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CONTENTS
| CHAP. | PAGE | |
| I. | Childhood | 1 |
| II. | At Boarding School | 6 |
| III. | Convent Life | 16 |
| IV. | My Début | 27 |
| V. | The Soldier's Shako | 33 |
| VI. | The Family Council and my First Visit to a Theatre | 46 |
| VII. | My Career ― First Lessons | 59 |
| VIII. | The Conservatoire | 64 |
| IX. | A Marriage Proposal and Examinations ― The Conservatoire | 73 |
| X. | My First Engagement | 88 |
| XI. | My Début at the House of Molière, and my First Departure Therefrom | 98 |
| XII. | At the Gymnase Theatre ― a Trip to Spain | 107 |
| XIII. | From the Porte St. Martin Theatre to the Odéan | 118 |
| XIV. | "Le Passant" ― At the Tuilaries ― Fire in my Flat | 135 |
| XV. | The Franco-Prussian War | 151 |
| XVI. | Sarah Bernhardt's Ambulance at the Odéon Theatre | 160 |
| XVII. | Paris Bombarded | 172 |
| XVIII. | A Bold Journey Through the German Lines | 189 |
| XIX. | My Return to Paris ― The Commune ― At St. Germain-en-Laye | 216 |
| XX. | Victor Hugo | 226 |
| XXI. | A Memorable Supper | 231 |
| XXII. | At the Comédie Français again ― Sculpture | 244 |
| XXIII. | A Descent into the Enfer du Plogoff ― My First Appearance as Phédre ― The Decoration of my New Mansion | 259 |
