# Diane and Her Friends

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Edition: Boston and New York, Houghton Mifflin Company, 1914. Most, if not all of these stories, were published individually in Harper's Magazine, between 1908 and 1912. Additional stories belonging to this series were published later. Reviews are on the discussion page.
Books by Arthur Sherburne Hardy
* DIANE AND HER FRIENDS. A Novel. Illustrated.
* HIS DAUGHTER FIRST. A Novel.
* THE WIND OF DESTINY. A Novel.
* BUT YET A WOMAN. A Novel.
* PASSE ROSE. A Novel.
* JOSEPH HARDY NEESIMA. A Biographical Sketch. With Portraits.
HOUGHTON MIFFLIN COMPANY Boston and New York
DIANE AND HER FRIENDS
MONSIEUR DE BALLOV HAS ASKED FOR YOUR HAND
.... By .... Arthur Sherburne Hardy
With Illustrations by Elizabeth Shippen Green
COPYRIGHT, 1908, BY CHARLES SCRIBNER'S SONS
COPYRIGHT, 1908, 1909, 1910, 1911, AND 1912, BY HARPER & BROS.
COPYRIGHT, 1914, BY ARTHUR SHERBURNE HARDY
ALL RIGHTS RESERVED
Published October 1914

### CONTENTS

* I. The Defense of Diane ................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................ 1
* II. The Confession of the Countess Anne ................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................ 23
* III. The Way of Diane ................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................ 48
* IV. The Three Experiences of Le Vieux ................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................ 74
* V. The Twelve Green Russian Garnets ................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................ 103
* VI. Aurélie ................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................ 133
* VII. Célimène's Diamonds ................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................ 161
* VIII. The Real Birthday of Dorante ................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................ 191
* IX. The Silver Pencil ................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................ 217
* X. How Dorante Crossed the Rubicon ................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................ 250
* XI. The Ambassador ................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................ 275

### ILLUSTRATIONS

* "MONSIEUR DE BALLOY HAS ASKED FOR YOUR HAND" (Page 280) ................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................ Frontispiece
* "ONE ALWAYS HAS RELATIONS" ................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................ 114
* MONREPOS ................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................ 122
* "I AM ACCUSTOMED TO PRECIPICES" ................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................ 136
* EXPOSED TO THE INCLEMENCY OF THE WEATHER ................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................ 188
* A LITTLE CHILD PLAYING ABOUT THE GARDEN ................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................ 202
* THE CURÉ OF SAINT-MÉDARD FOUND MONREPOS TO HIS LIKING ................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................ 2l8
* DORANTE IN HER CONFIRMATION DRESS ................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................ 256
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