CHAPTER XI

A parenthesis_--Hariadan Barberousse_ at Villers-Cotterets--I play the rôle of Don Ramire as an amateur--My costume--The third act of the _Vampire_--My friend the bibliomaniac whistles at the most critical moment--He is expelled from the theatre--Madame Allan-Dorval--Her family and her childhood--Philippe--His death and his funeral