The Last Duchess of Belgarde

· 1916

TRIMOUSETTE COUNTESS OF FLORAMOUR COUNT VICTOR OF FLORAMOUR FERNAND, DUKE OF BELGARDE MADAME DE VALENÇAY ROBESPIERRE LOUIS FRÉDÉRIC, VICOMTE D’ARONDA MADAME ELIZABETH In the great, green old garden of Madame, the Countess of Floramour, sat her granddaughter, little Mademoiselle Trimousette, wondering when she was to be married and to whom. Such an enterprise was afoot, and even then being arranged, but nobody, so far, had condescended to give Trimousette any of the particulars. She was stitching demurely at her tambour frame, while in her lap lay an open volume of Ronsard. Every now and then her rosy lips murmured the delicious verses of the poet. A very pale, quiet little person was Mademo…

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