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Monsieur de la Baudraye, a sallow and almost diaphanous creature, would have been engaged by the Bailli de Ferrette as first gentleman-in-waiting if that diplomatist had been the Grand Duke of Baden instead of being merely his envoy.
"You know the dramatist," said Rose Euclid, apparently disappointed by the effect on Edward Henry of the name of Carlo Trent. "Really!" said Edward Henry. "I hope he won't mind me being in a dressing-gown." The gentleman-in-waiting, obsequiously restive, managed to choose the supper himself. Leaving, he reached the door just in time to hold it open for the entrance of Mr. Marrier and Mr.
At the period I allude to a madame de Blessac, a very well-looking woman, took upon herself to be very kindly disposed towards the gentleman-in-waiting. She told him so, and thereupon M. de D n ranged himself under her banner, and swore eternal constancy.
At the period I allude to a madame de Blessac, a very well-looking woman, took upon herself to be very kindly disposed towards the gentleman-in-waiting. She told him so, and thereupon M. de D n ranged himself under her banner, and swore eternal constancy.
But he had a beautiful death, for he died in consequence of an illness contracted when saving a life from shipwreck he who, with his own hand, had taken the lives of so many! Monsieur Voltaire, gentleman-in-waiting to Frederick the Great, possessor of the much prized Order Pour Le Merite, Academician, and many other things besides, had been for three years a guest at Sans-Souci, near Potsdam.
Nothing had occurred to justify such charges, save that at the period of the truce he had accepted from the King of France a fee of 20,000 florins for extra official and legal services rendered him a dozen years before, and had permitted his younger son to hold the office of gentleman-in-waiting at the French court with the usual salary attached to it.
Next day the imperial gentleman-in-waiting, the Comte de Turenne, came to Balashev and informed him of the Emperor Napoleon's wish to honor him with an audience.
"Come away, your highness," murmured the gentleman-in-waiting, in the princess's ear. "This is a farce." "Stand back and wait," she replied sternly, and he obeyed. Meanwhile the organ-grinder had observed the newcomers and was showing every tooth in his head at the prospect of a rich harvest of coppers. In a minute he ceased playing.
Monsieur de la Baudraye, a sallow and almost diaphanous creature, would have been engaged by the Bailli de Ferrette as first gentleman-in-waiting if that diplomatist had been the Grand Duke of Baden instead of being merely his envoy.
'Is it possible? said the gentleman-in-waiting. 'I should never have thought it was like that. How common it looks! Seeing so many grand people must have frightened all its colours away. 'Little nightingale! called the kitchen-maid quite loud, 'our gracious emperor wishes you to sing to him! 'With the greatest of pleasure! said the nightingale, warbling away in the most delightful fashion.
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