CHAPTER XIX.
A new Resilience—Consolation in Sickness—House in the Rue de
Matignon—Its Interior described—The Library—Drive in the Bois de
Boulogne—Atmospheric Influence—The Rocher de Cancale—A _Diner de
Restaurant—_A Gay Sight—Good Taste in Dress innate in
Frenchwomen—Well-appointed Carriages—Soldier-like Air of the Male
Population—Observation of the Emperor Napoleon—Characteristics of the
British Soldier—National Anthem—Changes in the Journey of
Life—Captain Marryat's Naval Officer—Performance of La Tour
d'Auvergne—Letter of Carnot—Distinction awarded to Merit by
Napoleon—National Glory—Effect of Enthusiasm—Villa of the Duchesse
de Montmorency—Residences on the Banks of the Thames—Bagatelle, the
Seat of the Duc de Bordeaux—Earthly Happiness—Domestic
Alterations—High Rents at Paris—Terrace and Aviary—Unsettled Slate,
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