Meissonier, his life and his art . SHEET OF SKETCHES. protection. Or else they must sit on their thrones and look at theExhibition from afar, and regret they cannot attend it. That time I met General Cialdini, at Evian, he used to tell me aboutthe terrible stiffness of the Court of Savoy, the oldest in Victor Emmanuel was given over by the doctors, the wholeCourt before him, and did him farewell obeisance. The King, MEMORIES 301 who had many traits (as of courage and gallantry) in common with our. OAK WALK AT ANTIBES. MLLE. nEZANSON (mADAME MEISSONIER). Henri Ouatre, had al
Meissonier, his life and his art . SHEET OF SKETCHES. protection. Or else they must sit on their thrones and look at theExhibition from afar, and regret they cannot attend it. That time I met General Cialdini, at Evian, he used to tell me aboutthe terrible stiffness of the Court of Savoy, the oldest in Victor Emmanuel was given over by the doctors, the wholeCourt before him, and did him farewell obeisance. The King, MEMORIES 301 who had many traits (as of courage and gallantry) in common with our. OAK WALK AT ANTIBES. MLLE. nEZANSON (mADAME MEISSONIER). Henri Ouatre, had already suffered from a miliary fever which wouldnot come out, and was choking him ; he sent for Cialdini, to whom he 302 MEISSONIER was much attached, to be with him. On this occasion the Court hadactually taken its formal farewell. Then his doctor, who was at his witsends, caught sight of a bottle of pale sherry on the table and poured itdown his patients throat. It saved him. Waking up the next morn-ine, the Kine felt himself again, and forthwith embraced Cialdini,whose fear of catching the eruption would have made him with this proof of the royal regard. The King put his thumbto his lips and made the gesture of a person drinking in brief recognitionof the means of his recovery. The royal kiss did give Cialdini theeruption, and he had not forgotten the experience. The King would not admit the Crown Prince to his Council-board,nor permit him to have any knowledge of State affairs. Cavour could
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