| The Comtesse de Chagny, nee de Moerogis de La Martyniere, had died in giving birth to Raoul, who was born twenty years after his elder brother. |
| Unlike her brother, Madame la Comtesse was tall and majestically built. |
| The Comtesse de la Fayette twitched nervously, her pointed nose turned aristocratically upward, her displeasure evident in her glance. |
| The Comtesse sat down, and then lolled back on the short grass. |
| To the Comtesse Seraphina San Severino, with the respectful homage of sincere and deep admiration. |
| Comtesse de Bouchaud is a fairylike thing, with white petals edged lavender, delicately curled. |
