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BACHEIi. 161
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W Mademoiselle Kaohel Felix Was Born On ...
" I wish for the finest and rarest fruit you have . " She -was shown all the impossibilities of the season , and made her choice . " Would
you not like a pineapple for the centre , madame ? " said Chevet . " How do you sell your pineapple ? " " Seventy francs . is " too It was dear in !
1849 , and pines from the Antillas were scarce . "It but . . . could you not . . . let me hire it ? " Chevet laughed , and , for the honour of his pineappleconsented .
The dinner was superb , , for Rachel did things in a grand and princelfashion . Still there was a little corner which smacked of
been her ori eradicated g y in , of her by reli the g education ion , whose of economical her childhood predilections . At the had dessert not
rose triumphant the pineapple , much admired as an exotic rarity : the wines were exquisite , the toasts were brilliant , in honour of the
divinity of the feast . The friend _, seated by the side of the Duke of San Teodorosaid to him " And the pine ? " " True—does no one
mean to cut it , ? " _" Try to , get it passed round here : we'll see to that . " The Duke roseandarmed with a pointed knife , stretched
out his armleant over , the table , and carried off the delicate prize , , on the point of the instrument !
Mile . Rachel saw the action , and was struck as though a tragic dagger had been plunged into her heart . She uttered a cry , and
glanced , like a heroine dying at the fifth act , on the Duke . " Has Mile . Rachel a ineapple instead of a heart ? " said Ponsard .
Nothing that evenin p g could restore her to good temper . It could not be avaricethe dinner cost 1200 francs ( 48 _£ . ); it was rather the
effect of nervousness , but this was not understoodand not a drawing-room in Paris ; but knew the history of the hired , pineapple !
Mile . Rachel hardly ever travelled without one ' s reading somewhere that she was about to be married . In England , the report
was spread of her marriage with Mr . Lumley , the director of the OCertainlMr . Lumley had given several parties in her
honour hand pera , . save , at his as country a partner y , house in the , near dance London . Another , but he time never , on offered her second her his
journey to was him a young one to London evening French , it in di was p St lomatist . young James , 's Lord the Theatre Count Edward where J . S . " ; Count she on the was , " third said playing she , it
in ' Horace , , ' " do you know what is said—th , at you have offered me your hand ? " " I offer you both , madam not , every evening h , to applaud
you Mile ! " . Rach " That el ' s seemed right ; one to seek alone for , was emotion enoug and excitement . " as well off the boards as onand in the following anecdote appears to have
, one satisfied of her this most craving intimate in rather friends a was characteri at her stic house man . It ner was . One gettin evening g late , hour she had d
and she bid him adieu : during the preceding appeare said nervousl her y friend impatient to himself and excited . She . hurried " What him is ; the he matter departed with . But her ? he " homeremained
departed vol . i . distrustful , and , instead of going , _tf waiting
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BACHEIi . 161
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English Woman’s Journal (1858-1864), May 1, 1858, page 161, in the Nineteenth-Century Serials Edition (2008; 2018) ncse.ac.uk/periodicals/ewj/issues/ewj_01051858/page/17/
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