bas bleu

“Fanny writes to Mrs. Lock: I quite fear with you that even the bas bleu will not recompense [you] for the loss of the Junipère society.”

Juniper Hall: A Rendezvous of Certain Illustrious Personages during the French Revolution, Including Alexandre D'Arblay and Fanny Burney

“Your kind letter, my beloved Fredy, was most thankfully received, and we rejoice the house and situation promise so much local comfort; but I quite fear with you that even the bas bleu will not recompense the loss of the "Junipre" society.”

The Diary and Letters of Madame D'Arblay — Volume 3