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Leander-like, he leaped from the wings, dashed to the center of the stage, nodded curtly to the customers, then accepted the baton which was handed to him, with a flourish, by one of the viola players, and, before you could say "Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart," plunged into the opening number. His audiences, particularly the ladies, doted on his conducting technique.
Eugene had been bred up in France, but, having bitterly offended Louis by calling him a stage king for show and a chess king for use, had entered the Emperor's service, and was one of his chief enemies. He aided his cousin, Duke Victor Amadeus of Savoy, in repulsing the French attacks in that quarter, gained a great victory at Turin, and advanced into Provence.
The campaign had opened unfortunately. Against the advice of his generals, Victor Amadeus had given battle to General Catinat, near the abbey of Staffarda, and in spite of all that his kinsman Eugene could do by personal bravery to repair the blunder, the imperialists sustained a most humiliating defeat.
A family named Durand had the honour of giving shelter to their fugitive prince; and when by the forced marches of Prince Eugene deliverance was at hand, King Amadeus conferred the right of burying in their own garden on the family which sheltered him, as well as bequeathed his own silver spoons and drinking-cup to the family.
After striving in vain for more than two years to reconcile and unite the contending factions of Spain, King Amadeus on February 11, 1873, abdicated the royal authority and returned to the nation the powers with which he had been intrusted. The Cortes at once proclaimed a republic.
The end is nigh!" And with these faintly-articulated words, Victor Amadeus fell back upon his pillow and swooned. Eugene returned to his quarters in a state of extreme perplexity. "How is the duke?" cried De Commercy, who shared his lodgings. "I do not know," said Eugene, moodily. "But this I know. we march, not to Grenoble, but back to Turin." "Indeed!"
"Your highness," said she, as though communicating a most agreeable piece of news, "your highness, here is the French ambassador. "Peace, Annetta, peace!" cried Victor Amadeus. But Annetta was too much interested to hear, and she went on with great volubility: "Here he is; I passed him through. Everybody mistook him for Prince Eugene "
To create disaffection in the enemy's country is good policy and it is a policy that will bear us on to Paris." "We are of the same mind," said the other officers, who had kept silence. And now ensued another pause. The casting vote on this momentous question was to be given by Victor Amadeus.
In Letter XIII. Smollett settles down to give his correspondents a detailed description of the territory and people of Nice. Whenever he got near a coast line Smollett could not refrain from expressing decided views. His advice to Victor Amadeus was no doubt as excellent and as unregarded as the advice of naval experts generally is. Of more interest to us is his account of the slave-galleys.
Like Caesar, you come, see, and conquer and that not by your presence, but by your reputation." "Your highness is too modest," said Victor Amadeus, somewhat recovering his voice. "I cannot accept the laurels you have so honorably won. Alas!" continued he, "I fear that I shall never lead an army into battle again!" And, as if exhausted by the thought, he fell back and was silent.
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