From the journal of Ellen Lambert:

Paris - Royalty and Revolution

Charles and I embarked upon a new chapter in our lives as we migrated to Paris where we took on new lives and livelihoods.Part of the fun of donning new identities concerned the titles and airs we could give ourselves.We decided on the Comte and Comtesse de Lanier, Henri-Charles and Elise.Presenting ourselves as aristocrats, the Parisians accepted us right away, particularly those who fawned over titled ...