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DUKE OF WELLINGTON 229 



ECLAIR 231 



GUSTAVE PIGANEAU 237 



JEAN SOUPERT 242 I 



MARGUERITE BOUDET 254 / 



MARIE VERDIER 256 ' 



MRS. JOHN LAING 259 " 



PRINCE ARTHUR 263 



ULRICH BRUNNER 269 ) 



CLEOPATRA 277 V 



MADAME CUSIN . 291 ( 



MADAME DE WATTEVILLE 292 



MARECHAL NIEL 297 * 



THE BRIDE . 307 



THREE BUTTONHOLES 317 



