The Deputy of Arcis
The Deputy of Arcis
by Honore de Balzac
Translated by Katharine Prescott Wormeley
PART I
THE ELECTION
I
ALL ELECTIONS BEGIN WITH A BUSTLE
Before beginning to describe an election in the provinces, it is proper to state that the town of Arcis-sur-Aube was not the theatre of the events here related.
The arrondissement of Arcis votes at Bar-sur-Aube, which is forty miles from Arcis; consequently there is no deputy from Arcis in the Chamber.
Discretion, ...