July 7, 1872, Paul Verlaine did to his wife Mathilde suddenly as old as the world, the type that goes down to buy cigarettes and never comes back. Except that it is not party, smoke, but look to the doctor for Mathilde who is sick. Verlaine was then 28 years old, and his wife 10 less. They have been married for almost two years and are the parents of a small George, 7 months.

The couple pitching the last several months because of the misconduct of Paul. Once already, Mathilde has abandoned the matrimonial home, exasperated by the antics of her husband with Rimbaud. But she came back after l...

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