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Updated: July 29, 2025
"She used to speak freely of all her English friends," continued Lopez; "for you see she had not many, having lived so long in Spain; and so I was surprised to hear you speak of her as so intimate a friend." "Well," said Harry, "my acquaintance with her is not of very long standing." "You were not acquainted with her at Madrid?" said Lopez. "No," said Harry, dreamily.
The Spanish ambassador at Brussels remonstrated, however, at the thought of restoring his precious conquest, obtained without loss of time, money, or blood, into the hands of heretics, at least before consultation with the government at Madrid and without full consent of the King.
The King hesitated, but the Princess made him accept it, and the corregidor of Madrid, Ronquillo, a man of obscure origin, was nominated to the presidentship.
The instructions which he received from Versailles on this occasion well deserve to be studied; for they furnish a key to the policy systematically pursued by his master towards England during the twenty years which preceded our revolution. The advices from Madrid, Lewis wrote, were alarming.
In all his plannings it was Pepita José had thought of first. Madrid to him was only a sort of setting for Pepita; the clean, comfortable cottage a home for Pepita; the roses and lemon blossoms she would wear in her hair; under the fine grape-vines she would sit in the evening and play on her guitar. His wages would give her comfort and buy her pretty simple dresses.
Making all personal considerations bend to the order of seniority, he entrusted the command to Marshal Soult, thus investing him with supreme authority over Marshals Mortier and Ney. The order reached Madrid at the moment when the leaders of the armies were most keenly antagonistic.
To thousands swelled, the soldiery and people Surround the palace; and reports are spread That Carlos is a prisoner that his life Is threatened. And the mob demand to see Him living, or Madrid will be in flames. Defend the king! Fly, sire! your life's in danger. As yet we know not who has armed the people. Stands my throne firm, and am I sovereign yet Over this empire? No! I'm king no more.
In conclusion, the writers begged his Majesty not to throw the blame upon them, if mischance should follow the neglect of this warning. It was despatched undercover to Charles de Tisnacq, a Belgian, and procurator for the affairs of the Netherlands at Madrid, a man whose relations with Count Egmont were of a friendly character.
You know how here at home they are also trying to force the Emperor into a war You will leave this package at the Embassy in Paris. It must be there at the Rue de Lille to-morrow noon. To do so you will have to catch the Orient Express at half-past three this morning. At the Paris legation you will receive another package which you will take on to Madrid.
"Eh! monseigneur; whether it be to be spent or put away is of very little consequence to me, since none of these millions are mine." "These millions are the king's; it is the king's money I am reckoning. Well, what were we saying? You always interrupt me!" "Seven millions upon Bordeaux." "Ah! yes; that's right. Upon Madrid four millions.
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