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Leaving the Old Home—“Wrinkles”—Young Years and Old Friends—“A Bad Cook and a Little Bit of Hot Coal”—Voltaire—_Irène_—Making a Library—“Adieu, Mes Amis”—The Man in Black.

LIST OF ILLUSTRATIONS

NINON DE L’ENCLOS _Frontispiece_

CARDINAL RICHELIEU _To face page_ 24

DE LA ROCHEFOUCAULD ” 48

MOLIÈRE ” 100

ST EVRÉMOND ” 112

NINON DE L’ENCLOS ” 127

NINON DE L’ENCLOS

AND HER CENTURY

NINON DE L’ENCLOS

AND HER CENTURY