MY MEMOIRS BY ALEXANDRE DUMAS TRANSLATED BY E. M. WALLER WITH AN INTRODUCTION BY ANDREW LANG IN SIX VOLUMES VOL. IV 1830 TO 1831 WITH A FRONTISPIECE NEW YORK THE MACMILLAN COMPANY 1908 CONTENTS BOOK I CHAPTER I Mademoiselle Georges' house--Harel and Jules Janin--Young Tom and Popol--The latter's prayer against cholera--Georges' Oriental style of living--Her cleanliness--Harel's fault to the contrary--Twenty-four thousand francs flung out of the window--Saint Anthony--Piaff-Piaff--His dissoluteness--His death--His funeral oration CHAPTER II M. Briffaut, Censor and Academician--History of _Ninus II._--M. de Lourdoueix--The idea of _Antony_--The piece received by the Français is stopped by the Censorship--The Duc de Chartres--Negotiations for his presence with that of his two brothers at the first representation of _Christine_--Louët--An autograph of the Prince Royal CHAPTER III The first representation of _Hernani_--The old ace of spades--The old man has a quarrel--Parodies--Origin of the story of Cabrion and of Pipelet--Eugène Sue and Desmares--Soulié returns to me--He offers me fifty of his workmen in the capacity of applauders--First representation of _Christine_--A supper at my lodgings--Hugo and de Vigny correct the objectionable lines CHAPTER IV A passing cab--Madame Dorval in the _Incendiaire_--Two actresses--The Duc d'Orléans asks for the Cross of the Legion of Honour on my behalf--His recommendation has no effect--M. Empis--Madame Lafond's Salon--My costume as Arnaute--Madame Malibran--Brothers and sisters in Art CHAPTER V Why the Duc d'Orléans' recommendation on the subject of my croix d'honneur failed--The indemnity of a milliard--La Fayette's journey to Auvergne--His reception at Grenoble, Vizille and at Lyons--Charles X.'s journey to Alsace--Varennes and Nancy--Opening of the Chambers--The royal speech and the Address of the 221--Article 14--The conquest of Algiers and the recapture of our Rhine frontiers CHAPTER VI The soirée on 31 May 1830 at the Palais-Royal--The King of Naples--A question of etiquette--How the King of France ought to be addressed--The real Charles X.--M. de Salvandy--The first flames of the volcano--The Duc de Chartres sends me to inquire into the commotion--Alphonse Signol--I tear him from the clutches of a soldier of the Garde royal--His irritation and threats--The volcano nothing but a fire of straw CHAPTER VII A pressing affair--One witness lost, and two found--Rochefort--Signol at the Théâtre des Italiens--He insults Lieutenant Marulaz--The two swords--The duel--Signol is killed--_Victorine_ and _le Chiffonnier_--Death steps in BOOK II CHAPTER I