esclandre

An esclandre of that sort would kill her, I do believe.

The History of Pendennis 2006

By the scene which you witnessed yesterday, my good young friend, and all that painful esclandre on the promenade, you must see how absurd, and dangerous, and wicked — yes, wicked it is for parents to allow intimacies to spring up between young people, which can only lead to disgrace and unhappiness.

The Newcomes 2006

“Shall you tell Madame Beck what you have found, and cause a stir — an esclandre?”

Villette 2003

I thought I ought to tell, and said so; adding that I did not believe there would be either stir or esclandre: Madame was much too prudent to make a noise about an affair of that sort connected with her establishment.

Villette 2003

So strong is her determination to avoid an _esclandre_, and so masterly is her manner of carrying out her will, that both men instinctively obey her.

Molly Bawn Margaret Wolfe Hamilton

Not that she made an _esclandre_ of any sort, but _one could see_!

April's Lady A Novel Margaret Wolfe Hungerford

In a great city like Paris there might arise an occasion of escape from control at any moment, and Heaven alone knew what _esclandre_ might ensue upon a single escapade.

Despair's Last Journey David Christie Murray

She had suffered from these snubs before, but had never had the chance of forcing an esclandre, as a result of her own humiliation.

The Elusive Pimpernel Emmuska Orczy Orczy 1906

Well! all that was a lie, of course, a cunning method of gaining access into her house; of that she had already been convinced, when Candeille provoked the esclandre which led to the challenge.

The Elusive Pimpernel Emmuska Orczy Orczy 1906

After conferring together for a few moments, Tristan and Kurvenal agree that it will be wiser to appease the irate beauty by yielding to her wishes, than to have an _esclandre_, and Tristan prepares to appear before her.

Stories of the Wagner Opera 1894