Pre-Raphaelitism and the pre-Raphaelite brotherhood . ed. I travelled from Marseilles toParis with many English officers and officials. It was apleasure to see them looking forward to the honoursthey had won ; I had been away the full time of theBlack Sea campaign, and I was led to consider thedifference of our nations regard for their work and also had been trying to do the State some service, butalone. The soldiers struggle was of immediate benefit,while of mine the value, if any, would be discoveredonly in the future. I admired the wisdom of rewardingservice that could be estimated a
Pre-Raphaelitism and the pre-Raphaelite brotherhood . ed. I travelled from Marseilles toParis with many English officers and officials. It was apleasure to see them looking forward to the honoursthey had won ; I had been away the full time of theBlack Sea campaign, and I was led to consider thedifference of our nations regard for their work and also had been trying to do the State some service, butalone. The soldiers struggle was of immediate benefit,while of mine the value, if any, would be discoveredonly in the future. I admired the wisdom of rewardingservice that could be estimated at once, and in leavingsuch work as mine to find any honours it might possiblydeserve in the far future. I had met my friend Mike Halliday at Pera comingback from the Crimea, and we travelled together toParis. Thence we took second-class fares, and in doing 83 84 PRE-RAPHAELITISM AND THE chap. so had our Interest aroused in a fact of some historicmoment. Opposite to us sat two buxom Scotchwomen, exul-tant in a matter about which they talked so openly. IK H. H. CEMETERY, PERA. that it was evident they courted inquiry as to theircause of pride. I therefore asked them who were the Emperor and Empress of whom they spoke somuch. Oh, the Emperor Napoleon and the EmpressEugenie, of course, they replied. IV PRE-RAPHAELITE BROTHERHOOD 85 What have you been seeing them about ? Iasked. Oh, the new Prince, of course. I have just come from Constantinople, and I did notknow there was one, I said. Now only think, as if he was a bairn yet! but wereengaged to nurse him when he is born. Oh, shes such adear, and the Emperors quite another, and weve just gottime to go back to Scotland to get our clothes and return,they answered. But if it should be a Princess instead of a Prince ?I suggested. Oh, they chorused, of course it wont be ; theEmperor and Empress have quite made up their mindsthat it must be a son. Thus the affairs of princes, as of mice and men, aresettled for them. In the Crimea, Hallid
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