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Du Maurier, George, 1834-1896

"Peter Ibbetson"

Seraskier.
Jeanne Francois Herault de Otto Seraskier, violinist,
Boismorinel married married Teresa Pulci.
Francois Pasquier de la
Mariere.

Jean Pasquier de la Mariere Johann Seraskier, M.D.,
married Catherine married Laura Desmond.
Ibbetson-Biddulph.
Pierre Pasquier de la Mariere Mary Seraskier, Duchess of
(_alias_ Peter Ibbetson, Towers.
convict).
We walked back to "Magna sed Apta" in great joy, and there we celebrated
our newly-discovered kinship by a simple repast, out of _my_ repertoire
this time. It consisted of oysters from Rules's in Maiden Lane, when
they were sixpence a dozen, and bottled stout (_l'eau m'en vient a la
bouche_); and we spent the rest of the hours allotted to us that night
in evolving such visions as we could from the old tune "Le Chant du
Triste Commensal," with varying success; she humming it, accompanying
herself on the piano in her masterly, musician-like way, with one hand,
and seeing all that I saw by holding my hand with the other.
By slow degrees the scenes and people evoked grew less dim, and whenever
the splendid and important lady, whom we soon identified for certain as
Gatienne, our common great-great-grandmother, appeared--"la belle
verriere de Verny le Moustier"--she was more distinct than the others;
no doubt, because we both had part and parcel in her individuality, and
also because her individuality was so strongly marked.


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