Summary

The July 1844 entry summarizes a milestone year. Aurore turned 40 and Maurice turned 21. As he became the master of Nohant, he developed animosity toward Chopin.The first thing he did was fire Chopin's servant. He asked Aurore not to take a winter vacation with Chopin so they could complete the paperwork making him officially in charge of Nohant. Her relationship with Solange grew worse when she took in a cousin whose mother was pushing her into prostitution. Aurore hoped Solange would look to the cousin as a big sister, but she did not. Solange, aged 15, was flirty and voluptuous and convinced Chopin to side with her. In May 1846, Solange agreed to marry her first suitor. Aurore told her that she married Casimir without love and trouble followed. She asked if Solange loved Ferdinand. She said yes and Aurore offered to take her shopping for...