My Life, from 1815 to 1849 (Volume 2) - Charles Loftus

This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated.1877 Excerpt: ... CHAPTER X. Havre--French Boasting--Paris--Palais Royal--English and French Cookery--The Douane--Versailles--French Insolence Punished--A Prussian Policeman--The Chevalier Mechado's Mansion--Going to the Guillotine--Cavalry Inspection--St. Cloud--Strange Noises in our Lodgings--A Maison de Sante--St. Germain--Louis Philippe--Lyons--Grenoble Alevart--Excursion to the Mountains. TT7E had a good passage, and the following "" morning found me at nine o'clock at St. Adresse, in the snug little abode 1 had hired when I left my family for England. We remained here a fortnight longer, and then, wishing to show my daughter more of the scenery of the country, we took the boat going up to Rouen. I had never been up the Seine before myself, so it was a double pleasure to me to visit all the spots with which our History of England renders us so familiar. At Rouen we found a comfortable hotel, and the next day was spent in visiting the beautiful cathedral, and other places of interest. The next day we continued our journey to Paris, on our way to which city three French gentlemen, one of them an elderly man, the others appearing to be his grandsons, got into the train with us. On passing through a part of the country well clothed with wood, the old gentleman said, turning to my wife--"See, madame--that is the spot where we put the Prussians hors-de-combat, and prevented their entering Paris." "And when was that?" said I. "After the battle of Saint-Jean" (Waterloo). "Bien, Monsieur, mais, cependant, how came it that they got there V Upon this he flew into a violent passion, tugging at his poor moustache, and swearing in French at the English, and everybody not French, all of whom were " diables." This was too much for the amused, risible faculties of my truly English dear ...