“This mania of the mothers of the period, to be constantly in pursuit of a son-in-law.”
Cette manie des mères de ce siècle, d'être constamment à la chasse au mari.
Source: Armance (1827), Ch. 5
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Cette manie des mères de ce siècle, d'être constamment à la chasse au mari.
Armance (1827)
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