NEW YORK: CHARLES SCRIBNER'S SONS
LONDON: WILLIAM HEINEMANN
1910
Printed in England
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CONTENTS
| CHAPTER I | |
|---|---|
| Paris, January 2, 1836—Dispute with America—Country Life—Politicsin Paris—Ministerial Crisis—The New Ministry—The"Imitation"—Spring—Lacordaire—M. Thiers—PrinceRoyal's Tour—The Abbé Girolet—The Princes atBerlin—Spanish Affairs—Mme. de Lieven—The Tour ofthe Princes—M. de Talleyrand—Address to the King—Alibaud—Cardinalde Retz—Duc d'Orléans Marriage—Letterfrom Vienna—Duchess Stephanie—Moral Reflections—Revolutionat Lisbon—The Queen of Spain—ThePolitical Prisoners—Outbreak at Strasburg—Deathof Charles X. | [1] |
| CHAPTER II | |
| Paris, April 17, 1837—A Dinner-Party—The Princess Helena—TheMinistry—The Review—London Gossip—The AbbéDupanloup—Marriage Preparations—Fontainebleau—TheKing in Paris—English Politics—Duchesse d'Orléans—Appointments—AtValençay—Queen Victoria—ThePantheon—M. de Salvandy—Private Theatricals—AtRochecotte—Champchevrier—Retrospect. | [81] |
| CHAPTER III | |
| Rochecotte, January 1, 1838—Life at Paris—At Saint-Roch—Villemain—Bonnétable—Princessof Denmark—MarriageProposals. | [146][VIII] |
| CHAPTER IV | |
| Amiens, May 16, 1840—Travel in Belgium—Aix-la-Chapelle—TheArt of Travel—Berlin—Life in Berlin—Princess Albert—TheKing's Illness—Tegel—Death of the King—TheKing's Will—The Funeral—Silesia—Günthersdorf—Wartenberg—Newsfrom Paris—Countess Dohna—Startfor Berlin—At Berlin—Court of Condolence—Dresden—TheCastle—Carlsbad—Löbichau—Nuremberg—Baden—EgyptianQuestion—Umkirch—France and England—ForeignPolitics—Mgr. Affre—Peace or War?—TheLafarge Case—Events in Prussia—Madame Lafarge—FrenchPolitics—Prospects of Peace—Queen Christina—TheNew Ministry—The King's Speech—Thiers andGuizot—News from Berlin—Napoleon's Funeral—Russianfeeling. | [190] |
| APPENDIX I | [321] |
| APPENDIX II | [332] |
| APPENDIX III | [335] |
| APPENDIX IV | [343] |
| APPENDIX V | [357] |
| BIOGRAPHICAL INDEX | [361] |
MEMOIRS OF THE
DUCHESSE DE DINO
CHAPTER I
1836
Paris, January 2, 1836.—M. de Talleyrand is working hard to advance the claims of M. Molé to a seat in the French Academy. He is supported alike by M. Royer-Collard and by the Ministers; hence M. de Villemain found occasion to say, yesterday evening, that all the most diverse and inverse influences were in combination to transport or to export M. Molé to the Academy, and that he himself was strongly in favour of importation, as a seat in the Academy was no obstacle to other posts. This play on words was no less pointed than malicious.
There was much talk of the various speeches delivered before the King on New Year's Day, and in particular of M. Pasquier's speech, which was remarkable for the boldness he displayed in his use of the word "subject," which M. de Villemain called a progressive term.
The King was delighted with Count Apponyi's speech, and the Diplomatic Service were equally pleased with the King's reply. In any case, Fieschi and Mascara[ [1] were so much treasure-trove to all the speech-makers; emotion and sympathy in every degree were noticeable, and M. Dupin was moved even to sobs!