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Title: Memoirs of Madame Junot (Duchesse D'Abrantès)
Year: 1895 (1890s)
Authors: Abrantès, Laure Junot, duchesse d', 1784-1838
Subjects: Napoleon I, Emperor of the French, 1769-1821 France -- History Consulate and First Empire, 1799-1815
Publisher: Paris Boston : Napoleon Society
Contributing Library: University of California Libraries
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s previously that her love for France wasnaturally very much diminished. As to the hiddengovernment, the Baron de Bretueil is the individualwho is most to be reproached on that score. While hedeclared it to be his wish to establish the English Con-stitution in France, he would have introduced the Consti-tution of Constantinople if there had been such a thing.That man did a great deal of mischief in France, withhis loud voice and narrrow ideas. My mother described to me the enthusiastic admirationwith which the Queen was received on one occasion whenshe appeared at the opera soon after her marriage. Theperformance was Ijphigenie en Aulicle. The Queen arrivedvery late, and the fine chorus, Chantons, celebrons notreHeine, had just been sung. As soon as the Queen entered,the repetition of the chorus was unanimously called for,and it was sung by the whole audience with such affec-tionate ardour that the Queen melted into tears. Alas! Madame Jiinot. Photo-Etching. — From a rare old print.
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THE QUEEN AND M. DE VERGENNES. 43 unfortunate princess, how soon was this love changed tohatred! The following is one of the many circumstances whichcombined to effect that change. While M. de Vergenneawas in the department of Foreign Affairs, he was one daysummoned by the Queen on some very singular busi-The Queens brother, the Emperor, had requestedher to obtain a loan of twelve millions for him. Ofcourse, it was understood that the money was to berepaid; but, in the public ferment which then existed,it was necessary that both the loan and the repaymentshould be kept a profound secret The matter was very difficult; for, on the Queens ownacknowledgment, the King was decidedly opposed to it.The Queen informed M. de Vergennea that she wishedhim to devise some means of raising the money, and,above all, of inducing the King to consent to it With all the respect I entertain for your Majesty,replied the Minister, I am unfortunately obliged to dis-obey your commanda The State Treasury is em

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