and received two “Parisiens de Sancerre,” Horace Bianchon and Etienne Lousteau, in September 1836.  A liaison followed with Etienne Lousteau, with whom Madame de la Baudraye lived on rue des Martyrs in Paris from 1837 to 1839.  As a result of this union she had two sons, recognized later by M. de la Baudraye.  Madame de la Baudraye now putting into use the talent, neglected during her love affair, became a writer.  She wrote “A Prince of Bohemia,” founded on an anecodote related to her by Raoul Nathan, and probably published this novel.  The fear of endless scandal, the entreaties of husband and mother, and the unworthiness of Lousteau, finally led Dinah de la Baudraye to rejoin her husband, who owned an elegant mansion on rue de l’Arcade.  This return, which took place in May, 1842, surprised Madame d’Espard, a woman who was not easily astonished.  Paris of the reign of Louis Philippe often quoted Dinah de la Baudraye and paid considerable attention to her.  During this same year, 1842, she assisted in the first presentation of Leon Gozlan’s drama, “The Right Hand and the Left Hand,” given at the Odeon. [The Muse of the Department.  A Prince of Bohemia.  Cousin Betty.]

LA BERGE (De), confessor of Madame de Mortsauf at Clochegourde, strict and virtuous.  He died in 1817, mourned on account of his “apostolic strength,” by his patron, who appointed as his successor the over-indulgent Francois Birotteau. [The Lily of the Valley.]

LA BERTELLIERE, father of Madame la Gaudiniere, grandfather of Madame Felix Grandet, was lieutenant in the French Guards; he died in 1806, leaving a large fortune.  He considered investments a “waste of money.”  Nearly twenty years later his portrait was still hanging in the hall of Felix Grandet’s house at Saumur. [Eugenie Grandet.]

LA BILLARDIERE (Anthanase-Jean-Francoise-Michel, Baron Flamet de), son of a counselor in the Parliament of Bretagne, took part in the Vendean wars as a captain under the name of Nantais, and as negotiator played a singular part at Quiberon.  The Restoration rewarded the services of this unintelligent member of the petty nobility, whose Catholicism was more lukewarm than his love of monarchy.  He became mayor of the second district of Paris, and division-chief in the Bureau of Finances, thanks to his kinship with a deputy on the Right.  He was one of the guests at the famous ball given by his deputy, Cesar Birotteau, whom he had known for twenty years.  On his death-bed, at the close of December, 1824, he had designated, although without avail, as his successor, Xavier Rabourdin, one of the division-chiefs and real director of the bureau of which La Billiardiere was the nominal head.  The newspapers published obituaries of the deceased.  The short notice prepared jointly by Chardin des Lupeaulx, J.-J.  Bixiou and F. du Bruel, enumerated the many titles and decorations of Flamet de la Billardiere, gentleman of the king’s bedchamber, etc., etc. [The Chouans.  Cesar Birotteau.  The Government Clerks.]