Now let's move on to Princess Lom (soon after her Duke died, she was Duchess Galmont). The young prince's wife only talked about her theory verbally, but did not use it to guide her actions, which undoubtedly brought new troubles to the Gufucier family. For this philosophy, if it may be called philosophy, does not detract from the noble elegance of Galmont Salon. There is no doubt that those who were not received by Mrs. de Gelmont thought it was because they had no talent. For example, there was a very wealthy American woman who had none of the other books except an old collection of Barney's poems. Even though she had never opened the book, she put it on a piece of furniture in her living room because it was "fashionable" at the moment, but when she saw Duchess Gelmont When she entered the opera house, she looked at her admiringly, which showed that she attached great importance to intelligence. Likewise, when Mrs. de Gelmont receives a reception because she takes a fancy to someone's intelligence, it must be from the heart. When she talks about a woman, she says, "She seems to be very charming," or when she talks about a man, "He's very smart." This shows that she thinks that intelligence and charm are the only reason she receives these people. The patron saint of the family does not intervene at the moment: the guardian saint with high vigilance hides deep and covers the guardian saint. The Ermont family's dark brain area, which judges right and wrong, prevents them from discovering - as long as there is no social value now and in the future - talented men or attractive women. Once a man is declared a scholar, he is regarded as either a dictionary, showing off his knowledge or, on the contrary, a salesman with mediocre intelligence; a beautiful woman is either pretentious or chattering. As for those who have no status, it is terrible. They are all snobs who pretend to be elegant. Mr. De Braude (whose castle is adjacent to the Castle of Galmont) only associates with his Highnesses, but despises them and wants to live in a palace of literature and art. So when someone says he's snobbish, Mrs. de Gelmont gets angry." Babel snobbery? Are you crazy, my poor friend? On the contrary, he hates people of status most. No one wants him to make friends with them. Not in my family. If I invite him and invite someone he doesn't know, he always mutters when he comes.
Barney (1753-1814), French poet, pioneer of Romantic lyrics.
This is not because there is a big difference between the Garments and the Gufu Vassiers about the importance of wisdom. On the positive side, the differences between the two families have yielded beautiful fruits. The Duchess of Gelmont, who was shrouded in a mysterious colour and aroused the endless reverie of many poets, held the aforementioned party at which the King enjoyed pleasures that could not be enjoyed anywhere else, for the Duchess had invited the celebrities we mentioned above. The musician Gaston Lemel and the dramatist Charles Granmuxiang were also invited with ingenuity and boldness. This is something that the Gufu Vassiers dare not even think about, let alone have the courage to put it into practice. However, the level of wisdom can be perceived in particular from the negative side. If the higher the status of the person eager to be interviewed by Mrs. de Gelmont, the lower the intellectual and charismatic coefficients required. If the king or queen, the coefficients may be close to zero, on the contrary, the lower the status is below the Royal level, the higher the coefficients required. For example, among the people who Princess Parma receives, many are ugly, disgusting or very foolish. She receives them because she has known them since childhood, or because they are in-laws with a duchess, or because they are closely related to a monarch. However, in the view of the Sivcire family, as long as they are "Princess Palma's favorite person", or "the aunt of the Duchess of Abachong", or "three months a year in the Queen's Palace of Spain", they have every reason to be invited. But Mrs. de Gelmont did not think so. For ten years, she has been politely accepting their salute at Princess Palma's Palace, but never let them enter her home. She believes that the social and material significance of a salon is the same. If some furniture which is not beautiful is put into the salon as a filler to show wealth, it will make the salon. The dragon became very terrible. Such a salon is like a magnificent work, reluctant to give up what can show knowledge, talent and wisdom." A salon is like a book or a house, "Mrs. de Gelmont reasonably thought," sacrifice must be the cornerstone."
Many of Princess Palma's girlfriends carefully complained to the princess about the Duchess of Gelmont, who for many years had been content only with polite greetings or business cards, but had never invited them or attended their parties. The princess took advantage of Mr. de Gelmont's opportunity to see her alone and mentioned the matter to her. But the cunning Lord answered (although he was not the Duchess's good husband, because he had several mistresses, but once it came to the normal operation of Oriana Sharon, and to the charm of Oriana Thought-Sharon, he was a tested partner): "Does my wife know her? Ah! That should be invited. However, I want to tell my wife the truth. Oliana doesn't like talking to women. Around her, there were talented people - I was not her husband, just a close servant. Women bore her, with a few exceptions, but they are all talented. Oh, Your Highness, you have a good ear, a good eye, and a good eye. You will never tell me that Marquis Suffrey is a woman of great intelligence. Yes, I understand that the princess received her out of kindness. Besides, you know her. You said that Oliana had met her, which is very likely, but not many times, I assure you. I want to say to the princess, there are also my mistakes. My wife is very tired. She likes to interact with people like that. If I don't restrict her, she will be very busy. Let's just say last night, she had a high fever, but if she didn't go to the Duchess of Bourbon's house, she was afraid that people would be unhappy. I had to raise my voice and scold her. The coachman was not allowed to pull the cart. Oh, madam, you know, I don't even want to tell Oliana what you just said. Oliana loves Her Highness very much. She will certainly invite Mrs. Suffrey immediately. This is not another visit, so we have to deal with her sisters because I know her sister's husband very well. I don't think I'll say anything to Oliana if the princess permits. In this way, we can make her less tired and excited. I assure you that this will have no effect on Mrs. de Suffrey. She went to many places, the most glorious places. Our dinner is so small that we don't even invite guests. Mrs. de Suffrey will be bored to death." Princess Parma naively believed that Duke Gelmont would not convey her request to the Duchess. She was sorry that Mrs. de Suffrey had not been able to do so, and she was satisfied that she was a frequent visitor in the salon, which rarely received women. Of course, this satisfaction is not without worries. Whenever Princess Parma invites Mrs. de Gelmont to dinner, she must spare no effort to avoid inviting anyone who might offend the Duchess and cause her to refuse to come again. Tess of the D'Urbervilles
On Princess Parma's day of receptions, there were always several guests who had dinner with her. According to the old custom, dinner began early in the morning. After dinner, her salon was open to frequent visitors, generally to all the great aristocrats in France and abroad. The reception process was as follows: the princess stepped out of the dining room, sat down in the couch in front of a big round table, chatted with the two most prominent ladies who had dinner with her, or browsed a "pictorial", played cards (or pretended to play cards, which is a custom of the German court), sometimes cleared customs, sometimes let one go. VIP is a real or fake partner. Near nine o'clock, the door of the hall kept opening and closing, closing and opening, and guests poured in. In order to submit to the princess's schedule, they all rushed to dinner (if they had dinner at someone else's house, they would have to quit without coffee, saying that they would come back later, and they did intend to "go in through one door and out the other". However, the princess was so absorbed in playing cards or chatting that she pretended not to see any guests coming. Only when these women approached, she stood up gracefully and smiled kindly at them. But the woman bowed to her royal highness, until she reached the level of kneeling, so as to kiss the princess's drooping beautiful hand. Although the princess is used to this etiquette, she always pretends to be surprised at it. She lifts up the kneeling ladies and kisses them on the cheeks with a kind and gentle gesture. Some people will say that the princess's kindness and gentleness are conditioned on the humility of the guests. Maybe so. The disappearance of etiquette in an equal society seems not to be due to the lack of education, as people think, but to the fact that some people no longer value prestige (prestige in imagination works), especially others no longer think that the implementation of etiquette is of great importance to the recipient, and so on. No more etiquette. In a world based on equality, etiquette suddenly becomes worthless, just like everything that has only use value. However, the disappearance of etiquette in a new society is not absolute. Sometimes it's too easy to believe that the status quo of a thing is its only possible state. Many outstanding figures believe that the Republic can not have diplomacy, alliance, and the peasant class can not tolerate the separation of church and state. In short, even if etiquette is a miracle in an equal society, it is no better than railways and military aircraft. Moreover, even if etiquette disappeared, nothing could prove that it was a disaster. Moreover, will a society be gradually divided into hierarchies because of the fact that it is becoming more and more democratic? It's quite possible. Since the Pope ceased to rule the country and the army, his power has greatly improved; in the twentieth century, churches have had a far greater impact on atheists than on religious believers in the seventeenth century; if Princess Palma were the king of a country, I might talk about her as I would about the President of the Republic, that is to say, I would never want to talk about her at all. On her.
The Princess helped the lady, hugged her and sat down again to play cards. If she was a prominent person, she would invite her to sit in an easy chair and chat with her for a while.
If there are too many guests to accommodate in the living room, the wife of the princess in charge of reception will create another place to take the guests to a hall connected with the living room, which is filled with portraits and antiques of the Bourbon family. As a result, the frequent visitors volunteered to act as "guides" to introduce interesting things, but the young people did not have the patience to listen to their nagging, preferring to look at the flesh and blood of their royal palaces (and, if necessary, let Royal ladies or palace ladies introduce them), but were not interested in the relics of the deceased monarch. They were busy with the royal highness of the princess, and wondered how they could get their invitation. So they spent years dealing with this precious record room, and knew nothing about the exhibits. They only remembered that the cactus and big palm trees were decorated in the hall, making this treasure center resemble Lin Yuan's cultivation. A greenhouse for palm trees.
Of course, on Princess Palma's day of receptions, in order to promote food digestion, Duchess Gelmont sometimes condescends to visit the Princess's Palace after dinner, and the Princess keeps her by her side all the time, joking with the Duke. However, if the Duchess comes to dinner, the princess closes the door when she leaves the table and does not let her frequent guests come to disturb her, fearing that the harsh Duchess will be unhappy with the guests who have not been strictly selected. Some of the frequent visitors came to visit His Highness without prior notice. The Porter answered, "Your Highness will not be here tonight," and they left. Moreover, many of the princess's friends knew beforehand that it was impossible for the princess to invite them on that day. This is a special group, a closed circle, most of the people who are eager to join are rejected. The excluded almost certainly gave the names of the candidates, and they said in private, annoyed: "Of course you know where Oliana de Gelmont goes, her think tanks are going to pour out." With the help of this think tank, Princess Parma built a wall around the Duchess to keep away those who had not yet won her affection. However, among the Duchess'most beloved friends and members of this remarkable think tank, some people are not very enthusiastic about Princess Parma, so it is not convenient for the Princess to express her affection to them. Of course, Princess Parma sincerely admits that she may be happier in Mrs. de Gelmont's social circle than in her own. She had to admit that on the day of the Duchess'reception, the Duke's palace was crowded with guests, and she often met three or four Highnesses there. They only gave her business cards, but never visited her. She imitated Oliana, wore her dress and served the same strawberry pie at the tea party, but it didn't help. On several occasions, she was accompanied by only one Royal lady and a foreign embassy counselor throughout the day. Therefore, since some people (as Swan used to do) have to stay at the Duchess'house for two hours a day and visit Princess Parma only once every two years, the princess will not be interested - even to please Oliana - to invite the Swanish character to dinner on her own initiative. In short, Princess Palma's banquet with the Duchess was always frightened and overwhelmed, for she was afraid that Oliana would not look well at anything. Similarly, when Princess Palma went to Galmont for dinner, she was convinced that everything would be interesting, fearing that she could not understand, remember, be unpleasant, and not be good at understanding and absorbing other people's ideas. So my presence, like the new way of decorating the table with a wreath of fruit, attracted her attention and interest. But she didn't know which one was more attractive and the secret to the success of Oriana's reception, whether it was the decoration on the table or my existence. Since it was not clear, she decided to try to use both at the next dinner. In addition, Princess Parma has a strong interest in everything in the Duchess'house for good reason, because there is a funny and dangerous thing in the Galmont House that can inspire people, that is, the spirit of Galmont. Princess Parma, with a feeling of timidity, excitement and excitement, immersed in the spirit of Gelmont, like jumping into the sea to take a "wave bath", believed that the lifeguard pointed out that the wave bath was dangerous because none of them could swim. When she came out of the water, she felt refreshed, happy and young. The spirit of Gelmont, as the Duchess put it, is a non-existent entity, and she considers herself the only Gelmont who possesses it, like Toulou's cooked meat sauce or Lance's biscuits, in vain. However (because a trait of intelligence is not passed on to future generations in the same way as hair color * or skin color *), some of Duchess Gelmont's close friends, though different from her ancestry, have mastered the spirit of Gelmont. On the contrary, in the Gelmont family, some have not mastered the spirit of the family, because They reject any idea. Those who had no blood relationship with the Duchess, but mastered the spirit of Galmont, were mostly outstanding people in the past. They were gifted in certain professions, artists, diplomats, parliamentarians, or soldiers. But by contrast, they preferred small circles. Life. They may make such a choice because they lack originality, or originality, or weak will, or poor health, or no opportunity, or to be in the upper class.
If Gulmont Salon was once a stumbling block for some people to pursue a certain career (it should be admitted that this is a special phenomenon), it would also be against their wishes. A promising doctor, painter and diplomat, though more gifted than many others, has failed miserably in their careers because of their close relationship with the Galmont family, which makes doctors and painters regarded as upper-class people and diplomats regarded as opposition, which prevents them from being recognized by their colleagues. 。 The old-fashioned robes and red brimless hats worn by members of the Electoral College of France are not just the external remnants of (at least not so long ago) the old-fashioned past and closed sectarianism.
"Professors" wore brimless caps with golden tassels, like high priests wearing Jewish conical caps. In the years before the Dreyfus case, they still stuck to the old idea of the Pharisees. Di Bourbon was actually an artist, but he was recognized by his colleagues because he didn't like to socialize. Dr. Godard had a close relationship with the Vildirans, but Mrs. Vildiran was his patient. In addition, his vulgar manners protected him. Moreover, when he hosted a dinner at home, he only invited medical professionals, which smelled of carbolic acid. However, in these statutory societies, the old ways and prejudices are only the price of honesty and morality. If people were more tolerant, more free, and soon more dissolute, they would not be so stereotyped. Among these societies, one was wearing a silver rat skin. The red satin robe, the professor who resembled the governor of Venice in the palace castle in the Middle Ages (i.e. the duke), had the same noble character as another duke, Mr. Saint-Simon, who was excellent and terrible. He adhered to the noble principles and was as ruthless and intolerable as he was. Heterogeneity is the doctor who is keen on social life, has different manners and social relations. The unfortunate doctor tried to hide his relationship with the Duchess of Galmont, but was afraid that his colleagues would accuse him of despising them (the idea of social figures is ridiculous!). In order to make things a success, a special mixed dinner was held to drown medical professionals in the social circles, hoping to calm the anger of colleagues in this way. No one knows that doing so is tantamount to admitting one's failure. More precisely, when the 10-member Committee (with a larger actual number) had to elect a person to fill a professorship vacancy, he saw that the result of the voting was necessarily the election of a doctor who was more disciplined than himself (even less able than himself), and he heard the voice of his veto echoing through the stereotyped medical schools. It was only then that he realized that his actions had led to his failure, as solemn, as ridiculous and as terrible as the cry of "I swear" made by Morrie before his death. Likewise, the painter who had a close relationship with Duchess Gelmont had failed in his artistic career just because he was classified as a social figure (because the upper classes of artists succeeded in being labelled as artists). The diplomat with many reactionary relations suffered the same fate.
(1) The Pharisees were a sect of ancient Judaism, known for their strict adherence to written laws, and the Bible called them hypocrites with different words and deeds.
"I swear" is a line in Moliere's comedy "Find the disease without illness". In the play, patients who are not ill always say "I swear" when swearing. Moliere plays the patient in the play. Once, when he played the fourth scene, he said "I swear" and hemoptysis fell down. He died a few hours later.
But this is an individual phenomenon. The celebrities in and out of the Galmont Salon basically voluntarily (at least self-righteously) abandoned everything that was incompatible with the spirit of Galmont, Galmont etiquette, and the indescribable charm that was detested by any "legal" community.
Some people know that one of Mrs. Galmont's frequent visitors has won a gold medal at an art exhibition, another is the Secretary of the Bar Council, who has made a brilliant start in Parliament, and another who has acted as an agent and cleverly served France. These insiders will see no one who has made any achievements in the past 20 years. Success or failure. But there are few "insiders", and the parties are often the last to think about their glorious achievements. They believe that according to the spirit of Gelmont, their old titles are really worthless. Didn't the spirit of Gelmont make Mrs. de Gelmont despise outstanding ministers? For example, a minister who is rigid in politeness or a minister who is fond of homonyms and homonyms, although the newspapers sing praises to them, the Duchess of Galmont thinks they are "disgusting people", "pawns" or, on the contrary, the "buddies" of stores, if any hostess accidentally takes one of them. One arranges beside her, she will yawn with boredom and show impatience. Since being a first-class politician could not be respected by the Duchess at all, her friends who gave up their diplomatic or military careers or quit Parliament thought, at least as they claimed, that it was the most important thing to meet this noble girlfriend at some of their despised Royal homes every day and have dinner and chat with her. Good choices, though the melancholy they inevitably show in their joy is somewhat contradictory to this view.
However, it should be admitted that although the social life of the Gelmont House can not be said to be interesting, and the conversation can not be said to be unpredictable, it is also interesting and humorous. Around Mrs. de Gelmont, there are some people who are charming, and no official title can match that charm. The most powerful ministers try to attract them to their side in vain. If Mrs. de Gelmont's Sharon buried many intellectuals'ambitions and even made many noble efforts go to waste, it can be said that from the remains of these ambitions and efforts, the unprecedented prosperity of Sharon's life has come into being. Some very humorous people (such as Swan) always think that they are slightly superior to some prominent people and do not take them seriously. But they do so because the Duchess does not put intelligence first, but humor first. In her view, humor is a rare and more perfect form of advanced, which requires both outstanding intelligence and outstanding eloquence. In Vildiran Salon, Swan used to regard Brishaw as a show-off and Elstier as a superficial scholar, although the former was full of meridians and the latter had wonders; he categorized this way because he was influenced by the spirit of Gelmont. He never dared to introduce them to the Duchess, for he foresaw how the Duchess would treat Brishaw's lengthy remarks and Elstel's "jokes": for pretentious lengthy remarks, whether serious or funny, the spirit of Galmont was regarded as the most obnoxious folly.
As for the Garments of those descent, if the spirit of the family fails to spread to each of them like that of the literary societies (all members speak in the same way, state their opinions, and therefore think in the same way), it is certainly not because the upper classes have more personality than the members of the literary societies*, but Prevent them from imitating each other. Imitation is not only conditioned by a lack of strong personality, but also by a relatively sensitive ear. First, one must be able to distinguish and then imitate. However, some members of the Galmont family, like members of the Gufu Vassier family, were totally unhappy.
Take an exercise for example. According to the other meaning of imitation, people call this practice "imitation" (the Garments call it "attack"). Despite Mrs. de Gelmont's amazing ability to imitate, the Gufu Vassiers felt nothing. They were not human beings, but a bunch of rabbits, for they never noticed the drawbacks and tones that the Duchess was trying to imitate. When the Duchess "imitates" the Duke of Rimorge, the Gufu Vassiers will protest loudly: "Ah! No, he doesn't talk like that. Last night I had dinner with him at Baibai's house. He talked with me all night. That's not how he talks. On the contrary, a little cultured Gelmont would shout, "Oh my God, Oliana is so funny! The most surprising thing is that her imitation can be fake! I thought Rimori was talking. Oliana, a little more!" However, these Garments (not to mention the outstanding Garments, who heard the Duchess imitate the Duke of Rimoray and admiringly said, "Ah, you (or you) are learning from him!" Although Mrs. de Gelmont seemed to lack a sense of humour (she was right to say a little), they were able to imitate her way of speaking and commenting carelessly over time because they often listened to her and conveyed her words to others. Even in conversation, they would say that some of the Gufu Vassiers looked very much like the spirit of Oliana, but in their opinion it was in accordance with the spirit of Galmont. Because they were not only her relatives, but also her admirers, she sometimes went to visit them (she regarded other members of her family as desolate, indifferent, in order to avenge the humiliation she had suffered when she was young), usually in the beautiful summer, accompanied by the Duke. A visit by the Duchess was a great event. Princess Ebine was meeting in the large living room downstairs, and when she caught a distant glimpse of the Duchess wearing a charming hat, holding a small summer umbrella, slowly sloping across the yard towards her home, it was as if she had seen the initial flame of a small fire or an accidental invasion of the "reconnaissance" Team, the heart jumped up. Look, here's Oliana, "she said, as if she had issued a password, cautiously notifying her guests so that they could leave the living room in good order and calmly. Most people dare not stay and get up and go." No, why go? I'm glad to stay a little longer, "Princess Ebine said with ease, pretending to be a lady, but her voice became false." You may have something to say. Are you really leaving? Well, I'll see you later, "said the hostess, if it's not worth retaining. The Duke and Duchess saluted Princess Ebine's guests with great courtesy. Over the years, they met them here, but still as if they did not know each other, and out of caution, they dared not take the initiative to greet them. As soon as the guests left, the Duke asked them with concern and pretended to be interested in their inner qualities, only because their fate was not good, or because Oliana was too nervous to deal with women, could he not invite them to visit his house: "Who is the short child wearing a pink hat?" " Hi! My cousin, you often see her, the Viscount of Tour, whose maiden name is Ramarcel. Do you know? She is beautiful and looks smart. If her upper lip hadn't been so faulty, she would have been charming. If there really was a Viscount Tour, he should not be upset. Oliana, do you know who reminds me of her eyebrows and hair roots? This reminds me of your cousin Heidwig de Lini." The Duchess of Galmont did not pick up her husband's words. She would look listless when she heard someone talk about other women who were beautiful. She hadn't expected her husband to show off so gracefully that he knew so much about the people he had refused, thinking that by doing so he would show that he was "more serious" than his wife. By the way,'cried the Duke suddenly,'you have just mentioned the surname Ramaxel. I remember hearing an unparalleled speech when I was a member of Parliament..." That's the uncle of the young woman you saw just now. Oh What a brilliant person! Yes, my dear,'he said to the Viscount Egremont. Despite Mrs. De Gelmont's disgust, the Viscount refused to leave, and bowed down to be Mrs. Ebinet's maid (even if she gave her maid a break when she got home) in a pitiable, uncomfortable manner, but as long as the Duchess did not leave, she stayed there and helped. They took off their coats, tried to do something for them, and acquainted themselves with the idea of going to the next room. "Don't make tea for us, talk quietly for a while. None of us are fastidious or polite. Besides, "he said, turning to Mrs. de Ebinet, and letting the lowly, ambitious, hospitable Viscount Egelemon blush on one side." We can only stay here for a quarter of an hour. " This quarter of an hour is used to "retell" what the Duchess said in a week. Of course, the Duchess would not repeat herself on her own initiative, but the Duke brought the subject to the events that prompted her to say those words. He pretended to be severely reproached, and very skillfully, as if unconsciously, led her to repeat them.
Princess Ebine loved her cousin very much, and knew she liked to listen to compliments. She praised her hat and umbrella for their beauty and her humour. You can talk to her about her dress if you like, "said the Duke, in an unhappy tone, with a sly smile so that people would not take his unhappiness too seriously." But for God's sake, don't talk about her humour. I don't need such a humorous wife. You're probably referring to the terrible homophobia she used with my brother Palamedes, "he added. He knows that Prince Ebinet and the rest of the Galmont family do not know this homonym, and would like to take the opportunity to praise his wife. First of all, I think that a person who has said some pretty jokes should not say such bad harmony, especially my brother's jokes. He's very sensitive. If this makes me fall out with him, it's not worth it."
"Oriana's Harmony? Why don't we know? That must be interesting.
Hey, tell us about it."
"No, no," said the Duke still angrily, but the smile on his face became more obvious. "I'm so glad you haven't heard of it yet. Seriously, I love my brother very much."
"Listen, Bazan," said the Duchess, feeling it was time to fight back against her husband. "I don't know why you said Palamedes might be angry. You know he can't be angry. He's a smart man, so he won't be angry at this innocent silly joke. If you say that, you will think that I said something bad about him. I just said it casually. It's not meaningful. You are so angry, but it raised the value of that sentence. I don't understand why you do that."
"You're all making us sit tight. What is it?"
"Hey! Nothing serious!" Duke de Gelmont said. You've probably heard that my brother wants to give Bresser, his wife's castle, to his sister Marsant."
"I heard about it. However, we were told that she didn't want it. She didn't like the location of the castle. The climate was not right for her.
"Cough! That's right! Someone told my wife that my brother gave this castle to our sister not to please her, but to tease her. The man said that Charles loved to play tricks on people. But, as you know, the Castle of Bresse is a royal fief, worth millions of francs. It used to be the property of the king. There are the most beautiful forests in France. There are many people willing to be teased. So when Oliana heard Charles's "teasing" comment about giving away this beautiful castle, she couldn't help exclaiming, I must admit, that she had no malice, because it was blurted out:'Tagan'... Tagan... Let's call him the outstanding Tagan. You know, "the Duke swept the room again in an unhappy tone to see how everyone reacted to his wife's humour. Then he was afraid that Mrs. De Ebinet did not know much about ancient history and said," You know, there was a king in ancient Rome called the outstanding Talgan. It's silly to make such a joke. It's a bad word game. Oliana shouldn't have said that. Although I am not as interesting as my wife, I am more thoughtful than her. I think of the consequences. If this unfortunately comes to my brother's ears, it will be good. In particular, "he went on to say," it should be admitted that, even without the castle, it would be appropriate to say that Palamedes was an outstanding Tagan because he was arrogant, critical and gossipy. This alleviates the offence of Madame's statement, because even if she is willing to lower her status and play some vulgar word games, she still has a good sense of humor, and her description of people is quite accurate.
Tagan is a transliteration of taquin in French.
(2) The "outstanding Takan" is a homonym of "outstanding Takan". The distinguished Talgan (534-509 B.C.) was the last king of Rome who ascended the throne by murdering his father-in-law.
This time, thanks to the "outstanding Takan", the next time thanks to another word, when the Duke and Duchess visit their relatives, they change the topic every time. The excitement caused by the visit can not be calmed down long after the humorous wife and her manager leave. The hostess first enjoys the taste of Oliana's harmony with those privileged to attend the party, that is, with those who have not left. You haven't heard of the outstanding Tagan before, have you? Questioned Mrs. Prince Ebine.
"Yes," answered the Marquis of Pavno, blushing, "Mrs. Sasina-La Rochefoucault spoke to me, somewhat inconsistent. But it would certainly be more interesting to hear this in front of my cousin like this, "she added, as if she were saying,"I heard the author accompany me." Oliana has just arrived, and we are talking about her latest comic remarks, "the hostess said to a visiting lady, who looked regretful and regretted coming an hour late.
"What, Oliana has just been here?"
"Yes, just come a little earlier..." Princess Ebinet answered, not blaming, but making it clear what the foolish lady had missed: she had not seen God create the world or Madame Gafaro sing for the last time, it was her own fault." What do you think of Oliana's recent homophonic remark? I admit that I think highly of the'outstanding Takan'. The next day, she asked the guests at the table. In order to discuss the "outstanding Takan", she invited several confidants to lunch. This harmony became a cold dish for everyone to taste. Throughout the week, it was added to various spices and appeared on the table many times. Mrs. Ebine even visited the princess of Parma this week. She asked her royal highness if she had heard the phrase, and then described it to her. Ah! Outstanding Tagans!" Mrs. Palma said that a priori admiration opened her eyes and begged for further explanation. Princess Ebine did not refuse." I admit that I'm interested in the'outstanding Takan', which seems to have been written, "concluded Mrs. Ebine. In fact, the harmony between the word "compilation" and "outstanding Tagan" is that the head of the cattle is not right. However, Mrs. Prince thinks she has mastered the spirit of Gelmont. She remembers that Oliana used such expressions as "compilation" and "compilation" without distinction. She uses them indiscriminately and indiscriminately. Princess Parma did not like Mrs. De Ebinet very much. She thought she was ugly. She knew she was mean and thought she was bad-minded. But out of her trust in the Gufu Wazier family, she admitted that she had written it. She had heard Mrs. De Gelmont say it, but she could not use it independently. She seems to feel that "compiling" is the charm of "outstanding Takan". Although she had not completely forgotten that she did not like this ugly and mean woman, she could not help admiring the ease with which she used the spirit of Gelmont and wanted to invite her to see the opera. It was only because she thought it might be time to listen to Mrs. de Gelmont's advice that she did not invite Mrs. Ebinet. As for Mrs. De Ebine, although she was very different from the other members of the Gufu Vassier family, she liked Oriana and was very attentive to her, but she was very jealous of her relationship. The Duchess often laughed at her stinginess in public and was a little resentful. So when she came home, she told people about Princess Palma. It is snobbish for Oliana to regard such silly women as confidants without knowing "outstanding Takan". Even if I wanted to, I would never be able to keep in touch with Princess Parma, because Mr. De Ebine would not agree and he was not used to her debauchery, "she said to her friends who came to her house for dinner. The insinuation was purely some deviant act of Princess Palma she had imagined. Even if my husband is not as serious as that, I admit, I can't keep in touch with her very often. I really don't understand why Oliana often visits her. I go only once a year, and it's hard to stick to it every time."
Lady Gaffalo (1827-1895), a French female singer, is one of the most famous lyric singers in the nineteenth century.
When Mrs. de Gelmont visited Vicdinienne's house, the Gufu Vassiers usually shunned when they saw her coming, because they couldn't stand the attitude of "bowing and bowing" towards Oliana. On the day Oliana threw out the "outstanding Takan", only one of the Gufu Vassiers remained. He didn't fully understand the joke. But after all, he understood half of it, because he still had some knowledge. So the family went around saying that Oliana called Palamedes'little uncle "Outstanding Talgan" and they thought that the nickname was suitable for Palamedes. But why talk about Oliana all the time? They said again." Even for a queen. After all, what is Oliana? I do not deny that the Gelmont family has a long history, but the Gufu Vassier family is not inferior to them. It is also of great reputation and has a long history of marriage with the Royal families. Don't forget, at Jinjin Camp, the King asked Franois I who was the most noble of the Lords present:'Your Majesty,'the King of France answered,'Guevasier'. Moreover, even if all the Gufu Vassiers stayed, they would be indifferent to Oliana's jokes, because they had a totally different view of the things that caused her to joke. For example, when a lady of Guevasier family origin holds a reception, she will blush, fidget and tremble slightly with nervousness if the chair is not enough, or if she does not recognize a female guest, makes a mistake in her name when chatting with her, or if one of her servants says a ridiculous word to her. I regret the unexpected situation. If Oliana was going to visit her house and there was already a guest at home, she would ask the gentleman in an anxious and eager tone, "Do you know her?" She was afraid that he did not know Oliana, and his presence would make a bad impression on her. Mrs. de Gelmont, on the contrary, would use such an accident as a joke to tell the Gelmonts to make them laugh and tear, so that they would have to admire her for having fewer chairs, for having done or for her servant's folly, and for inviting a visitor to their house who nobody knew, as in the past. When we see great writers alienated by men and betrayed by women, the humiliation and pain they suffer, if not to stimulate their talents, can at least provide material for their works, we will be just as happy for their experiences.
(1) Jinjin Camp was the meeting place between King Franois I and King Henry VIII of France from 7 to 24 June 1520. Both kings, especially King France, set up Jinjin tents, hoping to impress the King so that he could agree to the alliance between Britain and France and deal with the King of Austria jointly in order to achieve France's goal of dominating Europe. 。
Similarly, it is impossible for the Gufu Vassiers to learn the innovative spirit that the Duchess of Gelmont applied to social life. This innovative spirit, by virtue of reliable instinct, makes social life change at random and turns social life into a work of art. On the contrary, if rigid rules were applied purely according to reasoning, the effect would be very bad, just as a person who wants to succeed in love and politics would be counterproductive if he mechanically imitated the Bisi de Ambvas in his life. The Gufu Vassiers would never invite their son's friends to a family dinner or a prince to a dinner, nor would they invite talented people, believing that it was abnormal and would have the worst impact. A Mrs. Gufo Vassier (whose father was a minister under the emperor) was going to hold a matinee to entertain Princess Matilde. According to geometric reasoning, she believed that only the supporters of the Bonaparte Dynasty could be invited. But she hardly knew any of these people. There was no invitation to elegant women and charming men who were usually with her, because they were not orthodox, or closely related to orthodoxy. They would be bored by the Royal Highness, according to the logic of the house of the ancient Buddha. Princess Matilde often entertained the elite of St. Germain at home. She was shocked when she saw only one famous female diner, Mrs. de Gufo Vassier, the widow of an imperial governor, the survivors of a minister of Posts and telecommunications, and several faithful followers of Napoleon III, known for their stupidity and boredom. 。 Nevertheless, Princess Matilde still sprinkled Royal grace generously and cordially on these disaster-stricken ugly women. When it was Duchess Gelmont's turn to host Princess Matilde, although she had no preconceptions about Bonapartism, she tried not to invite these people, but to replace them with the most beautiful, precious and prestigious people. With her sense of smell, touch and technique, she felt this colorful bouquet, even from Bourbon. The Dynasty will surely win the hearts of the emperor's nieces. Even the Duke of Orleans invited him. When the princess retired, Mrs. de Gelmont curtseyed her and wanted to kiss her hand. She lifted the Duchess up and kissed her on both cheeks. She sincerely assured the Duchess that she had never had a better day or attended a more successful reception. Princess Parma lacks innovation in her social life. From this point of view, she is a true Gufu Vassier, but she is different from other Gufu Vassiers. Although she is often surprised by Mrs. Garment's behavior, she never resents it, but is amazed. This amazement is due to the princess's ignorance of learning and lack of knowledge. Mrs. de Gelmont was not as erudite as she thought, but as long as she had more knowledge than Princess de Palma, she would startle the princess; any generation of critics always denied the truth acknowledged by her predecessors, so Mrs. de Gelmont had only to say that Flaubert was an enemy of the bourgeoisie, first of all, himself. It is the bourgeoisie, or the Italian music in Wagner's works, that can make Princess Parma, like a swimmer in a storm, open her eyes and see the dim horizon, even at a new cost each time, exhausted her. In addition, it is not only the strange talk about literary and artistic works, but also about their acquaintances and social activities that will make Princess Parma stunned. Of course, Mrs. de Parma could not identify what was the true Garment Spirit and what was its preliminary form of acquisition, which was one of the reasons why she was surprised every time she heard Mrs. de Garment's comments on people (she believed that some Garments, especially some women, were brilliant.) She is knowledgeable, but when she hears the Duchess say to her with a smile that these people are well-developed, simple-minded fools, she will be shocked and speechless. But there is another reason. At that time, I read more books than I had ever seen, and I knew more about literature than about the upper class, so I knew why. In my opinion, the Duchess lives a boring and poor social life, which is conducive to creating a real social activity just as literary criticism promotes creativity. Therefore, the Duchess is like a person who likes to argue. In order to make her idle and boring thoughts active, if she has a little new and strange remarks, she will search out and discuss them, and publish some fresh and refreshing views without hesitation. For example, she said that the most successful Ifeguini is Bitchini, not Grucker_, and even said that the real Fidel should be Platon_'s tragedy. Her capricious views and unhealthy thirst for novelty directly affect the people around her.
(1) Bisi de Ambvas (1549-1579), a French military general, was known for his bravery and bravery in duel, but was assaulted for seducing other people's wives.
Princess Matilde (1820-1904), Napoleon's first niece, was closely associated with writers and artists.
(3) Orthodox designation of supporters of the Bourbon Dynasty in French history.
(4) Biccini (1728-1800), an Italian composer, adhered to the Eastern Norms of Naples. His opera Iphigini in Olide, which is based on Greek mythology, falls behind Grucker's opera of the same name in the music competition.
Grouch (1714-1787), a German opera composer, was engaged in dramatic reform, which was supported by the Encyclopedia School, but opposed by the Bitchenes. Ifigini in Old is one of his masterpieces.
Platon (1644-1698), a French dramatist, whose Fidel is designed to defeat Racine's tragedy of the same name, but it is only a flash in the pan.
When a smart, witty, erudite woman marries a shy, unknown, obscure man, someday Mrs. de Gelmont will invent a spiritual enjoyment, not only to slander her wife, but also to expose her husband. Take Mr. and Mrs. Campbell for example. If Mrs. de Gelmont had lived among them at that time, she would have declared Mrs. de Campbell a foolish woman, and Marquis Campbell an interesting man, but unknown, silent and driven by a long-tongued woman, whose value was a thousand more than hers. Times. When the Duchess makes this announcement, there will be a fresh and comfortable feeling, which is the same as when a critic, despite 70 years of unanimous appreciation of Onani by the public, openly declares that she prefers The Lion in Love. For example, since her youth, people have expressed sympathy for a model woman, a real saint married to a rascal, but Mrs. de Gelmont, out of the same morbid need for novelty, someday will say that the rascal, though thin, has a good heart and is his wife. Zi's ruthlessness led him to do absurd things. I know that literary criticism can bring back glorious works into darkness for a long time, and let those works which seem doomed to never come out shine. This phenomenon is common from ancient times to today, not only between works and works, but also within the same work. Not only do I see Bellini, Winterhart, a Jewish architect, or a carpenter during the Restoration replacing what is said to be an exhausted genius --- exhaustion, that is, those idle critics are tired of them, just as neurasthenic patients are always tired and never change. It must be the same. I also see that the reasons people like Saint Bernard have changed, first because he is a critic, and then because he is a poet. Musset's poems (with the exception of a few trivial poems) were not recognized, but his novels were highly praised. Some essayists can provide the situation of Paris at that time with a long monologue in Liar, which is more than the world-famous scenes in Sid or Poliot. To be sure, this is wrong. However, their preference --- if not for aesthetic reasons, at least for the interest in literature --- seems very sensible to the mad critics. Critics can abandon all of Moliere's works and worship one of the poems in The Impulsive Ghost (1) as a god. They even think Wagner's Tristan is dull and boring, but it is overwhelmed by a "beautiful brass horn note" when the hunting team passes by. This kind of abnormal behavior helps me understand Mrs. de Gelmont's abnormal behavior: she will regard a good person who belongs to the upper class as a self-serving monster, smarter than you think, another kind person who is well-known for his generosity as an incarnation of stinginess; a kind mother. In her mouth, she became a wicked woman who did not love her children, while a vagrant woman who was considered corrupt and degenerate had the noblest feelings. Mrs. de Gelmont's wisdom and sensitivity * seem to be undermined by meaningless social life and become wavering, so that her infatuation with a person cannot quickly turn into disgust (even if the spirit of her first search and then abandonment appeals to her), and she is a kind-hearted man. The charm found in her body --- if the person looks for her too often, wants her guidance too much, and she can't give it --- can't be transformed into something that causes her boredom, which she believes is caused by her admirers, who only want to find happiness but can't find happy people. It will bore her. The Duchess will change her opinion of anyone except her husband. Her husband had never loved her; she had always considered her husband to be ironclad, indifferent to her capriciousness, indifferent to her beauty, violent, stubborn, and, like all neurotic people, not acting according to his will, would be insecure. In addition, Mr. De Gelmont was obsessed with and pursued only one type of female beauty, but changed his mistresses frequently. Once he abandoned them, it was as if he were laughing at them. There was always a constant collaborator. Her constant chatter often irritated him, but he knew that she was considered the most beautiful woman in aristocratic society. The most chaste, intelligent and knowledgeable woman thought that he had such a wife as his creation. She covered up his dissolute life. She received them in a different way. She kept their salon the first salon in St. Germain. He himself agrees with these views. He was often unhappy with his wife, but proud of her. She asked him for money to give to the poor and to help his servants. He would not give him a penny, but he asked her to wear the most gorgeous clothes and ride in the most beautiful carriage. In addition, he attaches great importance to making his wife show her intelligence. When Mrs. de Gelmont abruptly described a friend's strengths as weaknesses, weaknesses as strengths, and created a few ingenious and interesting weird theories, she was always eager to test their effects in front of people who could appreciate their mysteries, in order to make them appreciate the psychological originality of these weird theories. The malice hidden in the flamboyance is concise. Of course, these new ideas are not necessarily more true than the old ones, or even often more unreal; but it is their arbitrariness and accidentality that make them possess a refreshing, touching and enjoyable spiritual thing. However, the Duchess'psychoanalytic patients were usually a confidant of hers, and those who wished to tell them what she had discovered were completely unaware that her confidant was beginning to fall out of favor. So she had to wait for a partner to volunteer to provoke her. She pretended to be compelled to refute, ostensibly to refute him and make him speechless, but actually to support him. That's the role Mr. de Gelmont is good at.
(1) Onani is a play written by Hugo, a French writer, and is regarded as one of the representative works of French positive Romanticism.
(2) The Lion in Love is a play by French playwright Bonza (1814-1867). Bonza is considered to be the theatrical leader of anti-Romanticism.
Bellini is an Italian painting family and the founder of the Venetian School of Painting in the Italian Renaissance.
(4) Winterhart (1805-1873), a German painter, was deeply loved by Napoleon III and welcomed by European nobles.
_The Lier is a comedy of French playwright Gauguey, with Paris as its narrative background.
_Sid and Poliot are the works of French playwright Gao Naiyi.
_The Lost Ghost is the work of the French comedian Moliere.
It was another pleasure for Mrs. de Gelmont to express some unexpected opinions about social activities arbitrarily and exaggeratively. Every time these strange theories astonished Princess Palma, they had a lasting aftertaste. However, the Duchess's happiness is not mainly achieved through literary criticism, but through political life and parliamentary news columns. I tried to make it clear how much fun it was. Mrs. de Gelmont is not satisfied with the way she entertains people by constantly expressing contradictory legal opinions and reversing their values. She also wants to experience the artificial excitement and submit to it through her social behavior and by letting everyone know any social decisions she makes. The false responsibility of inspiring audiences and influencing politicians. As you know, a minister who reports to Parliament says that he believes the code of action he follows is correct. Indeed, this code of action seems very common to a reasonable person, but the next day, the reasonable person read the report in the newspaper and saw that the minister's report caused a strong disturbance among the audience. The article constantly inserted a condemnation of a member of Parliament such as "too much" (the name and title of the member of parliament). It was so lengthy, and the description of the audience's reaction was so fluctuant. By contrast, the words "too much" occupied less space than half of Alexander's general poem. At that moment, he suddenly felt agitated and began to wonder whether he was wrong to agree with the minister's point of view. For instance. Once upon a time, when Mr. de Gelmont (then Prince Lom) was a member of Parliament, sometimes in Paris newspapers, he could read such an interruption (although mainly in the Gombre constituency, to show voters that they did not approve of a dead or humming candidate). :
Mr. de Gelmont-Buyong, Prince Lom:'That's too much!' (Cheers erupted from several seats in the center and right of the venue, and thunderous cheers from the seat on the far left.)
The sensible reader remained somewhat loyal to the wise minister, but when he read the first few words of another speaker's reply to the minister, his heart was deeply shocked:
"I say without exaggeration that the words of the man I assumed he was still the minister (raising a seat on the right side of the semicircle) surprised me and stunned me... (thunderous applause; several members of Parliament hurried to the ministerial bench! The Deputy Minister of Posts and Telecommunications nodded his approval from his seat.
The thunderous applause swept away some of the last resistance of the reasonable reader. One was insignificant, but he thought it was a terrible insult to Parliament. When necessary, a normal fact, such as letting the rich pay more taxes than the poor, exposing a crime, loving peace more than war, etc., will also go against the norm and regard it as a shameful practice and a blasphemy of certain principles. These principles, which he had never considered or remembered in the past, were strongly shocked because they aroused cheers and won the sympathy of most people.
In addition, it should be admitted that the cunning technique that I used to explain the Gelmont social circle, and later the politicians of other social circles, came from the degeneration of a certain acuity of understanding, which is often expressed in terms of "understanding the interline meaning". If something illogical happens when Parliament meets because of the degeneration of this sensitivity, then the audience will be slow because of the lack of this sensitivity. They will understand everything literally; when they hear that a dignitary has been removed from office at their request, they will not think of it as a dismissal, but will think: "Since it was proposed by him, it is not a dismissal"; when they hear the Russian strategic withdrawal in front of the Japanese and withdraw to a more solid position prepared beforehand. They would not have thought that this was a failure; they would not have thought that it was a refusal when they heard that the German Emperor had granted the province religious autonomy in order to meet the independence requirements of a German province. Moreover (now back to the parliamentary session), at the beginning of the conference, the situation of the members of Parliament was the same as that of the reasonable reader who was going to read the report of the meeting. They heard that strikers had sent representatives to a minister, and when the minister stepped on the stage in the silent silence (which has given people a taste of artificial excitement), they naively thought, "Oh! What did they say? I hope everything is settled." In the first sentence, the minister said, "I need not say to Parliament that I am highly aware of the responsibility of the Zheng government and that it is impossible for me to receive this delegation. According to my duty, I don't need to know them." This opening remark is undoubtedly a dramatic change, because it is the only hypothesis that can not be made by members of parliament's common sense. But it was because of this dramatic change that people gave such warm applause that it stopped only a few minutes later before the minister could go on talking. When he returned to his seat, he was warmly congratulated by his colleagues. The audience was as excited as he was that day when he forgot to invite the opposing President of the City Council to an official grand reception. People say publicly that he behaved like a real politician on both occasions. Jane Eyre
At that time, Mr. de Gelmont often congratulated the minister, which made the Gufu Vassiers very angry. Later, I heard that for some time, he held an important position in Parliament and was expected to be promoted to minister or ambassador. But even then, when a friend asked him for help, he never pretended to be Duke Gelmont. He was easygoing and never put on a big airs in politics. Because although he despised the nobility in his mouth and regarded his colleagues as peers, he didn't think so at all. He pursued political status and pretended to value it, but in fact he looked down upon it. In his own eyes, he will always be Mr. de Gelmont. Political status is like a dress that symbolizes an important position. Others can't reach it, but it's superfluous to him. Therefore, his pride can not only make him pretend to be informal naturally, but also make him show real modesty.
Get down to business. As mentioned earlier, Mrs. de Gelmont will make unexpected and exciting decisions like politicians. Similarly, Mrs. de Gelmont's decision puzzled the Garments, the Gufu Vassiers and the entire Saint Germanic district, not to mention Princess Palma. Everyone feels that these decisions are principles, and the more unexpected they are, the more shocked they are. For example, if the new Greek minister holds a fancy dress party, everyone has to choose clothes, and everyone mutters, wondering what the Duchess will wear. One thought that she might dress up as the Duchess of Burgundy, the other thought that she might dress up as Princess Diabar, and the third thought that maybe she would dress up as Psyche. A lady of the Gufu Vassiers couldn't help asking, "Oliana, what do you make up for?" Mrs. de Gelmont's answer was unexpected: "Nothing!" This sentence goes all the way. It is believed that this statement reveals Oliana's view of the new Greek minister's real position in the community and her attitude towards him. That is to say, this is an unexpected view: a duchess "is not necessary" to attend the masquerade party of the new minister. I don't see the need to go to the Greek ministers. I don't know him. Second, I'm not a Greek. Why should I go? I have nothing to do there, "said the Duchess.
Psyche is the incarnation of human soul in Greek mythology, appearing as a girl and falling in love with Eros.
"But everybody's going. It would look interesting, "Mrs. de Galaton said aloud.
"Isn't it interesting to stay by your own stove?" Mrs. de Gelmont answered.
The Gufu Vassiers were stunned, but the Gelmonts, though they did not want to imitate it, agreed: "Of course, not everyone can break away from all conventions like Oliana. However, from a certain point of view, it should be said that she is right. She wants to show that we are going too far to bow in front of foreigners who do not know where we are coming from.
Obviously, Mrs. De Gelmont knows that any kind of action will cause comment, so she will not only appear at a party that others do not dare to expect her to attend, but also stay out of doors on the day of a "everyone" party, or go to the theatre with her husband, or, when everyone thinks she will wear one. When the most beautiful diamond is eclipsed by an ancient crown, she will come to the party without any jewelry or dress. She opposed a retrial of the Dreyfus case (though she believed that Dreyfus was innocent, just as she was in high society, but only thought), but what she did at a party at Prince Lionel's house caused a sensation: when General Messier appeared, the women stood up and welcomed him, but she sat alone. But when a nationalist began to speak, she stood up and openly summoned her servant to leave to show that she did not think the social world was a place to talk about politics. She advocated Voltaire's spirit and was skeptical of religion, but at a Good Friday concert, she was moved to the stage because of Jesus, thought it was disgraceful, and withdrew halfway in the eyes of the public. Everyone knows that the beginning of every year's Festival is a very important moment for those who are most enthusiastic about social life: so that the Marquis of Mongolia (because of her mental eccentricity in need of speech, and also because of her lack of sensitivity,*, often makes some silly remarks) is in her father, Mr. De Monmoranci. When you die, the answer to those who come to mourn is: "When you have hundreds of invitations on your dressing table, it may be even more sad that something like this has happened." But even at such moments, Mrs. de Gelmont was different. She was invited to dinner for fear of being rushed to send out invitations, but she refused for reasons beyond the imagination of the community: she was leaving to visit the Norwegian Gulf where she was interested. Socialists were stunned, but although they did not want to emulate the Duchess, they felt relief from Kant's writings: after Kant's most powerful demonstration of determinism, he revealed to people that there was a free world above the inevitable world. Any invention or creation, as long as it is unexpected by others, can inspire people, even if some people are not good at using it, they will also feel a big eye-opener. It's not a big deal to cruise in a motorboat, but it's refreshing to cruise in a motorboat during the holidays that should be closed. In the eyes of the Guevasiers, the willingness to give up one hundred dinners or lunches, two hundred tea parties, three hundred parties, Monday at the Opera House and Wednesday at the French Theatre for the purpose of visiting the Norwegian Gulf is not better understood than "Twenty Thousand Miles under the Sea", but it also makes them feel the same way. By the independence and charm of Mrs. de Gelmont. Not a day goes by without hearing, "Do you know what Oliana said recently?" Otherwise, "Do you know Oliana's latest creation?" Whether you hear Oliana's latest words or her new creation, people always repeat, "It's really Oliana's." "It's totally Oliana's." "It's really Oliana's." As for Oliana's new creation, let me give you an example. On behalf of a patriotic group, Oliana responded to Cardinal de Masgun's letter (Mr. de Gelmont used to call him "Mr. de Masgun" when he talked about the bishop, because he thought it was in line with the old French tradition). Everyone racked their brains to imagine how to write the letter, thinking that the beginning should be "Your Excellency" or " But I don't know what to write. To everyone's astonishment, Oliana borrowed the old custom of the French Academy to call them "Monsieur Bishop" or "My Cousin". This is the request of the Galmont family and the monarch that the Cardinal should let God bring them into his holy and noble guard. It's a common form of address. When you look for Mrs. de Gelmont in the boxes of Princess Parma, Princess Gelmont, or many other people who invite her to the theatre, at a concert where all Paris is present and there is a wonderful play, you find her alone - she came before the curtain rises - dressed in black. A small hat, sitting on a chair, can make everyone talk about "Oliana's new creation." For a worthwhile play, you should start from scratch, "she explained. Her explanations made the Gufu Vassiers talk, but amazed the Garments and Princess Palma, who suddenly found that the way to see the first act was more innovative and clever than to see the last act after a grand banquet and evening party (but Oliana wasn't trying to make people big, though). Surprised. That's how Mrs. de Gelmont surprises people. The princess of Parma knew that if she asked the Duchess for literature or social problems, she would be prepared for a surprise. Therefore, when her royal highness went to the Duchess's house to eat, no matter what questions she asked, she would be adventurous, like swimming in two waves.
(1) General Messier (1833-1921), the French general who sent Dreyfus to the Military Court.
(2) Twenty thousand miles under the sea is the work of Jules Verne, a famous French sci-fi novelist.
In addition to the Duchess of Gelmont's salon, there are two or three almost equally powerful salons that dominate the St. Germain area. However, Mrs. de Gelmont's salon is still quite different from them. As Leibniz acknowledged, each single son reflects the whole universe and adds to the universe at the same time. Add a special ingredient. Some of the differences are very unpleasant. For example, in Mrs. de Gelmont's salon, there are always one or two beautiful women, so they can stay here, depending on their beauty, depending on the use of their beauty by Mr. de Gelmont. When they are present, people will immediately know that the husband of the hostess is a female charm connoisseur, just as in other salons, when they see several unexpected paintings, they will know that the host is an art connoisseur. They are somewhat similar to each other, because the Duke likes tall, free and dignified women, a little like Venus on Milos Island, and a little like the Victory Goddess on Samose Les Island. They are often blonde, rarely brown, and occasionally reddish brown. The latest one had red-brown hair. Her name was Viscount Abachong. She also came to the dinner. Mr. de Gelmont loved her so much that for a long time he asked her to send him telegrams every day, sometimes as many as ten a day (which annoyed the Duchess a little). When he went to Galmont Castle for vacation, he contacted her with a carrier pigeon. He was so inseparable from her that one winter, when he had to go to Parma for the winter, he would go back to Paris once a week for two days to see her.
Leibniz (1646-1716), German natural scientist, mathematician, idealist philosopher, and author of The Monad.
(2) The Venus of Milos is a bust found at the ancient Greek site of Milos in 1820. It is now on display at the Louvre in France.
(3) The Goddess of Victory on Samose Les Island is a winged statue of the Goddess of Victory. In 1863, the ruins of the Pantheon and the Pantheon on Samose Les Island, Greece, were excavated and now displayed in the Louvre, France.
Generally speaking, these beautiful supporting actors are the mistresses of Duke Gelmont, but now they are no longer (as Mrs. De Abachong is), or the relationship is about to break down. They decided to submit to the Duke's affection and desire, not so much because the Duke was handsome and generous, but because the Duchess enjoyed high prestige in their minds. They hoped that, although they belonged to the aristocratic class themselves, they would only be second-rate characters * * and the Duchess would not be absolutely welcome by the Duchess. Against their coming to her house. She knew that she had found allies in more than one person. Thanks to them, she got a lot of what she longed for, because Mr. de Gelmont would generously satisfy his wife's needs only when he fell in love with another woman. These women usually have to wait until they are very close to the Duke before they are received by the Duchess. When the Duke falls in love, he always thinks it is a short history of eroticism. He thinks that his lover can be received by his wife, which is also a good exchange. Sometimes, however, in order to get the first kiss, he pays the price because he meets unexpected resistance, or vice versa, because he does not encounter any resistance. In love, gratitude and pleasure often make people more dedicated than hope and interest. However, the realization of dedication will be blocked by many other circumstances. First of all, all the women who responded to Mr. de Gelmont's love were imprisoned illegally by him one after another, and some were imprisoned without even responding. He no longer allowed them to interact with others, and spent almost all day with them, responsible for their children's education. Sometimes, if judged by their amazing appearance later, he would add a sister or brother to their children. Secondly, even at the beginning of the adultery, if Mrs. de Gelmont was introduced to play an important role in the idea of mistress (which the Duke had no intention of introducing), the adultery itself changed the woman's point of view; to her, the Duke was no longer just the husband of the most elegant woman in Paris, but also the husband of the most elegant woman in Paris. A man loved by a new mistress is a man who gives her money and interest to live a luxurious life and makes a radical change in her view of fashion and interests. Finally, the Duke's mistress sometimes has all kinds of jealousy towards Mrs. de Gelmont. But this rarely happens. Moreover, when the day of introduction finally arrives (usually, at this time, Duke Gelmont is indifferent to the matter; like everyone else, his actions are often governed by the previous action, rather than by the primitive action that no longer exists), the Duchess often takes the initiative to meet her husband's mistress, which she longs for, There was a great need to form a valuable alliance with the woman to deal with her terrible husband. This is not because Mr. de Gelmont lacks the so-called "courtesy" to his wife. The Duke is always polite to his wife. Only at home, when he suspects that the Duchess speaks too much, can he scarcely panic her with words or silence. Sometimes, in the autumn, the Duke and his wife, after recuperation in the Dowell Beach Bath and Hot Springs, are ready to go hunting at the Castle of Galmont and return to Paris for a few weeks. The Duke knows that his wife likes music and juggling, and will spare time to accompany her to a cafe for such performances for a night. Thus, in an open box that can only accommodate two people, the audience can immediately see the "Smoking" wearing Hutchuli (anything that has something to do with Britain is always called differently in France than in Britain). He wore single glasses, a thick but beautiful ring finger with a thick sapphire shining hand, took a puff from time to time, and stared at the stage. But when he turned his eyes to the pool seat, although he did not know anyone, his eyes became gentle, prudent, kind and respectful. When he heard a lyric which he thought was funny but not very vulgar, he turned his face to his wife with a smile, gave her a kind and tacit look, and shared with her the innocent joy of the new song. So the audience will think that the Duke is the best husband in the world, and the Duchess is the most enviable woman - where do they know that in the Duke's eyes, this woman has nothing to do with the pleasure of his life, he does not love her at all, and constantly deceives her; when the Duchess feel tired, they see de Gelmont first. Sheng stood up, helped her put on her overcoat, straightened out her necklaces, so that they would not get stuck in the middle of the lining, and then, gallantly and respectfully, opened the road ahead and took her through the crowd to the exit. But the Duchess was indifferent. As a noble lady in the upper class, she knows that this is only a superficial article. Sometimes, she even looks like a wife who sees through everything and no longer has any fantasy. She makes a mockery of her husband's hospitality and bitterness. In addition to these superficial articles, which are another part of etiquette, in the past, etiquette has long lost the profound meaning of husband's responsibility to his wife and turned them into superficial articles. Although this era has passed, the legacy still exists - the Duchess'life is actually very sad. Mr. de Gelmont became generous and kind to his wife only for the sake of his new mistress, who, as often happens, would become an ally of the Duchess, who would also be able to help the servants and give alms to the poor, and who might even have a beautiful new car herself. But those who bow their heads will soon annoy the duchess, and the duchess's mistress will be unavoidable. Soon the Duchess became tired of them. At this time, however, the Duke's personal relationship with Mrs. De Abachong was on the verge of breaking down and a new mistress was about to appear. Vanity Fair
Dowell is a famous luxury beach in France.
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There is no doubt that Mr. de Gelmont's love for his mistress one after another will show its power someday. First of all, the broken love will be presented to the Duchess as beautiful marble statues. (In the Duke's eyes, they are beautiful statues, and the Duke has become half an artist because he loved them before and is still very sensitive to their lines. Without love, he could not feel it. They sat side by side in the duchess's salon. For a long time, they were hostile to each other, jealous of each other, quarrelling endlessly. Finally, they made up in the atmosphere of friendship and harmony. Secondly, friendship itself is also a result of love: love makes Mr. de Gelmont discover the common virtues of human beings in his mistress, but they can only be felt by love and desire. Therefore, those former mistresses who have become "good companions" willing to serve us become a negative, just as doctors or fathers are not alone. A doctor or a father, but a friend. However, the women who will be abandoned by Mr. de Gelmont will be full of complaints, loud noises, improper words and deeds, disturbing people. The Duke began to hate her. At that moment, Mrs. de Gelmont had reason to expose the true and false defects of the woman who upset her. Mrs. de Gelmont has a reputation for being kind-hearted. The abandoned woman will send her a telegram, tell her her the truth and cry at her. The Duchess has no complaints. She and her husband took it as a joke, and then joked with several friends about it. Mrs. de Gelmont believed that, since she had expressed sympathy for the unfortunate woman, she had the right to tease her face to face. Whatever she said, she would exchange tacit understanding and ridiculous glances with her husband as long as it was within the scope of the ridiculousness she and her husband had recently fabricated for her.