Mdlle

Mdlle. de Bovet was a writer of talent and knew English uncommonly well; but in spite of masses of fair hair and vivacious eyes she was certainly very plain.

Oscar Wilde, His Life and Confessions 2007

“Mdlle. de la Vallière,” he says, in another place,

A Philosophical Dictionary 2007

“Eh bien! est-ce que je suis sa bonne — moi?” demanded Mdlle.

The Professor, by Charlotte Bronte 2006

AMOUR-PROPRE has a somewhat marked preponderance in her character; celebrity has a tendency to foster this sentiment, and in her it should be rather repressed — she rather needs keeping down than bringing forward; and then I think, monsieur — it appears to me that ambition, LITERARY ambition especially, is not a feeling to be cherished in the mind of a woman: would not Mdlle.

The Professor, by Charlotte Bronte 2006

I followed the portress, and descending a step, and making a turn, I found myself in a sort of corridor; a side-door opened, Mdlle.

The Professor, by Charlotte Bronte 2006

AFTER all I had profited but imperfectly by the opportunity I had so boldly achieved of speaking to Mdlle.

The Professor, by Charlotte Bronte 2006

Neither could he suspect for an instant the history of my communications with Mdlle.

The Professor, by Charlotte Bronte 2006

I took — I have always taken a real interest in Mdlle.

The Professor, by Charlotte Bronte 2006

Being seated, she proceeded, still with an air of hurry and embarrassment, to open her cabas, to take out her books; and, while I was waiting for her to look up, in order to make out her identity — for, shortsighted as I was, I had not recognized her at her entrance — Mdlle.

The Professor, by Charlotte Bronte 2006

When the lesson was over, I took advantage of the confusion caused by breaking up, to approach Mdlle.

The Professor, by Charlotte Bronte 2006