... and his adversary was a woman. Though deeply mortified at the unfortunate nickname which my sister had given him, yet he affected to forget it; and to prove that he cherished no malice on the subject, he got a little toy made and gave it as a present... Memoirs of the Duchess D' Abrantés (Madame Junot) - Page 54by Laure Junot Abrantès (duchesse d') - 1832 - 445 pagesFull view - About this book
| Laure Junot Abrantès (duchesse d') - 1836 - 580 pages
...Carabas. It was very well made, and must have been rather expensive to him, considering his straightened finances. He brought along with it a pretty little...presented to my sister, begging her to keep it as a token of his remembrance. " Oh, Napoleon," said my mother, " if you had merely given the toy to Loulou... | |
| Laure Junot Abrantès (duchesse d') - 1836 - 520 pages
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| Mark Forrester - 1854 - 358 pages
...subject, he got a little toy made and gave it as a present to me. This toy consisted of a cat in boots, in the character of a footman running before the carriage...presented to my sister, begging her to keep it as a token of his remembrance. " Oh, Napoleon," said my mother, " if you had merely given the toy to Loulou... | |
| Mark Forrester - 1854 - 366 pages
...subject, he got a little toy made and gave it as a present to me. This toy consisted of a cat in boots, in the character of a footman running before the carriage...have been rather expensive to him, considering his stra.tened finances. He brought along with it a pretty little edition of the popular tale of Puss in... | |
| Mark Forrester - 1855 - 358 pages
...subject, he got a little toy made and gave it as a present to me. This toy consisted of a cat in boots, in the character of a footman running before the carriage...presented to my sister, begging her to keep it as a token of his remembrance. " Oh, Napoleon," said my mother, " if you had merely given the toy to Loulou... | |
| John Ashton - 1884 - 450 pages
...the subject, he got a little toy made, and gave it to me. This toy consisted of a cat in boots, in the character of a footman running before the carriage...presented to my sister, begging her to keep it as a token of his remembrance.' Napoleon afterwards frequently called Junot, Marquis de Carabas, and, on... | |
| John Ashton - 1888 - 540 pages
...the subject, he got a little toy made, and gave it to me. This toy consisted of a cat in boots, in the character of a footman running before the carriage of the Marquis dc Carabas. It was very well made, and must have been rather expensive to him considering his straitened... | |
| Laure Junot Abrantès (duchesse d') - 1901 - 490 pages
...subject, he got a little toy made and gave it as a present to me. This toy consisted of a cat in boots, in the character of a footman running before the carriage...presented to my sister, begging her to keep it as A TOKEN OF HIS REMEMBRANCE. " Oh, Napoleon, " said my mother, K if you had merely given the toy to Loulou... | |
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