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The first portion was to be withdrawn at the end of a century: it would then amount to 13,000 livres, or about L.550. It is scarcely worth while mentioning the purposes to which this trifle was to be applied, but for the credit of M. Ricard it may be mentioned that they were all unexceptionable. In two centuries the second sum would be released, amounting to 1,700,000 livres.
Toulan called him with an animated face, and in loud tones told him that he had been denounced, and therefore arrested; and that he was only allowed to go to his house to procure some clothing. "Come along, Ricard," he said. "They are going to put my effects under seal, and you have some papers and books on my writing-table.
Remember, I shall expect a letter every fortnight." He had ordered me before to write him as often as that, and give him a minute account of myself; how many studies I was pursuing, how many hours I gave to them each day, what exercise I took, and what amusement; and how I throve withal. Mme. Ricard had offered to show me my room, and we were mounting the long stairs while I thought this over.
Yet criticism never touched Mme. Ricard. Not even the criticism of a set of school-girls; and I had soon to learn that there is none more relentless. The tea-table was set in the further room of the three. Mme. Ricard passed down to that. Presently I heard her low voice saying, "Miss Randolph." Low as it always was, it was always heard.
But I don't know this little lady." "A little friend of mine, Miss Cardigan; she is at school with your neighbour opposite, Miss Daisy Randolph." "If nearness made neighbourhood," said Miss Cardigan, laughing, "Mme. Ricard and I would be neighbours; but I am afraid the rule of the Good Samaritan would put us far apart.
She had no more manners than a school-girl talking incoherently, giggling at everything and nothing, and mimicking the most serious persons of rank. General de Ricard, who knew her then, tells in his monograph of the private theatricals in which Pauline took part, and of the sport which they had behind the scenes. He says: The Bonaparte girls used literally to dress us.
"Citizen Toulan is arrested, and is here only to procure some articles of clothing, and have his effects put under seal." "And to give back to his friend Ricard the books and papers that belong to him," said Toulan. "Come, let us go into my study, friends." "There are my books and papers," cried Ricard, as they went into the next room.
In the year 1794, a will was registered in France by one Fortuné Ricard, disposing of a sum of 500 livres, a little more than L.20 sterling. Fortuné stated that this sum was the result of a present of twenty-four livres which he had received when he was a boy, and had kept accumulating at compound interest to a period of advanced age.
One can hardly help wishing so little of Plutarch's spirit survives in their dull pages that a similar fate had overtaken these excellent men to that which carried off the gentle Abbé Ricard with the grippe, when he had published but half of his translation of the Philosopher of Cheronaea.
Ricard's I had taken dancing lessons, at my mother's order; and in her drawing room I had danced quadrilles and waltzes with my schoolfellows; but Mme. Ricard was very particular, and nobody else was ever admitted. I hardly knew what it was to which I was now invited. To dance with the cadets! I knew only three of them; however, I supposed that I might dance with those three.
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