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A King at Verrieres

           HewasoneofNapoleon’sofficersofartillery,andwaschargingabattery.

           Onepersonwashappierthanhe.ShehadfirstseenhimpassfromoneofthefoldingwindowsintheHôteldeVille.Thentakinghercarriageandrapidlymakingalongdetour,shearrivedintimetoshudderwhenhishorsetookhimoutsidetheline.Finallysheputhercarriagetothegallop,leftbyanothergateofthetown,succeededinrejoiningtheroutebywhichtheKingwastopass,andwasabletofollowtheGuardofHonourattwentypacesdistanceinthemidstofanobledust.Sixthousandpeasantscried"LonglivetheKing,"whenthemayorhadthehonourtoharanguehisMajesty.Anhourafterwards,whenallthespeecheshadbeenlistenedto,andtheKingwasgoingtoenterthetown,thelittlecannonbeganagaintodischargeitsspasmodicvolleys.Butanaccidentensued,thevictimbeing,notoneofthecannoneerswhohadprovedtheirmettleatLeipsicandatMontreuil,butthefuturedeputy-mayor,M.deMoirod.Hishorsegentlylaidhimintheoneheapofmudonthehighroad,asomewhatscandalouscircumstance,inasmuchasitwasnecessarytoextricatehimtoallowtheKingtopass.HisMajestyalightedatthefinenewchurch,whichwasdeckedoutto-daywithallitscrimsoncurtains.TheKingwasduetodine,andthenafterwardstakehiscarriageagainandgoandpayhisrespectstothecelebratedrelicofSaintClement.ScarcelywastheKinginthechurchthanJuliengallopedtowardsthehouseofM.deRênal.

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