ure niece,
et monta en voiture. Elle arriva bientot a l'hotel Godeau;
la, elle se redressa si bien en entrant, qu'elle semblait

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rajeunie de dix ans. Elle traversa majestueusement le
salon ou etait tombe le bouquet de Julie, et, quand la
porte du boudoir s'ouvrit, elle dit d'une voix ferme au
laquais qui la precedait:

[5]--Annoncez la baronne douairiere de Croisilles.
Ce mot decida du bonheur des deux amants; M. Godeau
en fut ebloui. Bien que les cinq cent mille francs lui
semblassent peu de chose, il consentit a tout pour faire de sa
fille une baronne, et elle le fut; qui eut ose lui en contester
le titre? A mon avis, elle l'avait bien gagne.

FIN

NOTES

The figures enclosed in bold tags (...) refer to the pages;
the ordinary figures refer to the lines.

PROSPER MERIMEE

Paris, 1803-Cannes, 1870

Merimee was at first identified with the Romantic movement, but his
hatred of exaggeration and his cynicism caused him to turn to a simpler
manner. His clear, concise narrative style and his objective manner of
treatment, combined with a grasp of human character, pathos, delicate
analysis, satire and an ability to portray local color and to omit
non-essentials may be said to be his chief characteristics. His test
work is seen in the short stories and in the _nouvelles_.

Important works (the dates refer to the year of publication): _Theatre
de Clara Gazul_ (1825), _La Jacquerie_ (1828), _Chronique du Regne de
Charles IX_ (1829), _Nouvelles_ (including: _Tamango, Colomba, Venus
d'Ille_, and other shorter stories; from 1830 to 1841), _Carmen_ (1847),
_Lokis_ (1869), _Dernieres Nouvelles_ (1873); besides works on travel,
history, archeology, literature and translations (especially from the
Russian). _L'Enlevement de la Redoute_ was written in 1829 (for _La
Revue Francaise_) and _Le Coup de Pistolet_ in 1856 (for _Le Moniteur_).
Edition: Calmann Levy.

Criticism: Advanced students should consult Lanson, _Histoire de la
litterature francaise_ (Hachette, Paris); others may consult Wright's
_History of French Literature_ (Oxford Press). Bibliographies may be
found in both of these works, further details can be found in the
special bibliographies published by Lanson and by Thieme.

L'ENLEVEMENT DE LA REDOUTE

1.--1. un militaire de mes amis. Compare _un de mes amis_,
a friend of mine; _un mien ami_ also occurs in popular style. Merimee
refers to Henri Beyle (Stendhal), French novelist an