Fleur-de-Marie

In this scene Eugene Sue presents his hero, the Prince Rodolphe, as a man who is intent on serving the ends of social justice (in this particular case by rescuing Fleur-de-Marie) but not so intent on such a noble end that he cannot indulge in most than a spot of melodramatic grandstanding. We can see the beginning of this scene being played with the prince surreptitiously checking around to see if there is some shiny surface in which he can admire his reflection as he speaks. His tendency to get carried away with the wonder of his own emotion is reflected in both the substance and the syntax of a clause like the following. What is also notable is the repeated use of the first person pronouns (ma, mon, la mienne) as a way of emphasizing the prince's central role in the action. (He uses "my" even when speaking for Fleur-de-Marie.)

Faites que moi, qui tout a l'heure etait sans famille, je puisse maintenant dire ma femme, ma fille; faites e

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