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Imperial Violets, 1st chapter, Violetta, No. 5. On 30 January 1853, the Imperial Court and the Grand Dignitaries of France … bowed to Eugenie de Montijo de Guzman, the hommage due to She who this... |
Imperial Violets, 1st chapter, Violetta, No. 6. Each Fall the court moved its residence to the Chateau of Compiegne. Thanks to the affectionate goodwill of her august protector, the little Spanish... |
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Imperial Violets, 1st chapter, Violetta, No. 7. Charles, Count of Morny, President of the Legislature. - I was told that your rogue brother Manuel belongs to the editorial board of one of the most... |
Imperial Violets, 1st chapter, Violetta, No. 8. At the secret print shop of LIGHTHOUSE, the oppostion organ. … And the brutal denouement that shall put an end tonight to the Imperial idyll shall be... |
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Imperial Violets, 1st chapter, Violetta, No. 9. That evening, at the Palace of Compigene. Miss Perry-Fronsac and her friends waited for the arrival of St. Affremond. - You've been watched sir,... |
Imperial Violets, 2nd chapter, The Empress Eugenie, No. 1. The Lieutenant of St. Affremond, who had been seriously injured in the Battle of Solferino, was taken to his mother's house … - My dear... |
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The Empress Eugenie. The lieutenant of St. Affremond, mortally wounded at the battle of Solférino, had been transported to the home of his mother... -- My dear son, this child was here, day and... |
THE EMPRESS EUGENIE. See what happens next in No. 11. |
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THE EMPRESS EUGENIE. --Save her...save her! See the end in No. 12. |
THE EMPRESS EUGENIE. Until morning, we waited for the final decree of destiny. -- Madame, doesn't such a true case of heroism erase any possible human error? -- I believe that with the... |
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THE EMPRESS EUGENIA. At the Imperial Palace of the Tuileries. -- You couldn't imagine, dear, the pain that you have caused to your friend, in coming to tell her your plans to leave France... |
THE EMPRESS EUGENIE. -- Do not look for your letter... "Mademoiselle, Her Majesty, the Empress, has charged me to confidentially inform you that, although having been officially denied, the... |
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THE EMPRESS EUGENIE. Violetta was immediately received by the Empress. -- It isn't necessary that you, Madame, and His Majesty the Emperor, go to this party tonight! -- The Emperor is busy,... |
THE EMPRESS EUGENIE. "...and in renouncing to live, so that the diving and well-doing ruler of a country that I love may be spared, I may have been selfish! Because life is very well a heavy... |
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THE EMPRESS EUGENIE. Violetta wanted to again see the man she loved... In the sewer running under the street to be taken by the Emperor's carriage... -- I believe I could see Violetta...who... |
THE EMPRESS EUGENIE. -- The service officer wishes to tell Madame the Treasurer that Their Majesties are leaving the table. -- If only Mademoiselle would see how beautifully the little orphans have... |
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THE EMPRESS EUGENIE. -- Our signalers told us that the carriage would be leaving the Tuileries at 8:42. -- Help us! Help us! The water will fill the vault! See what happens next in No. 9. |
THE EMPRESS EUGENIE. -- May you Majesty forgive me for letting my anxiety show. I worry that something bad may have happened to Mlle. Violetta. -- My god! What a thought! The poor child! I fear... |