Cérizet has been in trouble so frequently for political offences that he has been a good deal talked about; and as one of the boldest _enfants perdus_ of the Liberal party he was nicknamed the “Brave Cérizet.” When Petit-Claud’s successor compelled him to sell his business in Angoulême, he found a fresh career on the provincial stage, where his talents as an actor were like to be turned to brilliant account. The chief stage heroine, however, obliged him to go to Paris to find a cure for love among the resources of science, and there he tried to curry favor with the Liberal party. As for Lucien, the story of his return to Paris belongs to the _Scenes of Parisian_ life. ADDENDUM Note: Eve and David is the part three of a trilogy. Part one is entitled Two Poets and part two is A Distinguished Provincial at Paris. In other addendum référénces parts one and three are usually combined under the title Lost Illusions. The following personages appear in other stories of the Human Comedy. Cérizet Two Poets A Man of Business Scenes from a Courtesan’s Life The Middle Classes Chardon, Madame (nee Rubempré) Two Poets Scenes from a Courtesan’s Life Châtelet, Sixte, Baron du Two Poets A Distinguished Provincial at Paris Scenes from a Courtesan’s Life The Thirteen Châtelet, Marie-Louise-Anais de Nègrepelisse, Baronne du Two Poets A Distinguished Provincial at Paris The Government Clerks Cointet, Boniface Two Poets The Firm of Nucingen The Member for Arcis Cointet, Jean Two Poets Collin, Jacques Father Goriot A Distinguished Provincial at Paris Scenes from a Courtesan’s Life The Member for Arcis Conti, Gennaro Beatrix Courtois Two Poets Courtois, Madame Two Poets Hautoy, Francis du Two Poets Herrera, Carlos Scenes from a Courtesan’s Life Marron Scenes from a Courtesan’s Life Marsay, Henri de The Thirteen The Unconscious Humorists Another Study of Woman The Lily of the Valley Father Goriot Jealousies of a Country Town Ursule Mirouet A Marriage Settlement A Distinguished Provincial at Paris Letters of Two Brides The Ball at Sceaux Modeste Mignon The Secrets of a Princess The Gondreville Mystery A Daughter of Eve Métivier The Government Clerks The Middle Classes Milaud The Muse of the Department