[2] The following is one of his generous and delicate actions; Béranger, in a similar experience, did the same: “When I went to Spain, I was on the point of falling in love. It was one of the beautiful acts of my life. The woman who was the cause of my voyage never suspected it. Had I remained, I might have committed, possibly, a great blunder--that of offering a woman worthy of enjoying every happiness that one may have on earth, in exchange for the loss of all that was dear to her, an affection which I realized was far inferior to the sacrifice that she would probably have made.” [3] The Résident in _The Spaniards in Denmark_, the Count and other gentlemen in _The Conspirators_, Kermouton and the Butter Merchant in _The Two Heirs_. But on the other hand, what true analyses are the characters of Clémence, of Sévin, and of Miss Jackson! [4] _Letters to an Unknown_, Vol. II, p. 294. [5] _Letters to an Unknown_, I, p. 7. “Abandon your optimistic ideas and realise that we are in this world to struggle and contend with our fellows.... Learn, also, that nothing is more common than to do wrong merely for the pleasure of doing it.” [6] No man knows the gods so well, That he may be sure of living until to-morrow. [7] Mr. Sutton Sharpe, a highly distinguished English advocate. [8] Upon the occasion of his nomination to membership in the Academy of Inscriptions and Belles-Lettres. [9] His election to the French Academy occurred the 14th, two days after this letter was written. [10] His election to membership in the French Academy. [11] The occasion of his reception at the French Academy. [12] This letter was written originally in English. It is given unchanged.--TRANSLATOR. [13] The trial of the suit relating to Libri. [14] M. Nogent Saint-Laurens. [15] _Loa_, a sort of conversational dithyramb, in honour of the person for whom the celebration is given. [16] Implicated in the Orsini affair. The French Government requested his extradition, which England refused to grant. [17] Marshal Pélissier, the duc de Malakoff. [18] The Princess Clotilde had just married Prince Napoleon. [19] The war in Italy. [20] The address of the emperor, on his return from Italy. [21] The last _Letters of Madame du Deffand_, which had just been published. [22] The visit of the emperor and empress. [23] On the occasion of the burial of Prince Jerome. [24] To Scotland. [25] The emperor of Austria. [26] They were bored with the melodies. It is impossible to translate the pun into English.--TRANSLATOR. [27] The Senate. [28] The Libri matter, and the sessions of the Senate. [29] _Le sel pour le pain_: Salt for the bread. [30] _Bogdan Chmielnicki_, published in the volume entitled _The Cossacks of the Past_. [31] _Troplong_--Too long.--TRANSLATOR. [32] _Bousingots._ Slang expression: wineshop, “lush-crib.” Also, a Republican or Literary Bohemian of the first years of Louis Philippe’s reign.--TRANSLATOR.