Note 737 — XIII. OF FASHION.
Henri Van Laun translation
Tartuffe, in the comedy of that name (act iii.), obtains from Orgon a deed of gift of all his property, to the detriment of his son and his second wife. This was against the French law, which obliged a man to leave a certain part of his goods, called la légitime (see page 95, § 71), to his wife and children; but this law did not apply to cousins, nephews, and nieces.