Le Mari du Bas-Bleu, 1842. 'Monsieur, ma femme est inspirée depuis ce matin: impossible de la voir, je suis comme vous voyez obligé de prodiguer mes soins au dernier ouvrage, que nous avons fait en collaboration!'. Husband of female writer: 'Monsieur, my wife has been inspired since this morning: it's impossible to see her, I am, as you see, obliged to lavish my attention on the latest work, which we produced in collaboration!'. From Moeurs conjugales, 46.

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