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people from the country; M. l'Ambert
appeared there less frequently.
Almost every day at six, he laid aside
his official gravity, and hurried off to
Maisons-Lafitte, where he had hired a
cottage. His friends went there to see
him-even some of those from the greenroom. They played at all sorts of outdoor games in the garden, and I can
assure you that the swing was not left
hanging idle.
One of his most frequent and liveliest
visitors was M. Steimbourg, the broker.
The Parthenay affair had brought him into
closer intimacy with M. l'Ambert. M.
Steimbourg belonged to a good family of
converted Jews. Their family estate was
worth two millions. He had the right to
quarter of it himself. It was proper,
then, to hold close relations with him.
The mistresses of the two friends got
along together very well; that is to say,