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Domestic Peace
Honoré de Balzac
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"Gondreville, my friend," said Montcornet, "who is that quite charming little woman sitting out there under that huge candelabrum?"
"The candelabrum? Ravrio's work; Isabey made the design."
"Oh, I recognized your lavishness and taste; but the lady?"
"Ah! I do not know. Some friend of my wife's, no doubt."
"Or your mistress, you old rascal."
"No, on my honor. The Comtesse de Gondreville is the only person capable of inviting people whom no one knows."
In spite of this very acrimonious comment, the fat little man's lips did not lose the smile which the Colonel's suggestion had brought to them. Montcornet returned to the lawyer, who had rejoined a neighboring group, intent on ask. . . Read More
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Morale «ne vous faites jamais un plaisir de troubler la paix des ménages, de détruire l’union des famille et le bonheur des femmes qui sont heureuses.»
Admirablement bien écrit.
Balzac prefaces his story by telling us that Napoleon has been invited to the ball but is late because he is having an argument with his wife, Josephine. He tells us that this argument will lead to his divorce. And so I was led to believe Napoleon would eventually make his appearance. Would it be a
Αυτό το σύντομο έργο του Balzac (La Paix du ménage/Οικιακή γαλήνη), βασίζεται κυρίως στους διαλόγους. Κατά μία έννοια θα μπορούσε να αποτελεί το σενάριο για ένα θεατρικό. Άλλωστε πρόκειται για άλλη μία σκηνή (Scène) στο ανθρώπινο θέατρο του συγγραφέα, όπου εκτυλίσσεται τον Νοέμβρη του 1809, την εποχ
Set a bit earlier than the other Balzac novellas I have read so far, in the design of the Comédie humaine this is concerned with painting the moeurs of the Napoleonic upper classes. As far as the plot, set at a ball, it seemed like a YA novel taking place at a high school dance, with all the stereot