Beaumarchais and the war of American independence . herefore I invite my Boisgarnier not to think of ourfriend except in regard to what there is of him which isinfinitely estimable, and soon the matter will adjust was furious with him for twenty-four hours—neverthelessthere is no other man whom I would prefer to be associatedwith as a brother-in-law. I understand all that Boisgarnier would say—yes, heplays on the hurdy-gurdy, that is true, his heels are halfan inch too high, he has a nasal twang when he sings—^heeats raw apples at night, he is cold and didactic when hetalks,—he has a
Beaumarchais and the war of American independence . herefore I invite my Boisgarnier not to think of ourfriend except in regard to what there is of him which isinfinitely estimable, and soon the matter will adjust was furious with him for twenty-four hours—neverthelessthere is no other man whom I would prefer to be associatedwith as a brother-in-law. I understand all that Boisgarnier would say—yes, heplays on the hurdy-gurdy, that is true, his heels are halfan inch too high, he has a nasal twang when he sings—^heeats raw apples at night, he is cold and didactic when hetalks,—he has a certain awkwardness of manner in every-thing he does; but still the good people of the rue Condeought not to be offended at such things;—a wig, a waistcoat, a pair of clogs ought not to drive anyone away whenhe excels in matters of the heart and his mind is in keep-ing. Adieu Boisgarnier, here is a long article for thee. It is interesting to find Beaumarchais candidly acknowl-edging the lack of certain qualities in himself which at least. PRINCESS DE LAMBALIE The Chevalier du S 121 he knows how to appreciate in others. In his relations withPauline it will be seen that whatever her real motives mayhave been, she uses what she considers his inconstancy asa pretext later for her break with him. However, to do himjustice, it must be affirmed that there is no evidence thathe ever for a moment entertained an idea of abandoning her,or that in his heart he meant to be untrue; yet the fact re-mains that other women did not lose their charm for himbecause of her, and while at Madrid he was far from deny-ing himself consolation for being deprived of her letters to her were by no means frequent enough, norardent enough to satisfy the longings of a romantic younggirl. Already before his departure for Madrid, he seems to havegiven ground for complaint, as we find Julie accusing himof levity in a letter to a friend while at the same time shepaints in her merriest vein th
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