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| XL. BETSY PATTERSON, OTHERWISE MADAME JEROME BONAPARTE OF BALTIMORE. | ||
Career of her father—The richest man in the United States—Jerome Bonaparte in Baltimore—Her father opposes her marriage—Consents at last—Napoleon refuses to recognize her—Her return to Baltimore—She despises her country—Letter to Lady Morgan—Betsy reproved by her father—His will—Close of her life . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . |
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| XLI. SOME LADIES OF THE OLD SCHOOL. | ||
Their rage for gambling—Anecdote of the two black aces—The woman's club of London—Their sense of decency—Our summer hotels—Modern chivalry—Anecdote of Lekain—Society in the colonies—A Connecticut village—The tyranny of fashion—Fashion in ancient times—Lord Palmerston's big boots . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . |
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| XLII. TORU DUTT. | ||
Her genius discovered by Mr. Gosse—Her translations from the French—Toru and Aru in Calcutta—Toru's description of her garden—Her residence in Europe—Their return to India—Her first writings—Death of Aru—Publication of the Sheaf Gleaned in French Fields—Correspondence with Mlle. Bader—Specimens of her poetry—Her novel—Our Casuarina Tree . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . |
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| XLIII. GEORGE SAND. | ||
Her ancestors—Her grandmother—Childhood of George Sand—Her peculiar education—Convent life—Her religious belief—An accomplished young lady—Marries Dudevant—An ill-starred union—She removes to Paris—Her first writings—Success of Indiana—Other works—Alfred de Musset—Her political principles—Her closing years—Her works . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . |
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