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;Can you forgive a poor sick soul for not coming to you before�察�when you
were all alone�察─�and begging me to come the next day at seven�察�to dine。
There was Lady Charlotte and Lady Stuart de Rothesay�察�who was many
years ambassadress at Paris�察 �and very agreeable。 Then there was Dr。
Holland and Mr。 Stanley�察 �the under´ Secretary of State�察 �etc。 In the
evening came quite an additional party�察�and I passed it most pleasantly。 。 。 。
Your father writes that on Friday he dined at Thiers' with Mignet�察�Cousin�察�
Pontois�察 �and Lord Normanby。 He says such a dinner is ;unique in a
man's life。; ;Mignet is delightful�察�frank�察�open�察�gay�察�full of intelligence�察�and
of that grace which makes society charming。; 。 。 。 Your father to´ day gives
me some account of Thiers。 He is now fifty�此 �he rises at five o'clock
every morning�察 �toils till twelve�察 �breakfasts�察 �makes researches�察 �and then
goes to the Chambers。 In the evening he always receives his friends
except Wednesdays and Thursdays�察�when he attends his wife to the opera
and to the Academie。
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LETTER�此 �To Mr。 and Mrs。 I。P。D。
LONDON�察�January 28th�察�1848
My dear Uncle and Aunt�此 � 。 。 Last Monday I received ��this�А �note
from George Sumner�察�which I thought might interest you�此 �My dear Mrs。
Bancroft�此 �I hasten to congratulate you upon an event most honorable to
Mr。 Bancroft and to our country。 The highest honor which can be
bestowed in France upon a foreigner has just been conferred on him。 He
was chosen this afternoon a Corresponding Member of the Institute。 Five
names were presented for the vacant chair of History。 Every vote but one
was in favor of Mr。 Bancroft ��that one for Mr。 Grote of London�察�author of
the 'History of Greece'��。 A gratifying fact in regard to this election is that
it comes without the knowledge of Mr。 Bancroft�察�and without any of those
preliminary visits on his part�察 �and those appeals to academicians whose
votes are desired�察�that are so common with candidates for vacancies at the
Institute。 The honor acquires double value for being unsought�察 �and I
have heard with no small satisfaction several Members of the Academy
contrast the modest reserve of Mr。 Bancroft with the restless manoeuvres
to which they have been accustomed。 Prescott�察 �you know�察 �is already a
member�察�and I think America may be satisfied with two out of seven of a
class of History which is selected from the world。;
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LETTER�此 �To T。D。 LONDON�察�
February 24�察�1848
My dear Brother�此 � 。 。 Great excitement exists in London to´day at the
reception of the news from France。 Guizot is overthrown�察 �and Count
Mole is made Prime Minister。 The National Guards have sided with the
people�察�and would not fire upon them�察�and that secret of the weakness of
the army being revealed�察�I do not see why the Liberal party cannot obtain
all they want in the end。 Louis Philippe has sacrificed the happiness of
France for the advancement of his own family�察 �but nations in the
nineteenth ��century�А�have learned that they were not made to be the slaves
of a dynasty。 Mr。 Bancroft dines with the French Minister to´day�察 �not
with a party�察 �but quite EN FAMILLE�察 �and he will learn there what the
hopes and fears of the Government are。
February 25th
The news this morning is only from Amiens�察 �which has risen in
support of France。 The railways are torn up all round Paris�察�to prevent
the passage of troops�察�and the roads and barriers are all in possession of
the people。 All France will follow the lead of Paris�察�and what will be the
result Heaven only knows。
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LETTER�此 �To I。P。D。 LONDON�察�
February 26�察�1848
My dear Uncle�此 � 。 。 On Thursday Mr。 Bancroft dined with Count
Jarnac�察�the Minister in the Duc de Broglie's absence�察�and he little dreamed
of the blow awaiting him。 The fortifications and the army seemed to
make the King quite secure。 On Friday Mr。 Bancroft went to dine with
Kenyon�察�and I drove there with him for a little air。 On my return Cates�察�the
butler�察�saluted me with the wondrous news of the deposition and flight of
the royal family�察 �which Mr。 Brodhead had rushed up from his club to
impart to us。 I was engaged to a little party at Mr。 Hallam's�察 �where I
found everybody in great excitement。
Sunday Noon
To´day we were to have dined with Baron de Rothschild�察 �but this
morning I got a note from the beautiful baroness�察�saying that her sister´in´
law and her mother with three children�察�had just arrived from Paris at her
house in the greatest distress�察 �without a change of clothes�察 �and in deep
anxiety about the Baron�察�who had stayed behind。
Our colleagues all look bewildered and perplexed beyond measure。 。 。 。
The English aristocracy have no love for Louis Philippe�察�but much less for
a republic�察�so near at hand�察�and everybody seemed perplexed and uneasy。
Tuesday
On Sunday the Duc de Nemours arrived at the French Embassy�察�and
Monday the poor Duchess de Montpensier�察�the innocent cause of all the
trouble。 No one knows where the Duchess de Nemours and her young
children are�察 �and the King and Queen are entirely missing。 At one
moment it is reported that he is drowned�察�and then�察�again�察�at Brussels。
Wednesday
To´day the French Embassy have received despatches announcing the
new government�察 �and Count Jarnac has immediately resigned。 This
made it impossible for the Duc de Nemours and the Duchess de
Montpensier to remain at the Embassy�察�and they fell by inheritance to Mr。
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Van de Weyer�察�whose Queen is Louis Philippe's daughter。 The Queen has
taken Louis Philippe's daughter�察�Princess Clementine�察�who married Prince
Auguste de Saxe´Coburg to the Palace�察�but for State Policy's sake she can
do nothing about the others。 Mr。 Van de Weyer offered Mr。 Bates's place
of East Sheen�察�which was most gratefully accepted。
Friday
This morning came Thackeray�察 �who is the soul of PUNCH�察 �and
showed me a piece he had written for the next number。
Saturday
The King has arrived。 What a crossing of the Channel�察�pea´jacket�察�
woollen comforter�察 �and all� �The flight is a perfect comedy�察 �and if
PUNCH had tried to invent anything more ludicrous�察�it would have failed。
Panic�察�despotism�察�and cowardice。
These things are much more exciting here than across the water。 We
are so near the scene of action and everybody has a more personal interest
here in all these matters。 The whole week has been like a long play�察�and
now�察�on Saturday night�察�I want nothing but repose。 What a dream it must
be to the chief actors� �The Queen�察�who is always good and noble�察�was
averse to such ignominious flight�察�she preferred staying and taking what
came�察 �and if Madam Adelaide had lived�察 �they would never have made
such a ��word undecipherable�А�figure。 Her pride and courage would have
inspired them。 With her seemed to fly Louis Philippe's star�察 �as
Napoleon's with Josephine。 。 。 。 Mr。 Emerson has just come to London and
we give him a dinner on Tuesday�察�the 14th。 Several persons wish much
to see him�察�and Monckton Milnes reviewed him in BLACKWOOD。
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LETTER�此 �To W。D。B。 LONDON�察�
March 11�察�1848
Dear W。�此 � 。 。 Yesterday we dined at Lord Lansdowne's。 Among the
guests were M。 and Madam Van de Weyer�察 �and Mrs。 Austin�察 �the
translatress�察 �who has been driven over here from Paris�察 �where she has
resided for several years。 She is a vehement friend of Guizot's�察�though a
bitter accuser of Louis Philippe�察 �but how can they be separated�拭�She
interests herself strongly now in all his arrangements�察�and is assisting his
daughters to form their humble establishment。 He and his daughters
together have about eight hundred pounds a year�察 �and that in London is
poverty。 They have taken a small house in Brompton Square�察�a little out
of town�察�and one of those suburban�察�unfashionable regions where the most
accommodations can be had at the least price。 What a change for those
who have witnessed their almost regal receptions in Paris� �The young
ladies bear very sweetly all their reverses。 。 。 。 Guizot
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