Note 1 — HONORÉ DE BALZAC (continued 15)
Katharine Prescott Wormeley translation
Balzac joined Madame Hanska at this time in Dresden, and they travelled in Germany and Holland; after which Madame Hanska and her daughter accompanied him to Paris, where they stayed some time. This visit was kept a profound secret lest it should reach the ears of the Russian government.—TR.