Within royal palaces : a brilliant and charmingly written inner view of emperors, kings, queens, princes and princesses ... . d, far from being indulged because he wasHeir to the Throne, he was early taught that less immunitiesand orreater efforts were his lot in life. Good examples have not been wanting. From his boy-hood he has seen his parents conscientiously fulfilling their duties, sacrificino- theirtastes and inclinationsto the exiofcncies ofroyalty, forsaking theirwell-beloved Monza, themost perfect residencein the fertile plains ofLombardy, to visit inrotation Tu rin, Florence,Rome, an
Within royal palaces : a brilliant and charmingly written inner view of emperors, kings, queens, princes and princesses ... . d, far from being indulged because he wasHeir to the Throne, he was early taught that less immunitiesand orreater efforts were his lot in life. Good examples have not been wanting. From his boy-hood he has seen his parents conscientiously fulfilling their duties, sacrificino- theirtastes and inclinationsto the exiofcncies ofroyalty, forsaking theirwell-beloved Monza, themost perfect residencein the fertile plains ofLombardy, to visit inrotation Tu rin, Florence,Rome, and Naples, andin each city, in eachprovince, making theirname respected andtheir sovereigntyrevered. Prince VictorEmmanuel worships hisbeautiful mother, andthe ties that unite themare closer and moretender than is often thecase even in the privatedomestic circle. Unbounded confidence exists in their inter-course, spontaneous on one side, unexacting on the understand each other with a word, a look, a mutepressure of the hand, and when their eyes meet they have atouching, tender glance, which is almost a CROWN PRINCE OF ITALY. THE ROYAL FAMILY OP ITALY. 169 Queen Marguerite has had the courage not to spoil her sonby over-indulgence. She has carried out, or allowed herhusbands system to be carried out, and by her judicioustraining has developed the truthfulness and respect for hisword which the King so highly prizes. The young Princehas given many instances of his steadfast loyalty and affec-tion for his mother; insignificant little traits, perhaps, butshowing sufficiently of what stuff he is made. Once at home,when he couid not have been more than seven years old, hewas called into the drawino--room after dinner and told to o-oand speak with an Italian Ambassador at Berlin, Count deLaunay, who was on a visit to his parents. He advanced atonce and shook hands ; the Count immediately attempted todraw him into conversation ; the child, who, however, did notseem in
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