VOLUME IX
LES BEAUX
MESSIEURS DE BOIS-DORÉ
MARIO COMFORTS MADAME DE BREUVE.
He knelt on the edge of the cushion on which she had placed her feet, and gazed at her speechless. At last he ventured to take her hands.
The Masterpieces of George Sand
Amandine Lucille Aurore Dupin, Baroness
Dudevant, NOW FOR THE FIRST
TIME COMPLETELY TRANSLATED
INTO ENGLISH LES
BEAUX MESSIEURS DE BOIS-DORÉ
BY G. BURNHAM IVES
WITH TWELVE PHOTOGRAVURES AFTER PAINTINGS BY
H. ATALAYA.
VOLUME I
PRINTED ONLY FOR SUBSCRIBERS BY
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CONTENTS
CHAPTER [I]
CHAPTER [II]
CHAPTER [III]
CHAPTER [IV]
CHAPTER [V]
CHAPTER [VI]
CHAPTER [VII]
CHAPTER [VIII]
CHAPTER [IX]
CHAPTER [X]
CHAPTER [XI]
CHAPTER [XII]
CHAPTER [XIII]
CHAPTER [XIV]
CHAPTER [XV]
CHAPTER [XVI]
CHAPTER [XVII]
CHAPTER [XVIII]
CHAPTER [XIX]
CHAPTER [XX]
CHAPTER [XXI]
CHAPTER [XXII]
CHAPTER [XXIII]
CHAPTER [XXIV]
CHAPTER [XXV]
CHAPTER [XXVI]
CHAPTER [XXVII]
CHAPTER [XXVIII]
CHAPTER [XXIX]
CHAPTER [XXX]
CHAPTER [XXXI]
CHAPTER [XXXII]
CHAPTER [XXXIII]
CHAPTER [XXXIV]
CHAPTER [XXXV]
CHAPTER [XXXVI]
CHAPTER [XXXVII]
CHAPTER [XXXVIII]
CHAPTER [XXXIX]
LIST OF ILLUSTRATIONS
LES BEAUX MESSIEURS DE BOIS-DORÉ
VOLUME I
[MARIO COMFORTS MADAME DE BEUVRE]
[MERCEDES ENCOUNTERS D'ALVIMAR]
[BOIS-DORÉ AND JOVELIN, HIS PROTÉGÉ]
[MERCEDES AND MARIO ENTERTAIN THE MARQUIS]
[MARIO ESTABLISHES HIS IDENTITY]
[THE DUEL BETWEEN THE MARQUIS AND D'ALVIMAR]