THE MASTERPIECES OF
GEORGE SAND
AMANDINE LUCILLE AURORE DUPIN,
BARONESS DUDEVANT
VOLUME IX
LES BEAUX
MESSIEURS DE BOIS-DORÉ
[Illustration: _MARIO COMFORTS MADAME DE
BREUVE._
_He knelt on the edge of the cushion on which she
had placed her feet, and gazed at her speechless.
At last he ventured to take her hands._]
The Masterpieces of George Sand
Amandine Lucille Aurore Dupin, Baroness
Dudevant, _NOW FOR THE FIRST
TIME COMPLETELY TRANSLATED
INTO ENGLISH LES
BEAUX MESSIEURS DE BOIS-DORÉ
BY G. BURNHAM IVES_
_WITH TWELVE PHOTOGRAVURES AFTER PAINTINGS BY
H. ATALAYA._
_VOLUME I_
_PRINTED ONLY FOR SUBSCRIBERS BY
GEORGE BARRIE & SON
PHILADELPHIA_
CONTENTS
CHAPTER I