THE COMMUNE AND VICTOR HUGO
Paris after the war—Gambetta, Rochefort, and Paul de
Rémusat—One man’s delicacy of mind—A cowardly Prefect of
Police and his revenge—The Commune—Captain O’Connor—Paris in
ruins—Back to the theater—“Jean-Marie”—My success grows—My
mistaken opinion of Victor Hugo—The queen and her
valet—Victor Hugo improvises—Victor Hugo’s
kindness—Rehearsals of “Ruy Blas”—A Parisian first night and
what it meant to me—Victor Hugo’s homage 227–240