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The "Characters" of Jean de La Bruyère

Note 788 — XIV. OF CERTAIN CUSTOMS.

Henri Van Laun translation

It has been said that the wife of M. de Saint-Pouange (see page 134134, note 259) was robbed of a diamond buckle when leaving the opera, but that it was returned to her by M. de Grandmaison, grand prévôt de la connétablie.

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