The Marquise d’Espard, a leader of Paris fashion, petitions to have her estranged husband declared incapable of managing his fortune. Rastignac and Doctor Bianchon draw the case to the attention of Judge Popinot, a shabby, scrupulous magistrate, who visits both husband and wife and uncovers what lies behind the Marquis’s supposed madness.
A short, pointed novel from The Human Comedy setting money and rank against plain integrity. Download the free EPUB.