I DECLINE MATRIMONY AND WED ART
The awakening of a will—An offer of marriage—I am forced to
condemn a gentleman to death—I win a prize—I go for an
engagement—The embarrassment of having a naughty small
sister—I lose the engagement—I find encouragement in M.
Doucet—My lessons—Fencing and elocution—Tribulations with a
coiffeur—I enter a competition—The prize I did not win—My
rival—Legends that defy history—An humiliating homecoming—The
offer of another engagement—An interview at the Théâtre
Français and its happy outcome—My aunt has a celebration 75–97