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  of Grand-Champs, 16-20;
  announces death of her father to Sarah Bernhardt, 35-36;
  at Cauterets, 38;
  friendship of Mme. Croizette for, 40;
  the family council, 47-55;
  takes Sarah Bernhardt to the Française, 55-58;
  sends her to the Conservatoire with Mme. Guèrard, 59-60;
  receives her on her return, 71-72;
  favours suit of M. Bed——, 74;
  moved by the recital of "L'Ame du Purgatoire," 93;
  attends the Comédie Française, 98;
  anger of, at Sarcey's article, 100;
  the arrangements for Sarah Bernhardt's engagement at the Gymnase, 107-8;
  illness of, 115-17;
  her love for Jeanne, 118-19;
  visit to the Odéon, 128;
  visit to the Rue Auber flat, 140-41;
  note to Sarah Bernhardt during the siege, 172;
  return to Paris, 216;
  her fainting fit at the Odéon, 247-48;
  otherwise mentioned, 6, 15, 44

—— Mme., grandmother, 49, 74, 116

—— M., 11,12;
  takes Sarah Bernhardt to the Convent of Grand-Champs, 15-20;
  death of, 35, 49

—— Régina—
  Personality as a child, 35, 71-72;
  visit to M. Doucet, 76-77;
  the trouble with Mme. Nathalie, 101;
  reception of Sarah Bernhardt on her return from Spain, 116;
  takes up her abode in the Rue Duphot, 118-19;
  return to Paris, 216;
  bust of, 257;
  death of, 257-58

—— Sarah—
  Childhood, 1-5;
  at boarding-school, 6-11;
  at the Convent of Grand-Champs, 16-26;
  her début in Tobit recovering his Eyesight, 27-34;
  baptism and confirmation, 34-37;
  visit to Cauterets, 38-39;
  return to the convent and incident of the shako, 40-45;
  the family council, 47-55;
  her first visit to the Française, 55-58;
  literary tastes, 59;
  interview with M. Auber of the Conservatoire, 59-60;
  first lesson in elocution from Mlle. de Brabender, 61-63;
  first examination at the Conservatoire, 64-72;
  a marriage proposal, 73-75;
  Conservatoire successes, 75;
  life at the Conservatoire: deportment class, 78-79;
  fencing class, 79;
  second prize for comedy, 80-86;
  progress under Samson, 80;
  incident of the hairdressing, 80-82;
  aim of, to define the author's idea, 86-87;
  début at the Comédie in rôle of Iphigénie, 90-101;
  her motto of "Quand même," 99, 309, 310;
  incident which caused her first departure from the Française, 101-6;
  revenge of Mme. Nathalie, 105;
  the expedition to Spain, 110-15;
  return and resolve to live independently, 116-17;
  the flat in the Rue Duphot, 118-19;
  engagement at the Odéon, 122-24;
  Introduces Coppée's Le Passant to Duquesnel, 132-34;
  its success, 135-40;
  fire in the Rue Auber, 140-45;
  subsequent benefit at the Odéon, 145-46;
  visit to Eaux-Bonnes, 153-55;
  return to Paris, 155;
  removal of her family before the siege, 157-59;
  organisation of the Odéon ambulance, 160-61;
  working of, and incidents, 172-87;
  collecting the dead from the Châtillon Plateau, 183;
  preparations for leaving Paris, 187-88;
  the journey through the German lines to Homburg, 189-215;
  adventure at Cologne, 212-13;
  return to Paris and establishment in the Rue Rome, 216-18;
  friends of, 218-21;
  removal to St. Germain-en-Laye, 221-24;
  return to Paris and reopening of the Odéon, 224-25;
  letter from M. Perrin, 235-36;
  interview with Duquesnel and De Chilly, 235-37;
  engagement with the Comédie, 238-39;
  the supper at the Odéon, 239-43;
  treatment of M. Perrin, 250-53;
  passion for sculpture, 257;
  incident of the coffin, 257-58;
  visit to Brittany, 259-64;
  painting, 260-61;
  descent of the Enfer du Plogoff, 261-64;
  return to Paris, 264;
  Sociétaire of the Comédie, 269;
  building of the new mansion, 269-71;
  Perrin's tricks on, in staging L'Etrangère, 272-74;
  her anger with Dumas, 274-75;
  lunch with Victor Hugo, 280;
  quarrels with Perrin, 282-83, 288;
  balloon trip in the "Dona Sol," 284-88;
  illness and visit to the South, 289;
  sale of the group After the Tempest, 289-90;
  strained relations with Perrin, 291;
  appointed Sociétaire permanently, 293;
  dispute with the committee of the Comédie, 294-95;
  the Journey to London, 295-300;
  reception at Folkestone, 297-98;
  her hatred of reporters, 299-300, 324;
  impressions of English society, 300-2;
  impressions of London life, 303-4;
  first appearance at the Gaiety Theatre, 305-8;
  stage fright, 305-6;
  illness after first appearance and immediate performance of L'Etrangère, 309-13;
  exhibition of sculpture and painting in Piccadilly, 313-15;
  conversation with Mr. Gladstone, 314;
  the visit to Cross's Zoo and purchase of the animals, 315-18;
  Press attacks and trouble with the Française, 320-25;
  open letter to Albert Wolff, 321-22;
  return to Paris, and opening ceremony at the Française, 326-28;
  comments on artistes, 328-30;
  performance of L'Aventurière and departure from the Française, 331-34;
  illness at Hâvre, 333-34;
  contract for the American tour signed, 334-35;
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