THREE:The brothers of Napoleon came to see the pictures of Mme. Le Brun, which Lucien especially greatly admired.
THREE:The brothers of Napoleon came to see the pictures of Mme. Le Brun, which Lucien especially greatly admired.
THREE:Avec largent de son fatras
THREE:Où les aurait-il prises?Cherchez, Messieurs les magistrats
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THREE:The chanoinesses were free to take vows or not, either at the prescribed age or later. If they did not, they had only the honour of the title of Countess and the decorations of the order. If they did, they got one of the dwellings and a good pension, but they could not marry, and must spend two out of every three years there; with the other year they could do as they liked. They might also adopt as a niece a young chanoinesse on condition she always stayed with them and took the vows when she was the proper age. Her adopted aunt might leave her all her jewels, furniture, &c., as well as her little house and pension. One of them wished to adopt Flicit, but her mother would not consent. They stayed there six weeks and then went home, Flicit in despair at leaving the nuns, [354] who petted and loaded her with bonbons, but much consoled by being called Madame.
THREE:Take it, mon ami, she said, I am your country-woman, you need not be ashamed to receive a little help from me.
THREE:Madame Victoires favourite was the Comte de Provence. She found that he had the most sense and brains, and prophesied that he would repair the faults his brothers would commit.She spoke in the inflated style of the time, which belonged especially to the ranting, extravagant, theatrical phraseology of that strange collection of individuals who now held supreme power in the country so recently the most civilised and polished in the world.