. Lord Grey of the Reform Bill, being the life of Charles, second Earl Grey. ^. \. K/- %.-., Q< o Q Ok4 o 23 o a; --i^iv- P W H wo 5 GREY, PALMERSTON, TALLEYRAND 259 the foreign policy of Grey and Palmerston wroughtwith quiet dignity and won the confidence of all. The Government of Louis Philippe, anxious topreserve peace with England, had sent over as itsambassador the doyen of the diplomatic world, the almostlegendary Prince Talleyrand. Macaulay was not ex-aggerating when he pictured to his sisters the appear-ance in London drawing-rooms of this extraordinarypatriarch : His face is as pal
. Lord Grey of the Reform Bill, being the life of Charles, second Earl Grey. ^. \. K/- %.-., Q< o Q Ok4 o 23 o a; --i^iv- P W H wo 5 GREY, PALMERSTON, TALLEYRAND 259 the foreign policy of Grey and Palmerston wroughtwith quiet dignity and won the confidence of all. The Government of Louis Philippe, anxious topreserve peace with England, had sent over as itsambassador the doyen of the diplomatic world, the almostlegendary Prince Talleyrand. Macaulay was not ex-aggerating when he pictured to his sisters the appear-ance in London drawing-rooms of this extraordinarypatriarch : His face is as pale as that of a corpse, and wrinkled to afrightful degree. His eyes have an odd glassy stare quite peculiarto them. His hair, thickly powdered and pomatumed, hangsdown his shoulders on each side as straight as a pound of tallowcandles. Creevey adds that at table he used to make the cursedestnasty noises in his throat and was detested by Greysladies. But Greys own dealings with Talleyrand wereintimate and friendly, and greatly contributed to thepeace of Europe. On December 21, 18
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