I hoped that de Leuven would be able to get our comedies and melodramas put upon the stage.
M. de Leuven, his father, finding that no stir was made about his presence in France, made up his mind to risk returning to Paris. Adolphe naturally followed his father. His departure, which under any other circumstances would have filled me with despair, now overwhelmed me with delight, our ideas being what they were. De Leuven took away our "chefs-d'œuvre": we never doubted that the directors of the various theatres for which they were destined would receive them with enthusiasm!
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