A Daughter of Eve .Honore de Balzac. The most amusing society, but also the most mixed, which Madame Felix de Vandenesse frequented, was that of the Comtesse de Montcornet, a charming little woman, who received illustrious artists, leading financial personages, distinguished writers; but only after subjecting them to so rigid an examination that the most exclusive aristocrat had nothing to fear in coming in contact with this second-class society... DNAML :: a :: daughter :: of :: eve :: dnaml :: home :: education :: e :: books :: literature :: adaughterofeve deluxe :: A Daughter of Eve
Quote, "The figure of the Vicomtesse de Beauseant rose up suddenly before him with gracious thronging associations. She was a new world for him, a world of fears and hopes, a world to fight for and to conquer. Inevitably he felt the contrast between this vision and the human beings in the shabby room; and then, in truth, she was a woman... DNAML :: the :: deserted :: woman :: dnaml :: home :: education :: e :: books :: literature :: thedesertedwoman deluxe :: The Deserted Woman
