Thursday, 19 February 1880 — Notebook 087

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Rouher was to speak, and we go to the Chamber, Gambetta’s gallery, ~~the session is very~~ tedious, and at four o’clock, Rouher having postponed his speech to Saturday, we leave. Madame Gavini goes to pay calls, and my aunt and I go to fetch Mme de Daillens, to whom I had promised a session. I make her believe that Rouher is going to speak, and as it is a rarity, I carry her off; we go back, and I enjoy playing cicerone. Joseph is absent, but Gambetta levels his glasses at me a great deal; he has never done so as much as this evening, so before leaving I pretend to look for my handkerchief, so as to be seen standing at my full height.

Rouher devait parler et nous allons à la Chambre, tribune Gambetta, ~~la séance est très~~ ennuyeuse et à quatre heures Rouher ayant remis son discours à samedi nous partons, Madame Gavini s’en va faire des visites et ma tante et moi allons prendre Mme de Daillens à laquelle j’avais promis une séance, je lui fais croire que Rouher va parler et comme c’est une rareté je l’enlève, nous revenons et je m’amuse à la cicéronne. Joseph est absent mais Gambetta me lorgne beaucoup, il ne l’a jamais fait autant que ce soir, aussi avant de partir fais-je semblant de chercher mon mouchoir pour bien me montrer debout.