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Show Ecoentricities of Genius. "One of the first things she did as soon as the success of her book became be-came the talk of Paris was to fly from the city into a hidden retreat, and no communication from the outside world was tolerated by her not even her letters were forwarded." The lady with this remarkable genius for shyness is Mme. Marcelle Tinayre, author of "La Maison de Peche." She gave some interesting advice at a later time to another lady who "became "be-came the talk of Paris." This was Mdlle. Thouret, who tried to shoot M. Marcel Prevost. M. Prevost had made free use of Mdlle. Thouret's private pri-vate letters in one of his romances. "Why shoot at him, my dear?" wrote. -Mme. Tinayre. "You did not hit him and Paris now laughs at you. Now if you had printed his letters Paris, would have laughed at him." |