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 of Grand-Champs, 16-20; announces death of her father to Sarah Bernhardt, 35-36; at Cauterets, 38; friendship of Mme. Croizette for, 40; the family council, 47-55; takes Sarah Bernhardt to the Française, 55-58; sends her to the Conservatoire with Mme. Guèrard, 59-60; receives her on her return, 71-72; favours suit of M. Bed, 74; moved by the recital of "L'Ame du Purgatoire," 93; attends the Comédie Française, 98; anger of, at Sarcey's article, 100; the arrangements for Sarah Bernhardt's engagement at the Gymnase, 107-8; illness of, 115-17; her love for Jeanne, 118-19; visit to the Odéon, 128; visit to the Rue Auber flat, 140-41; note to Sarah Bernhardt during the siege, 172; return to Paris, 216; her fainting fit at the Odéon, 247-48; otherwise mentioned, 6, 15, 44

Mme., grandmother, 49, 74, 116

M., 11,12; takes Sarah Bernhardt to the Convent of Grand-Champs, 15-20; death of, 35, 49

Régina— Personality as a child, 35, 71-72; visit to M. Doucet, 76-77; the trouble with Mme. Nathalie, 101; reception of Sarah Bernhardt on her return from Spain, 116; takes up her abode in the Rue Duphot, 118-19; return to Paris, 216; bust of, 257; death of, 257-58

Sarah— Childhood, 1-5; at boarding-school, 6-11; at the Convent of Grand-Champs, 16-26; her début in Tobit recovering his Eyesight, 27-34; baptism and confirmation, 34-37; visit to Cauterets, 38-39; return to the convent and incident of the shako, 40-45; the family council, 47-55; her first visit to the Française, 55-58; literary tastes, 59; interview with M. Auber of the Conservatoire, 59-60; first lesson in elocution from Mlle. de Brabender, 61-63; first examination at the Conservatoire, 64-72; a marriage proposal, 73-75; Conservatoire successes, 75; life at the Conservatoire: deportment class, 78-79; fencing class, 79; second prize for comedy, 80-86; progress under Samson, 80; incident of the hairdressing, 80-82; aim of, to define the author's idea, 86-87; début at the Comédie in rôle of Iphigénie, 90-101; her motto of "Quand même," 99, 309, 310; incident which caused her first departure from the Française, 101-6; revenge of Mme. Nathalie, 105; the expedition to Spain, 110-15; return and resolve to live independently, 116-17; the flat in the Rue Duphot, 118-19; engagement at the Odéon, 122-24; Introduces Coppée's Le Passant to Duquesnel, 132-34; its success, 135-40; fire in the Rue Auber, 140-45; subsequent benefit at the Odéon, 145-46; visit to Eaux-Bonnes, 153-55; return to Paris, 155; removal of her family before the siege, 157-59; organisation of the Odéon ambulance, 160-61; working of, and incidents, 172-87; collecting the dead from the Châtillon Plateau, 183; preparations for leaving Paris, 187-88; the journey through the German lines to Homburg, 189-215; adventure at Cologne, 212-13; return to Paris and establishment in the Rue Rome, 216-18; friends of, 218-21; removal to St. Germain-en-Laye, 221-24; return to Paris and reopening of the Odéon, 224-25; letter from M. Perrin, 235-36; interview with Duquesnel and De Chilly, 235-37; engagement with the Comédie, 238-39; the supper at the Odéon, 239-43; treatment of M. Perrin, 250-53; passion for sculpture, 257; incident of the coffin, 257-58; visit to Brittany, 259-64; painting, 260-61; descent of the Enfer du Plogoff, 261-64; return to Paris, 264; Sociétaire of the Comédie, 269; building of the new mansion, 269-71; Perrin's tricks on, in staging L'Etrangère, 272-74; her anger with Dumas, 274-75; lunch with Victor Hugo, 280; quarrels with Perrin, 282-83, 288; balloon trip in the "Dona Sol," 284-88; illness and visit to the South, 289; sale of the group After the Tempest, 289-90; strained relations with Perrin, 291; appointed Sociétaire permanently, 293; dispute with the committee of the Comédie, 294-95; the Journey to London, 295-300; reception at Folkestone, 297-98; her hatred of reporters, 299-300, 324; impressions of English society, 300-2; impressions of London life, 303-4; first appearance at the Gaiety Theatre, 305-8; stage fright, 305-6; illness after first appearance and immediate performance of L'Etrangère, 309-13; exhibition of sculpture and painting in Piccadilly, 313-15; conversation with Mr. Gladstone, 314; the visit to Cross's Zoo and purchase of the animals, 315-18; Press attacks and trouble with the Française, 320-25; open letter to Albert Wolff, 321-22; return to Paris, and opening ceremony at the Française, 326-28; comments on artistes, 328-30; performance of L'Aventurière and departure from the Française, 331-34; illness at Hâvre, 333-34; contract for the American tour signed, 334-35; second