AND

BY

HONORE DE BALZAC

Translated by

Henri Pene du Bois

Illustrated by

Francois Courboin

CONTENTS

PREPARER'S NOTE

PREFACE

PHYSIOGNOMY OF THE STREET

SILHOUETTE OF THE INHABITANT

MADAME ADOLPHE

INCONVENIENCE OF QUAYS WHERE ARE BOOK STALLS

FIRST COURSE

SECOND COURSE

DESSERT

THIS SHOWS THAT THE WIFE OF A MAN OF SCIENCE IS VERY UNHAPPY