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Then the manner in which she prepared herself for artistic triumph is equally suggestive of the artificial and the conventional: 'Elle se drape, we are told, 'avec un art merveilleux; au theatre elle fait preuve d'études intelligentes de la statuaire antique. It was in the external form rather than by sympathetic emotion that she wooed the tragic muse. Véron compares her to Thiers.
These views were not in the least shared by Gambetta, who believed as, indeed, most Frenchmen and most foreigners believed in 1870 that a general uprising in France would be sufficient to crush the Prussians. Thiers knew better; his policy was to save France for herself and from herself at the same time. We already know the story.
The debate was opened by M. Thiers in an eloquent speech at the sitting of 4th December. He proved, and the proof was not difficult, that no reliance could be placed on the word of Victor Emmanual or Italian promises. “The House of Savoy,” said he, “goes to a falcon hunt with Garibaldi. If the latter fails he is taken to Caprera.
The success of institutions depends in the last resort on the character of those who work them; and the testimony of all observers is that the character of Frenchmen has slowly but surely changed in the direction which Thiers pointed out in the dark days of February 1871 as offering the only means of a sound national revival "Yes: I believe in the future of France: I believe in it, but on condition that we have good sense; that we no longer use mere words as the current coin of our speech, but that under words we shall place realities; that we have not only good sense, but good sense endowed with courage."
At all events, a compliment to the lady whom Graham had so admired could do no harm. "How well Mademoiselle Cicogna looked last night!" "Did she? It seemed to me that, in health at least, she did not look very well. Have you heard what day M. Thiers will speak on the war?" "Thiers? No. Who cares about Thiers? Thank heaven his day is past!
They are a mass of most interesting and instructive materials, but very few persons will master them, whilst the trash that Thiers calls history circulates broadcast in Europe. I heard in Paris on Sunday that 65,000 copies of his 20th volume are already sold. To Mr. Dempster C. O., September 12th.
I was not at ease with him, though, for he was the cause of the fall of the Empire, and, although I am very republican, I liked the Emperor Napoleon III. He had been too trustful, but very unfortunate, and it seemed to me that Rochefort insulted him too much after his misfortune. I also frequently saw Paul de Remusat, the favourite of Thiers.
The law of the 31st May is abrogated 'Well done! Universal suffrage is re-established 'Also well done! The reactionary majority has been driven away 'Admirable! Thiers is arrested 'Capital! Changarnier is seized 'Bravo! Round each placard there are claqueurs. Ratapoil explains his coup d'état to Jacques Bonhomme, Jacques Bonhomme takes it all in.
True, the penalty of following Thiers was to be exploited by the landlord and capitalist; but then the penalty of following Pyat was to get shot like a mad dog, or at best get sent to New Caledonia, quite unnecessarily and uselessly. To put it in terms of Wagner's allegory, Alberic had got the ring back again and was marrying into the best Walhall families with it.
Such was the strange missive, aimed not only at the captain in command of the ship, but also, with an evident intention to wound, at the King's son an application in a very small way of that maxim so dear to M. Thiers, "the King reigns but he does not govern."
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