6/13 We shall see which will carry the day, grimaces or polite literature." Alas! he had been left the sole spectator of his piece. It was far worse than it had been a little while before. He no longer beheld anything but backs. The big, patient man, whom he had already consulted in a critical moment, had remained with his face turned towards the stage. As for Gisquette and Lienarde, they had deserted him long ago. |