Je vous ferai arranger une belle chambre chez moi.

Je fais un nouveau volume à Lélia. Cela m'occupe plus que tout autre roman n'a encore fait: Lélia n'est pas moi. Je suis meilleure enfant que cela; mais c'est mon idéal. C'est ainsi que je conçois ma muse, si toutefois je puis me permettre d'avoir une muse.

Adieu, adieu! le jour se lève sans moi.—-Per la ala del balcone, presto andiamo via di qua

[1] Rêverie, imagination

CXLV

A MADAME MARLIANI, A PARIS

La Châtre, 28 juin 1836.

Mon amie,

J'ai écrit pour vous satisfaire, non pas à l'abbé[1], il nous a trop positivement défendu à tous de jamais lui adresser qui que ce soit (fût-ce le pape); mais à mon ami Didier, qui se chargera de vous faire faire connaissance avec lui d'une manière plus affectueuse et plus intime, en vous donnant rendez-vous quelque jour rue du Regard. Il ira vous voir à cet effet, et vous dira l'heure où vous pourrez rencontrer chez lui le bon abbé dans un bon jour.

Toujours affable et modeste, il est quelquefois très troublé et très mal à l'aise, quand on lui présente une lettre de recommandation. Il a toute la timidité naïve du génie. Si vous le trouvez causant à son aise avec ses amis de la rue du Regard, où il passe une partie de ses journées, vous le connaîtrez bien mieux, et le plaisir qu'il aura lui-même à vous connaître ne sera troublé par aucun mal-à-propos.

Didier est à Genève en ce moment, mais pour très peu de jours. Aussitôt qu'il sera revenu à Paris, il ira chez vous. Je lui ai fait passer votre adresse.

Vous êtes bien aimable de me donner de vos nouvelles et de me conter vos soucis. J'espère que les choses ne tourneront pas aussi mal que vous le craignez. Vous avez de la force, ayez aussi de l'espérance, c'est une des faces du courage. Quoi qu'il vous arrive, vous me trouverez toujours pleine de sollicitude et de dévouement pour vous, vous n'en doutez pas, j'espère.

Mon procès est toujours pendant devant la cour de Bourges. J'attends l'épreuve décisive et j'ai toujours grand espoir d'en sortir aussi bien que des deux autres. Priez pour moi, vous qui êtes une bonne et belle âme, chère à Dieu, sans doute.

C'est à cause de cela que je ne puis m'imaginer qu'il vous abandonne jamais à un malheur réel.

Adieu; aimez-moi toujours, votre amitié m'est précieuse et douce. Donnez-moi quelquefois de vos nouvelles, et donnez à votre mari une poignée de main de la part de votre ami commun.

GEORGE

[1] Lamennais.

FIN DU TOME PREMIER

TABLE

1812.

I. A madame Maurice Dupin 2

1815

II. A madame Maurice Dupin 24 février 2

1823

III. A M. Caron 21 novembre 2

1825.

       IV. A madame Maurice Dupin 3
        V. A la même 29 juin
       VI. A la même 28 août 7

1826

      VII. A madame Maurice Dupin 25 février 16
     VIII. A madame la baronne Dudevant 30 avril 20
       IX. A madame Maurice Dupin 12 juillet 23
        X. A la même 9 octobre 25
       XI. A M. Caron 19 novembre 28
      XII. A madame Maurice Dupin 23 décembre 26

1827.

     XIII. A M. Hippolyte Chatiron mars 31
      XIV. A madame Maurice Hupin 5 juillet 34
       XV. A la même 17 juillet 36
      XVI. A la même 4 septembre 39
     XVII. A M. Caron 22 novembre 41

1828.

    XVIII. A M. Hippolyte Caron 1er avril 43
      XIX. A madame Maurice Dupin 7 avril 45
       XX. A M. Caron 16 avril 47
      XXI. A madame Maurice Dupin 4 août 49
     XXII. A M. Caron 15 novembre 52
    XXIII. A madame Maurice Dupin 27 décembre 53

1829.

     XXIV. A M. Caron 20 janvier 55
      XXV. A madame Maurice Dupin 8 mars 62
     XXVI. A M. Duteil 10 mai 64
    XXVII. A M. Caron 4 juin 67
   XXVIII. A madame Maurice Dupin 11 juin 70
     XXIX. A la même 1er août 72
      XXX. A M. Jules Boucoiran 2 septembre 74
     XXXI. A M. Caron 1er octobre 75
    XXXII. A M. Jules Boucoiran 30 novembre 76
   XXXIII. Au même 8 décembre 78
    XXXIV. A madame Maurice Dupin 29 décembre 80

1830.

     XXXV. A madame Maurice Dupin 1er février 82
    XXXVI. A la même février 85
   XXXVII. A M. Jules Boucoiran 1er mars 87
  XXXVIII. Au même 22 mars 93
    XXXIX. A madame Maurice Dupin 19 avril 97
       XL. A M. Jules Boucoiran 20 juillet 100
      XLI. Au même 31 juillet 102
     XLII. A madame Maurice Dupin 7 septembre 106
    XLIII. A M. Jules Boucoiran 27 octobre 110
     XLIV. A madame Maurice Dupin 22 novembre 112
      XLV. A M. Charles Duvernet 1er décembre 115
     XLVI. Au même 1er décembre 121
    XLVII. A M. Jules Boucoiran 3 décembre 129
   XLVIII. Au même 8 décembre 135
     XLIX. Au même 27 décembre 140

1831.

        L. A Maurice Dudevant janvier 141
       LI. Au même 8 janvier 142
      LII. Au même 10 janvier 143
      LIV. A M. Jules Boucoiran 13 janvier 145
       LV. A madame Maurice Dupin 18 janvier 148
      LVI. A M. Charles Duvernet 19 janvier 150
     LVII. A Maurice Dudevant 25 janvier 154
    LVIII. A M. Jules Boucoiran 12 février 156
      LIX. A M. Duteil 15 février 159
       LX. A Maurice Dudevant 16 février 164
      LXI. A M. Jules Boucoiran 4 mars 165
     LXII. A M. Charles Duvernet 6 mars 168
    LXIII. A M. Jules Boucoiran 9 mars 173
     LXIV. A madame Maurice Dupin 14 avril 175
      LXV. A M. Charles Duvernet avril 178
     LXVI. A madame Maurice Dupin 31 mai 179
    LXVII. A madame Duvernet mère juin 184
   LXVIII. A M. Charles Duvernet 25 juin 185
     LXIX. A Maurice Dudevant 8 juillet 189
      LXX. Au même 16 juillet 190
     LXXI. A M. Jules Boucoiran 17 juillet 191
    LXXII. A M. Charles Duvernet 19 juillet 193
   LXXIII. A Maurice Dudevant juillet 196
    LXXIV. A madame Maurice Dupin 9 septembre 199
     LXXV. A M. Jules Boucoiran 26 septembre 201
    LXXVI. Au même 6 novembre 204
   LXXVII. A Maurice Dudevant 3 novembre 206
  LXXVIII. Au même novembre 207
    LXXIX. A M. Jules Boucoiran 5 décembre 209

1832.

     LXXX. A M. François Rollinat janvier 210
    LXXXI. A madame Maurice Dupin 22 février 211
   LXXXII. A Maurice Dudevant 4 avril 213
  LXXXIII. A madame Maurice Dupin 15 avril 215
   LXXXIV. A M. Gustave Papet mai 215
    LXXXV. A Maurice Dudevant 4 mai 216
    LXXXV. Au même 17 mai 217
   LXXXVI. A M. Charles Duvernet 6 juillet 219
  LXXXVII. A Maurice Dudevant 7 juillet 220
 LXXXVIII. Au même 8 juillet 222
   LXXXIX. A M. François Rollinat 1er août 225
       XC. A madame Maurice Dupin 6 août 226
      XCI. A M. François Rollinat 20 août 228
     XCII. Au même septembre 230
    XCIII. A Maurice Dudevant 6 décembre 231
     XCIV. Au même 12 décembre 233
      XCV. A M. Jules Boucoiran 20 décembre 234

1833

     XCVI. A Maurice Dudevant 11 janvier 236
    XCVII. A M. Jules Boucoiran 18 janvier 237
   XCVIII. A Maurice Dudevant 27 février 240
     XCIX. A M. Jules Boucoiran 6 mars 241
        C. A Monsieur*** 15 avril 243
       CI. A madame Maurice Dupin mai 244
      CII. A M. Casimir Dudevant 20 mai 245
     CIII. A M. François Rollinat 26 mai 246
      CIV. A M. Adolphe Guéroult 3 juin 249
       CV. A madame*** juillet 250
      CVI. A M. Charles Duvernet 5 juillet 252
     CVII. A M. François Rollinat 21 novembre 253
    CVIII. A madame Maurice Dupin décembre 255
      CIX. A M. Maurice Dudevant 18 décembre 256
       CX. A M. Jules Boucoiran 20 décembre 258

1834.

      CXI. A M. Hippolyte Chatiron 16 mars 260
     CXII. A M. Jules Boucoiran 6 avril 265
    CXIII. A M. Gustave Papet mai 269
     CXIV. A M. Hippolte Chatiron 1er juin 271
      CXV. A M. Jules Boucoiran 4 juin 274
    CXVII. A Maurice Dudevant 29 juillet 277
   CXVIII. A M. François Rollinat 15 août 278
     CXIX. A M. Jules Boucoiran 31 août 279
      CXX. A M. Jules Néraud 10 septembre 282
     CXXI. A M. François Rollinat 20 septembre 284
    CXXII. A M. Charles Duvernet 15 octobre 286

1835.

    CXXII. A M. Hippolyte Chatiron 17 avril 291
   CXXIII. A M. Adolphe Guéroult 6 mars 293
    CXXIV. A M. Alexis Duteuil 25 mai 297
     CXXV. A madame la comtesse d'Agoult mai 299
    CXXVI. A Madame Claire Brunne mai 302
   CXXVII. A M. *** juin 303
  CXXVIII. A Maurice Dudevant 18 juin 309
    CXXIX. A madame Maurice Dupin 25 octobre 310
     CXXX. A madame d'Agoult 1er novembre 313
    CXXXI. A M. Adolphe Guéroult 9 novembre 322
   CXXXII. Au Rédacteur du Journal de l'Indre 9 novembre 326
  CXXXIII. A Maurice Dudevant 10 décembre 328
   CXXXIV. Au même 15 décembre 330

1836.

    CXXXV. A Maurice Dudevant 3 janvier 332
   CXXXVI. A M. François Rollinat 4 février 338
  CXXXVII. A M. Adolphe Guéroult 11 février 340
            A la famille Saint-Simonienne de Paris 15 février 341
 CXXXVIII. A Maurice Dudevant 17 février 345
   CXXXIX. A madame d'Agoult 26 février 348
      CXL. A M. Eugène Pelletan 28 février 351
     CXLI. A M. Adolphe Guéroult mars 353
    CXLII. A M. Franz Liszt 5 mai 359
   CXLIII. A M. Auguste Martineau-Deschenez 23 mai 364
    CXLIV. A madame d'Agoult 25 mai 365
     CXLV. A madame Marliani 28 juin 373

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