(He is reading a letter) “A date, could it be from the cute Mme Giraud?? Yes, but it could also come from her husband who wants to pinch me…,” plate 8 from Coquetterie

(He is reading a letter) “A date, could it be from the cute Mme Giraud?? Yes, but it could also come from her husband who wants to pinch me…,” plate 8 from Coquetterie

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“There you are, my dear.... and now I bet you'll be going after other girls....,” plate 1 from Coquetterie

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“- You must come to have dinner, my wife will eat in town.. it is just us two men! - Ah, the Devil! I have a terrible headache (aside) and his wife is waiting for me!,” plate 7 from Vulgarités

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Husband: “My dear, how about a first kiss on my chin?” The wife (aside): “To think that I am married to this face!,” plate 21 from Moeurs Conjugalesa

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“Well...as the saying goes, like a genuine string of pearls, .... only some of them have become unthreaded, that's all!,” plate 9 from Coquetterie

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The Marriage Settlement, Plate 1

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Marriage à la Mode, Plate 2

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"- How are you feeling today, Mr. Chapolard? - Madame Pochet, a concierge who knows how to behave, should address her landlord only in the third person. - How can I talk to you in the third person, since you are the first person I am seeing this morning," plate 11 from Croquis Parisiens

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10 O'clock in the Morning. “Monsieur Coquelet having accidentally met Miss Palissandre in the Botanical Garden, to whom he had the good fortune to offer a fairy rose the first of May 1804, had obtained a first date. After having gone to great expense buying a new pair of gloves at 29 Sous, he throws a glance at the mirror before going out to try his good fortune,” plate 4 from La Journé Du Célibataire

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“- Well yes, it's true, the daughter of Mame Chopin got married yesterday with the son of Durand. I just talked to the young man and from what he told me (in full confidence), she must have had some strange ones before him…,” plate 6 from Les Parisiens

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The Election Hoax. “My dear friend... do not think that I have come to ask you for your vote. I respect the independence of opinion too much for that. It is the Baroness who said to me: " Go see that poor Galouzet, tell his little wife that she is neglecting me and that I am angry with her for that. Ask about their lovely children, and say that I absolutely insist on having them over for dinner,” plate 1 from Les Carottes

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Ah! You Think Your Wife Does Not Provide Enough for You, Villain. . . .

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