... so far away that not every one of us can picture it in its Gallo- Grecian reality. The stranger’s hat, for instance, tipped to the back of his head s... ...cares for yesterday’s flower in his buttonhole. And so it happens that the really great man is a Greuze, a Watteau, a Felicien David, a Pagnesi, a Ger... ...se the 9 Balzac stereotyped formula of 1809) was out of the question; the realities of life always fell short of the ideals which Pons cre- ated for ... ...nt of a Chamber of the Court of Appeal in Paris, had taken the name of his estate at Marville to distinguish himself from his father and a younger hal... ...with the savings of twenty years, in the purchase of the splendid Marville estate; a chateau (as fine a relic of the past as you will find to- day in ... ...of se- nility. Mme. la Presidente, proud of her husband’s position, of the estate of Marville, and her invitations to court balls, was keenly suscepti... ...duce you to that lawyer, as he, no doubt, will come here. You shall make a valuation of M. Pons’ things at the prices which you can give for them, so ... ...ey, and that she would arrange for an interview in Pons’ rooms and for the valuation of the property; for the day after to-morrow at latest. “Deal fra... ...re than seven hundred thousand francs to leave. I hope to have an accurate valuation made in two or three days—” “If this is so,” said the Presidente,...