF THE STUDENTS | | VIII. | MONSIEUR LE ROUÉ | 114 | IX. | FRENCH LIFE AND THE FRENCH STAGE | 122 | | 1. | M. PAUL BOURGET, THE REACTIONARY PLAYWRIGHT, AND M. PATAUD, WHO PUT OUT THE LIGHTS OF PARIS | | | 2. | M. ALFRED CAPUS. “NOTRE JEUNESSE” AT THE FRANÇAISE | | | 3. | M. BRIEUX, “LA DÉSERTEUSE,” AT THE ODÉON | | | 4. | PARIS, M. EDMOND ROSTAND, AND “CHANTECLER” | | X. | AFTER “CHANTECLER” | 187 | XI. | AU COURS D’ASSISES. PARIS AND MADAME STEINHEIL | 192 | XII. | THE LATE JULES GUÉRIN AND THE DEFENCE OF FORT CHABROL | 216 | XIII. | DEATH OF HENRI ROCHEFORT | 235 | XIV. | ROYAL VISITS TO PARIS | 246 | XV. | AT THE ÉLYSÉE. MESSIEURS LES PRÉSIDENTS | 260 | | 1. | M. LOUBET AND PAUL DÉROULÈDE | | | 2. | M. ARMAND FALLIÈRES. MOROCCO AND THE FLOODS | | | 3. | M. RAYMOND POINCARÉ AND THE RECORD OF M. LÉPINE | | XVI. | MADAME LA PRÉSIDENTE, M. GEORGES CLEMENCEAU AND THE UNFORTUNATE M. PAMS | 296 |
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