Secret memoirs; the court of royal Saxony, 1891-1902The story of Louise, crown princess, from the pages of her diary, lost at the time of her elopement from Dresden with MAndré ("Richard") Giron . uchess, not found in schoolbooks. On the day before her entry into Paris, he said, andwhen they were destined to meet for the first time, Napo-leon waylaid his bride-to-be at Courcelles and withoutceremony entered her carriage. They rushed past villages,through towns en fete and at last, at nine oclock in theevening, reached the palace of Compiegne. There theEmperor cut short the addresses of welcome
Secret memoirs; the court of royal Saxony, 1891-1902The story of Louise, crown princess, from the pages of her diary, lost at the time of her elopement from Dresden with MAndré ("Richard") Giron . uchess, not found in schoolbooks. On the day before her entry into Paris, he said, andwhen they were destined to meet for the first time, Napo-leon waylaid his bride-to-be at Courcelles and withoutceremony entered her carriage. They rushed past villages,through towns en fete and at last, at nine oclock in theevening, reached the palace of Compiegne. There theEmperor cut short the addresses of welcome, presentationsand compliments, and taking Marie Louise by the handconducted her to his private apartments. Next morningthey had breakfast in bed. The marriage ceremony tookplace a few days later. Thats love, said the Baron, shooting significantglances at me. Henry Quatre did the same to Marie de Medici—anItalian like you, Imperial Highness. Anna didnt know what to make of it, and as for me,my tongue stuck to the roof of my mouth. The impudent fellow seems to have misinterpreted oursilence, for, brazen like the Due de Richelieu, who boastedof sleeping in the beds of queens, he continued:. 44 THE STORY OF LOUISE Catharine the Great, too, knew what love was. Onefine afternoon when she wasnt a day older than you, Im-perial Highness, she looked out of the window of her roomat Castle Peterhof. In the garden below a sentinel, veryhandsome, very Herculean, very brave, was pacing up anddown. Catharine, then Imperial Grand-duchess and onlyjust married, made a sign to the soldier. The giant, aban-doning his rifle, jumped below the window and Catharinejumped onto his shoulders from the second story. Thats real love, concluded the Baron. Anna got frightened and fled down the avenue, but Ihad the weakness to remain at the Barons side until wereached the palace. Alas, Frederick Augustus wasnt as good a talker asthe Baron. FREDERICK AUGUSTUS. REIGNING KING OF SAXONYLouises Ex-Husband 44 -j
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