Gambetta: life and letters . d that you willnot be more angry with me for the silence caused bymy desire to spare you any anxiety, than you were duringthat memorable evening walk at Cahors when you flewinto such a passion because I did not recognise you. IfI did not know how easily you all lose your tempers, Imight misconstrue your silence; but I know how goodyou are and I only remember your kindness. . Adrien H^brard told us lately how Gambetta happenedto meet Bismarck about this time in a cafi near theopera-house renowned for its excellent German was very hot weather just then and th
Gambetta: life and letters . d that you willnot be more angry with me for the silence caused bymy desire to spare you any anxiety, than you were duringthat memorable evening walk at Cahors when you flewinto such a passion because I did not recognise you. IfI did not know how easily you all lose your tempers, Imight misconstrue your silence; but I know how goodyou are and I only remember your kindness. . Adrien H^brard told us lately how Gambetta happenedto meet Bismarck about this time in a cafi near theopera-house renowned for its excellent German was very hot weather just then and the Exhibitionwas in full swing. Hebrard and Gambetta were seatedbefore two mugs of foaming beer, chatting gaily, whenBismarck, in full uniform, accompanied by an aide-de-camp and probably on his way back from some officialreception which had evidently made him very thirsty,entered the cafi and called for four or five large mugsof beer which he drank off one after the other. The colossus seemed amused by the attention with. Mme Joseph GAMBETTA,Gambettas Mother GAMBETTA THE ADVOCATE 247 which the iwo friends watched him: he had just van-quished Austria at Sadowa and annexed Hanover not-withstanding the protests of his compatriots. Gambetta,without thinking what he was about, seized his com-panions mug and was just going to drink its contents,when Hebrard caught his arm and said with a laugh— I say! Thats my beer youre going to drink: doyou think youve got hold of Hanover? Whereupon Bismarck, instead of being offended atthis remark, burst into loud laughter with our twofriends. Gambettas manifold duties at the Palais de justicewere becoming powerless to deter him from taking aninterest in political affairs; he realised, by the shiverof expectation which was passing through the oppositionparty of which he was one of the youthful leaders, andby the ever-increasing disorder of the Imperialists, thata political revolution was about to overthrow bothEmpire and Emperor. More assiduous
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