The estate of La Bastie was entailed by letters-patent issued
about the end of April. La Briere's witnesses on the occasion of his
marriage were Canalis and the minister whom he had served for five
years as secretary. Those of the bride were the Duc d'Herouville and
Desplein, whom the Mignons long held in grateful remembrance, after
giving him magnificent and substantial proofs of their regard.
Later, in the course of this long history of our manners and customs,
we may again meet Monsieur and Madame de La Briere-La Bastie; and
those who have the eyes to see, will then behold how sweet, how easy,
is the marriage yoke with an educated and intelligent woman; for
Modeste, who had the wit to avoid the follies of pedantry, is the
pride and happiness of her husband, as she is of her family and of all
those who surround her.
ADDENDUM
The following personages appear in other stories of the Human Comedy.
Beaupre, Fanny
A Start in Life
The Muse of the Department
Scenes from a Courtesan's Life
Bixiou, Jean-Jacques
The Purse
A Bachelor's Establishment
The Government Clerks
Scenes from a Courtesan's Life
The Firm of Nucingen
The Muse of the Department
Cousin Betty
The Member for Arcis
Beatrix
A Man of Business
Gaudissart II.
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