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Updated: May 10, 2025
His mind was only lucid for about two or three hours a day, at least so M. Pilorge, his former secretary, told me. When in February he was apprised of the proclamation of the Republic he merely remarked: "Will you be any the happier for it?" When his wife died he attended the funeral service and returned laughing heartily which, said Pilorge, was a proof that he was of weak mind.
M. Decazes, who was liberal to a degree, reigned. Chateaubriand stood every morning at his window at No. 27 Rue Saint-Dominique, clad in footed trousers, and slippers, with a madras kerchief knotted over his gray hair, with his eyes fixed on a mirror, a complete set of dentist's instruments spread out before him, cleaning his teeth, which were charming, while he dictated The Monarchy according to the Charter to M. Pilorge, his secretary.
I was quite absorbed in the beautiful anthems of the service, when an usher told me some one wished to speak with me. It was Hyacinth Pilorge, my secretary. He handed to me a letter and a royal ordinance, saying at the same time, 'Sir, you are no longer a minister. The Duke de Rauzan, Superintendent of Political Affairs, had opened the packet in my absence, and had not ventured to bring it to me.
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