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Dominion, Volume 3, Issue 622, 27 September 1909, Page 8

At a recent renvoi of Victor Hugo's "Le Hoi s Amuse, at tho Comedie Francaise,' a box was reserved .for the poet's daughter, Adele Hugo, whosa life has been a mysterious tragedy. She lives with one companion in a house at Neuilly, and ■ from ono week's end to another never speaks a word.,, Sho is an old .woman now, and, although she, is neither dumb nor insane, sho has spokon no word . since, sho > was 20 years of age. Now and again the;-fancy takes her to go to tho theatre.-Then-a box is hired for her, in which she sits with her companion without a word, without a smile, without n gesture of enjoyment.: : The most curious thing about Adele Hugo is that no one knows exactly what were the details of her life's tragedy. When she was 18 years of ago sho ran away from her lather's house in Guernsey, with an Eng-ishman-an officer in tho army. This much is known, although, tho- name of the officer in question has never been disclosed. His daughter's disappearance was a terriblo - griof to tho poet, who spent largo sums..of money looking' for her.: After nearly two years Adelo Hugo was found wandonng about tho streets of New York saytng—"l am Victor Hugo's daughter; help me! She was sent back to her father, but she has never spoken.sincc, and ho ono knows exactly what sho suiTcrcd. A stock sqlo will bo hold at Johnßonville to. .morrow by Messrs. Abraham and. Williams, Ltd.;