. Their majesties as I knew them; personal reminiscences of the kings and queens of Europe . THE TSAR NICHOLAS II 143 It was after a luncheon at the Elysee. NicholasII had told President Faure that he would like tocall on the president of the Senate and expresseda wish to go to the Palais du Luxembourg, if possi-ble, incognito. A landau was at once provided,without an escort; and the Emperor stepped in,accompanied by General de Boisdeffre. At thathour, the peaceful Luxembourg quarter was almostdeserted. The people in the streets, expecting theiTsar to drive back from the Russian Embassy, haddr
. Their majesties as I knew them; personal reminiscences of the kings and queens of Europe . THE TSAR NICHOLAS II 143 It was after a luncheon at the Elysee. NicholasII had told President Faure that he would like tocall on the president of the Senate and expresseda wish to go to the Palais du Luxembourg, if possi-ble, incognito. A landau was at once provided,without an escort; and the Emperor stepped in,accompanied by General de Boisdeffre. At thathour, the peaceful Luxembourg quarter was almostdeserted. The people in the streets, expecting theiTsar to drive back from the Russian Embassy, haddrifted in that direction to cheer him. Wishing first to find out if M. Loubet was de Boisdeffre had ordered the coachmanto stop a few yards from the palace, opposite thegate of the Luxembourg gardens. He thenalighted to go and enquire and to tell the presidentof the Senate that an august visitor was waiting athis door. The Tsar, left alone in the carriage and delightedat feehng free and at his ease, looked out of thewindow with all the zest of a schoolboy playingtruant. He s
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