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He entered enthusiastically into the hazardous scheme, agreeing to detail certain regiments at Courbevoie under his own command on the evening of the 9th of August to act as an escort for their Majesties as far as Compiègne if necessary.
"I vote that we row up as far as yonder bend in the river, just to see what lies beyond; and then back to Courbevoie." "Heaven only grant that by that time we shall have enough money left for dinner!" I murmured with a sigh. We rowed up the river as far as the first bend, a distance of about half a mile; and then we rowed on as far as the next bend.
He affectionately thanked M. Colbert, and from that day forward gave him his entire consideration and esteem. M. Colbert was diligent enough to seize upon the millions hidden at Vincennes, the millions secreted in the old Louvre, at Courbevoie and the other country seats.
A friend!" But only from the gently murmuring river far away the melancholy call of a waterfowl seemed to echo mockingly: "A friend!" Just then the clock of Courbevoie Church struck the midnight hour. "It is too late," whispered the men. They did not swear, nor did they curse their leader.
"Will these ladies do us the honor of letting us row them back to Courbevoie?" said Müller, running our boat close in against the sedges, and pulling off his hat as respectfully as if they were duchesses. Mademoiselle Marie repeated the invitation to her aunt, who accepted it at once. "Très volontiers, très volontiers, messieurs" she said, smiling and nodding. "We have rambled out so far so far!
They had been fired upon from Fort Valerien; they had been attacked from Courbevoie; they had been betrayed; they had been sent out without any cannon: ammunition was short; they were not going to stay to be shot down; they were going to the Hôtel de Ville to turn out the traitors who had sent them out without a proper supply of ammunition.
When they got to the crossroads at Courbevoie, they were seized with admiration for the tremendous view down there: on the right was the spire of Argenteuil church, above it rose the hills of Sannois and the mill of Orgemont, while on the left, the aqueduct of Marly stood out against the clear morning sky.
"What is the gentleman saying, mon enfant?" asked the old lady, somewhat anxiously. "Monsieur says that the river is very pretty about Courbevoie, ma tante," replied Mademoiselle Marie, raising her voice. "Ah! ah! and what else?" "Monsieur is a painter." "A painter? Ah, dear me! it's an unhealthy occupation.
At length, on the 14th, the coffin was transferred from the "Dorade" steamer on board the imperial vessel arrived from Paris. In the evening, the imperial vessel arrived at Courbevoie, which was the last stage of the journey. Here it was that M. Guizot went to examine the vessel, and was very nearly flung into the Seine, as report goes, by the patriots assembled there.
Courbevoie!" the passengers were scrambling out en masse and beyond the barrier one saw a confused crowd of charrette and omnibus-drivers, touters, fruit-sellers, and idlers of every description.
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