Upon his return, he catalogues the library of Gabry and meets the granddaughter of Clementine, his former love.  
The title character of this novel was separated from his love because her father was a royalist and his uncle was a Bonapartist.  That character takes a trip to Sicily in search of the manuscript of The Golden Legend, and while there he is reacquainted with Princess Trepoff, later his benefactress.  Upon his return, he catalogues the library of Gabry and meets the granddaughter of Clementine, his former love.  Unable to deal with the girl's guardians, he commits the title action and kidnaps young Jeanne.  FTP, name this gentle novel about an old bibliophile by Anatole France.
The title character of this novel was separated from his love because her father was a royalist and his uncle was a Bonapartist.  
The Crime of Sylvestre Bonnard