IN FAMILY COUNCIL ASSEMBLED
A fateful day—Day-dreams and music lessons—The woes of making
my toilet—The assembling of the family—The obnoxious
notary—The council—My religious aspirations—My hopes are
quenched—The Duc de Morny’s advice—My memory of Rachel—My
fate is decided—The views of the family—I am introduced to
the theater—My first play and its strange effect upon me 48–60