France 's relations with women were always turbulent .
In 1888 he began a relationship with Madame Arman de Caillavet , who conducted a celebrated literary salon of the Third Republic ; the affair lasted until shortly before her death in 1910 .
France 's relations with women were always turbulent , and in 1888 he began a relationship with Madame Arman de Caillavet , who conducted a celebrated literary salon of the Third Republic ; the affair lasted until shortly before her death in 1910 .