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Show Rachel's Dread of 13. 1 Tho great actress Rachel had a horror hor-ror of the numbvt thirteen, nnd never would sit down to table with twelve other guests. Shu did so otico, nnd almost Immediately nfterwnrd sho be-camo be-camo 111 and had to go to Egypt for her health's sake. When she came back M. Arsene Houssaye, one of tho guests, went to seo her at her houso near Slontpelllor. "Do you remember our dinner, nfter tho revival of 'Angelo'?" she askoo htm her part In Victor Hugo's "p-golo "p-golo " "Do you remember? Wo wero thirteen. "Vour wife Is dead, Victor Hugo and his wife aro In exllo at Jersoy, Mme. de (lirnrdln Is dend, Gerard de Nervnl Liib committed suicide, Do Mussct Is dead, so aro tho Comt d'Orsray and Pcrree, and as for me, I shall not live up to tho first of Janu nry." Hho did, but only till tho 3d tho third of January 185S. I |