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           Shewouldliketherelicsofgreatpeoplebetter,forI’veseenherNapoleon’scockedhatandgraycoat,hisbaby’scradleandhisoldtoothbrush,alsoMarieAntoinette’slittleshoe,theringofSaintDenis,Charlemagne’ssword,andmanyotherinterestingthings.I’lltalkforhoursaboutthemwhenIcome,buthaven’ttimetowrite.

           ThePalaisRoyaleisaheavenlyplace,sofullofbijouterieandlovelythingsthatI’mnearlydistractedbecauseIcan’tbuythem.Fredwantedtogetmesome,butofcourseIdidn’tallowit.ThentheBoisandChampsElyseesaretresmagnifique.I’veseentheimperialfamilyseveraltimes,theemperoranugly,hard-lookingman,theempresspaleandpretty,butdressedinbadtaste,Ithoughtpurpledress,greenhat,andyellowgloves.LittleNapisahandsomeboy,whositschattingtohistutor,andkisseshishandtothepeopleashepassesinhisfour-horsebarouche,withpostilionsinredsatinjacketsandamountedguardbeforeandbehind.

           WeoftenwalkintheTuileriesGardens,fortheyarelovely,thoughtheantiqueLuxembourgGardenssuitmebetter.PerelaChaiseisverycurious,formanyofthetombsarelikesmallrooms,andlookingin,oneseesatable,withimagesorpicturesofthedead,andchairsforthemournerstositinwhentheycometolament.ThatissoFrenchy.

           OurroomsareontheRuedeRivoli,andsittingonthebalcony,welookupanddownthelong,brilliantstreet.

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