Editing Félix Dupanloup (section)

==Memory==
In the work known as ''[[Illustrissimi]]'', a collection of letters written by [[Pope John Paul I]] when he was Patriarch of [[Venice]], Dupanloup is one of the "recipients" of the letters. There are 40 letters in all, mainly to people in Italian history and fiction, but also to internationally well known fictional and historical characters such as [[Pinocchio]], [[Charles Dickens]], [[Hippocrates]], and [[Jesus]]. Each of the letters tend to be droll and witty, but cleverly turned into a short sermon in order to make a point, whether it is on fashion, pornography, capitalism, or the communications industry.

In his book ''[[My Life and Loves]]'', volume III, chapter 15, [[Frank Harris]] tells of an anecdote he told [[Edward VII|Prince Edward]], The Prince of Wales, about the bishop:
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"There is a story told," I said, "of Monseigneur Dupanloup, Bishop of Orleans, who was supposed to be one of the wittiest men of his time. He was at dinner once with a lady who made a peculiar little noise and then proceeded to shuffle with her feet on the parquet so as to cover the indiscretion with similar sounds.
'Oh, Madame,' said the witty Bishop, 'please don't trouble to find a rhyme; it is not important.'"
The Prince laughed but did not prize the witty word at its real worth.
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