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Its present owner was André Duchatel, a descendent of the Sieur Duchatel, a cadet of an ancient French noble family, to whom the seigniory was granted by royal letters patent, about the middle of the seventeenth century.
The ministers escaped, but not without difficulty. M. Duchatel, in particular, had a great fright. M. Guizot, three days previously, had quitted the Hotel des Capucines and installed himself at the Ministry of the Interior. He lived there en famille with M. Duchatel. On February 24, MM. Duchatel and Guizot were about to sit down to luncheon when an usher rushed in with a frightened air.
I went about my work with the rest, and took a certain pride in showing them how a British seaman could do his duty. Our curious introduction had given Captain Duchâtel an interest in me. I often caught his eye upon me, and now and again he dropped me a word which was generally a cheerful challenge as to my resolution, and I always replied in kind.
One more swig o' rum an' I'd go easy," and he groaned dolorously. I mixed a pannikin of rum and water and placed it to his lips. He drank greedily, looked up at me with wide-staring eyes, gasped, "Well ! my God!" and died. Captain Duchâtel, as I heard afterwards, and as we ourselves might then judge by the results that came down to us, made a gallant fight of it.
They were Tanneguy Duchatel and some of the chiefs of the Armagnacs who were attempting to regain Paris, where they had observed that the Burgundians were not numerous. Their attempt had no success, and merely gave the Burgundians the opportunity and the signal for a massacre of their enemies.
Immediately he bowed low and returned it to her finger, saying: "Permit me, mademoiselle, to present it to you in my turn so as to save you the embarrassment of asking for it." Mr. Vandam relates among other anecdotes about her that one evening she dined at the house of Comte Duchatel.
By the very statement of the question it was resolved upon. Guizot and Duchâtel thus expressed it to the King: "It is for your Majesty to decide. The Cabinet is ready either to defend to the last the King and conservative policy which we profess, or to accept without a murmur the King's determination to call other men to power.
'Pardon, madame, said my visitor, following and passing me; and then to the newcomer: 'What is it, Alice? 'It is Monsieur Duchatel who is arrived. 'Oh! with a disdainful gesture. 'Je m'en fiche. Let him go. 'But it is the nephew, my dear; not the uncle. 'Ah, the nephew! I come. Bon soir, madams, et bonne nuit. The two peignoirs fluttered down the stairs together.
Reigning, they justly rank themselves as kings, Of gentle wishes they erect their throne, Their harmless realm existeth not in space; Hence should the bard accompany the king, Life's higher sphere the heritage of both! DUCHATEL. My royal liege! I sought to spare thine ear So long as aid and counsel could be found; Now dire necessity doth loose my tongue.
Formerly to rise to such a position, to take in hand the reins of one of the great departments, it was necessary to have a certain exterior, a certain prominence, something of a past to be a Monsieur Thiers, Monsieur Guizot, Monsieur Mole, Monsieur de Rémusat, Monsieur Villemain, Monsieur Duchátel, Monsieur de Falloux or Monsieur de Broglie that is to say, an orator, an author, a historian, somebody in fact.
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