CHAPTER V

I am officially received into the Artillery Corps of the National Guard--_Antony_ is put under rehearsal at the Théâtre-Français--Ill-will of the actors--Treaty between Hugo and the manager of the Porte-Saint-Martin--Firmin's proposition and confidence--Mademoiselle Mars' dresses and the new gas lights--I withdraw _Antony_ from the Théâtre-Français--I offer Dorval the part of Adèle