MY MEMOIRS
BY
ALEXANDRE DUMAS
TRANSLATED BY
E. M. WALLER
WITH AN INTRODUCTION BY
ANDREW LANG
IN SIX VOLUMES
VOL. IV
1830 TO 1831
WITH A FRONTISPIECE
NEW YORK
THE MACMILLAN COMPANY
1908
Thomas Alexandre Dumas
General in the army of the French Republic.
Born at Jérémie in America, March 25th 1762.
CONTENTS
BOOK I
CHAPTER I
Mademoiselle Georges' house—Harel and Jules Janin—YoungTom and Popol—The latter's prayer against cholera—Georges'Oriental style of living—Her cleanliness—Harel's fault tothe contrary—Twenty-four thousand francs flung out of thewindow—Saint Anthony—Piaff-Piaff—His dissoluteness—Hisdeath—His funeral oration 1
CHAPTER II
M. Briffaut, Censor and Academician—History of NinusII.—M. de Lourdoueix—The idea of Antony—The piecereceived by the Français is stopped by the Censorship—TheDuc de Chartres—Negotiations for his presence withthat of his two brothers at the first representation ofChristine—Louët—An autograph of the Prince Royal 9
CHAPTER III
The first representation of Hernani—The old ace ofspades—The old man has a quarrel—Parodies—Origin ofthe story of Cabrion and of Pipelet—Eugène Sue andDesmares—Soulié returns to me—He offers me fifty of hisworkmen in the capacity of applauders—First representationof Christine—A supper at my lodgings—Hugo and de Vignycorrect the objectionable lines 23
CHAPTER IV
A passing cab—Madame Dorval in the Incendiaire—Twoactresses—The Duc d'Orléans asks for the Cross of theLegion of Honour on my behalf—His recommendation has noeffect—M. Empis—Madame Lafond's Salon—My costume asArnaute—Madame Malibran—Brothers and sisters in Art 34
CHAPTER V
Why the Duc d'Orléans' recommendation on the subject of mycroix d'honneur failed—The indemnity of a milliard—LaFayette's journey to Auvergne—His reception atGrenoble, Vizille and at[Pg vi] Lyons—Charles X.'s journey toAlsace—Varennes and Nancy—Opening of the Chambers—Theroyal speech and the Address of the 221—Article 14—Theconquest of Algiers and the recapture of our Rhine frontiers44
CHAPTER VI
The soirée on 31 May 1830 at the Palais-Royal—The Kingof Naples—A question of etiquette—How the King ofFrance ought to be addressed—The real Charles X.—M. deSalvandy—The first flames of the volcano—The Duc deChartres sends me to inquire into the commotion—AlphonseSignol—I tear him from the clutches of a soldier of theGarde royal—His irritation and threats—The volcano nothingbut a fire of straw 54
CHAPTER VII
A pressing affair—One witness lost, and twofound—Rochefort—Signol at the Théâtre des
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