Pretty Jeanne Debray is in love with her cousin Raymond; gentle Mrs. Debray favors the attachment, but Mr. Debray, suddenly becoming aware of the truth, drives Raymond from the house. Encouraged by Mrs. Debray, the young man returns to ask...See morePretty Jeanne Debray is in love with her cousin Raymond; gentle Mrs. Debray favors the attachment, but Mr. Debray, suddenly becoming aware of the truth, drives Raymond from the house. Encouraged by Mrs. Debray, the young man returns to ask for the hand of his love, but the occasion is inopportune, for Mr. Debray is suffering from a violent toothache. The lover departs, heartbroken, and Jeanne gives herself over to despair. Gazing at the laudanum her father is applying to his tooth, she contemplates suicide. The mother anticipates her, and replaces the drug with water. The lovers agree upon a suicide pact, if they cannot be united on earth, they will join each other among the stars. They meet at the last trysting place, and after swallowing the supposed poison, embrace, eagerly awaiting death. There they are discovered by the agitated father and the composed mother, still waiting for death! Papa repents of his cruelty, and the lovers gladly abandon their dreams oi the stars! Written by
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