. Life in the Tuileries under the second empire. because it is right that she should be treatedas a royal princess. During the Empire, even in her early youth, noone dared to show the least familiarity in her pres-ence; but the stiff decorum of her circle did notmake home life particularly agreeable. During theday, her ladies accompanied her to the churches,where they unwillingly awaited her pleasure forhours; in the evening they were seated round atable with their work, while the Princess herselfdiligently plied her needle, speaking very littleand not encouraging anyone else to do so. Somelad
. Life in the Tuileries under the second empire. because it is right that she should be treatedas a royal princess. During the Empire, even in her early youth, noone dared to show the least familiarity in her pres-ence; but the stiff decorum of her circle did notmake home life particularly agreeable. During theday, her ladies accompanied her to the churches,where they unwillingly awaited her pleasure forhours; in the evening they were seated round atable with their work, while the Princess herselfdiligently plied her needle, speaking very littleand not encouraging anyone else to do so. Someladies, accustomed more to the brusque ways ofthe master of the house than to the tact requiredin the presence of a kings daughter, tried to speakof public affairs, wondering, for instance, how mat-ters would end between Victor Emmanuel and PopePius IX., which must evidently have been mostdispleasing to the Princess Clotilde. Scarcely look-ing up, she replied very gently, but so as to effectu-ally silence the indiscreet talkers: The intentions n :. -o 2
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