CHAPTER III

The success of my first play--My three stories--M. Marle and his orthography--Madame Setier--A bad speculation--The _Pâtre,_ by Montvoisin--The _Oreiller_--Madame Desbordes-Valmore--How she became a poetess--Madame Amable Tastu--The _Dernier jour de l'année--Zéphire._