. Life in the Tuileries under the second empire. selectwhat I ought to wear, hastily changing my attireaccording to her instructions. A fresh ordeal nowawaited me: presentation to the Comtesse de Tas-cher, Princess Amelie von der Leyen, the Durch-laucht or Serene Highness, as the German servantsalways called her. My pupils came to fetch me,leading the way down a dark, narrow, winding stair-case, then through a wide passage paved in whiteand black marble, and through folding-doors, whichmy eldest pupil opened, drawing back courteouslyto leave me full precedence. I then entered a large,handsome
. Life in the Tuileries under the second empire. selectwhat I ought to wear, hastily changing my attireaccording to her instructions. A fresh ordeal nowawaited me: presentation to the Comtesse de Tas-cher, Princess Amelie von der Leyen, the Durch-laucht or Serene Highness, as the German servantsalways called her. My pupils came to fetch me,leading the way down a dark, narrow, winding stair-case, then through a wide passage paved in whiteand black marble, and through folding-doors, whichmy eldest pupil opened, drawing back courteouslyto leave me full precedence. I then entered a large,handsome room hung round with pictures, andrichly furnished, where stood a group of ladies ele-gantly dressed; one of them, the Duchess, cameforward immediately, and led me to a dignifiedelderly lady seated in a deep window, whose featuresat once reminded me vividly of all the historicalportraits of German princesses I had seen in pic-ture-galleries. Next, I made my obeisance to herhusband, General Comte de Tascher de la Pagerie, npi pi->r nO HPI OPI. » 0 - 2 R 2
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