[20] La Tristesse d’Olympio.
[21] See also later, in the collection of letters, the one written under date of January 25th, 1844.
[22] September 27th, 1845.
[23] September 29th, 1845: “I wish I had the money to buy it all before it is desecrated.” Victor Hugo understood her feeling, and a generous impulse led him to propose to buy the house. The price asked was six thousand francs. Very delicately Juliette refused. October 7th, 1845.
[24] 1834.
[25] December 15th, 1838.
[26] Théophile Gautier.
[27] In 1836 Victor Hugo was forced to take legal action against the Comédie Française. He won his case the following year.
[28] We have proofs of this in two letters from Juliette to Victor Hugo.
[29] February 1st, 1836.