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In this disposition, Madame Récamier speedily obtained a leading influence over Paris society, and when it was notorious that from four to six every day the "Divinity" would be visible in her salons, her salons became the place of pilgrimage for all Paris.
In the midst of the general reaction, the faithful heirs of the literary salons of the eighteenth century remained the only strangers in them.
"I say I have, by this time, more than a tolerable experience, not only of French salons, but also of those over which foreign residents in Paris preside. I have watched the American successes in Paris of this season, which is now closing its gilded gates, dismissing the slaves of pleasure to the bitter waters of the German springs and gaming-tables.
"Surely it may be," remarked the count, "since you are acquainted with him, and I have faith in your powers of persuasion." Madeleine looked very much astonished as she answered, "What has made you imagine that I have any acquaintance with Lord Linden?" "I saw him upstairs in one of your salons, sitting in a comfortable arm-chair, as though he were very much at home, reading a book."
However, the priest made his way out of the salons, half stifling amidst the throng of lady-purchasers who were making quite a triumph of the bazaar. And yonder, in the depths of the gloom, he could picture Salvat still running and running on; while the corpse of Laveuve seemed to him like a buffet of atrocious irony dealt to noisy and delusive charity.
he had a vision of salons, ladies, amorous intrigues; but even more than by this he was overwhelmed with sadness by the waltzes from La Dina and La Grande Duchesse. Dona Violante's reflexions opened Manuel's eyes; the scenes that occurred daily in the house, however, worked quite as much as these toward such a result.
This man gave himself out to be an American; but many persons suspected that his native land was Germany, and some said he was a secret agent of that court, which had emissaries all over France, in search of useful information. The empress, having heard of Home's strange feats of table-turning and spirit-rapping in fashionable salons of the capital, was eager to witness his performances.
"We had once, in America a colony of the name," replied the statesman, reflecting. "France has it still. It is a colony of hearts!" Quinet awakened interest; was inquired into and drawn out, and we were invited to a dozen of the most interesting salons of the capital. O but those Parisians are clever! Why is it they are so much more brilliant than we? Perhaps because there intellect is honored.
We went back to the salons in the same way, side by side, and when the men had gone into one of the other rooms to talk and smoke, I went to speak to the Marechale, who said to me: "I am sure you had a delightful dinner, Madame Waddington. The Chinese ambassador is such a clever man, has travelled a great deal, and speaks such wonderful English."
She would not be later than eleven, he thought as he entered a courtyard. There were a number of staircases, and he at last found himself in the corridors and the salons of La voix du Peuple, which was printed and published on the first floor.
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