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  • TILLET (Ferdinand du), had legally a right only to the first part of his name, which was given him on the morning of Saint-Ferdinand's day by the curate of the church of Tillet, a town near Andelys (Eure).

    Repertory of the Comedie Humaine Part 2 Anatole Cerfberr 1865

  • Gaynelle Tillet uses less sugar than most in her fig jam.

    One Big Table Molly O’Neill 2010

  • Rapport de Tillet et Macquer sur le carmin du Sieur Viquesnel, 15 May 1765, AdS pochette.

    The Creation of Color in Eighteenth-Century Europe 2006

  • That night, at the Opera, Felix thought it very natural that she should wish to leave her box and go to that of her sister, and he waited till du Tillet had left his wife to give Marie his arm and take her there.

    A Daughter of Eve 2007

  • “She is an insolent woman,” said du Tillet, picking up the flowers that had fallen on the carpet.

    A Daughter of Eve 2007

  • Finot and des Lupeaulx, a well-matched pair, knew each other well enough to keep upon good terms; they turned away to continue their chat on one of the sofas in the greenroom, and left Lucien with du Tillet, Merlin, and

    A Distinguished Provincial at Paris 2007

  • Lucien and du Tillet bowed, and entered into conversation, and the banker asked Lucien to dinner.

    A Distinguished Provincial at Paris 2007

  • “Well, the lawyer, du Tillet, and Raoul will each have to put up a hundred thousand francs before they embark on the affair,” replied Blondet.

    A Daughter of Eve 2007

  • The clever notary was giving them the history of the discreditable ways in which one du Tillet (a stockbroker then much in favor) had laid the foundations of his fortune; all the ins and outs of the whole disgraceful business were accurately put before them; and the narrator was in the very middle of his tale when M. de Vandenesse heard the clock strike nine.

    A Woman of Thirty 2007

  • “Poor darling!” said Madame du Tillet; “what a mistaken idea you have of my marriage if you think that I can help you!”

    A Daughter of Eve 2007

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