Illustration for chapter 18 of "the prodigal son" by dutton cook, serialized in once a week magazine, volume 6, page 673. The ballet dancer regine pichot, a. K. A. Stephanie boisfleury, described in the story as a "bad, foreign woman," waits for wilford to come see her -- he is supposed to pay her to not reveal that they are married. The boy she is trading hostile glances with is her criminal brother alexis, who is actually nearly 20 years of age. Date: 14 June 1862.
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