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 You have many curios, keep this medal belonging to a deputy of the year 1848. Some day it might amuse people to tell the story. It is rather in the style of Scribe's Verre d'Eau. After mature deliberation, I think it better to suppress names.

Rachel never abstained, for the sake of a good story, from turning the laugh against herself. Among the curious letters which she received in the course of her theatrical career, was the following one. She had complained that the chief of the claque had not awarded her enough applause, and he expostulated as follows:—

When it was decided to do away with the claque of the Théâtre Français in 1871, some of the older members, "Les Romains," recalled the reminiscences of past times in conversation with the manager, and mentioned Rachel with tears in their eyes.

It is very difficult to form an accurate estimate of the personal character of Rachel, Frenchmen who, as biographers, are generally impartial and calm judging,