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power—with subscriptions, theatrical benefits, etc.—to get her into a hospital for the aged.
"As for the child, if the father does not come forward I will take charge of it myself. It is only three years old, and it doesn't eat much yet. I will work an hour a day longer, and that will be all right.—À vous,
"Alex. Dumas."
The third, which is in our possession, is no more than an invitation to supper, but is interesting as giving a list of the novelist's intimate friends. It bears no date:—
"My dear Méry,—Come to-night (Monday) and sup with me, 46 Rue Ruticr, at 9.30 in the evening.
"I will take no excuse.—Yours,
"Al. Dumas."
| Hugo.[1] | Charles. | Brohan. |
| Lacroix. | Toto. | De Leuven. |
| Janin. | Les Mélingue. | Person. |
| Meurice. | Les Guyons. | Moi. |
| Vaquerie. |
On his return from Russia, the "wandering Jew of literature," as he called himself with sad significance,
- ↑ The guests include Méry, the invited, a Marseilles poet-author, and intimate friend of Dumas's; Victor Hugo; Paul Lacroix, the author; Jules Janin, the critic; Paul Meurice, Dumas's collaborator; Auguste Vaquerie, the author and dramatist; Charles Hugo; Dumas fils; Mélingue, the comedian, and his wife; Guyons and his wife; Augustine Brohan, the actress and Adolphe De Leuven, the friend of Dumas's youth.
