Project Gutenberg's Memoirs of the Court of St. Cloud, Volume 5, by Lewis GoldsmithThis eBook is for the use of anyone anywhere at no cost and with almost no restrictions whatsoever. You may copy it,give it away or re-use it under the terms of the Project Gutenberg License included with this eBook or online atwww.gutenberg.netTitle: Memoirs of the Court of St. Cloud, Volume 5 Being Secret Letters from a Gentleman at Paris to a Nobleman inLondonAuthor: Lewis GoldsmithRelease Date: December 4, 2004 [EBook #3896]Language: English*** START OF THIS PROJECT GUTENBERG EBOOK COURT OF ST. CLOUD ***Produced by David WidgerMEMOIRS OF THE COURT OF ST. CLOUDBy Lewis GoldsmithBeing Secret Letters from a Gentleman at Paris to a Nobleman in LondonVolume 5BOOK 2.LETTER I.PARIS, September, 1805.MY LORD:—Since my return here, I have never neglected to present myself before our Sovereign, on his days of grandreviews and grand diplomatic audiences. I never saw him more condescending, more agreeable, or, at least, lessoffensive, than on the day of his last levee, before he set out to be inaugurated a King of Italy; nor worse tempered, morepetulant, agitated, abrupt, and rude than at his first grand audience after his arrival from Milan, when this ceremony hadbeen performed. I am not the only one who has made this remark; he did not disguise either his good or ill-humour; and itwas only requisite to have eyes and ears to see and be disgusted at the difference of ...
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