The leaders of the Right said at grave conjunctures, "We must write to Bacot."
MM.
Canuel, O'Mahoney, and De Chappedelaine were preparing the sketch, to some extent with Monsieur's approval, of what was to become later on "The Conspiracy of the Bord de l'Eau"--of the waterside.L'Epingle Noire was already plotting in his own quarter.Delaverderie was conferring with Trogoff.
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.
Criticism, assuming an authoritative tone, preferred Lafon to Talma.
M. de Feletez signed himself A.; M. Hoffmann signed himself Z. Charles Nodier wrote Therese Aubert.Divorce was abolished.
Lyceums called themselves colleges.The collegians, decorated on the collar with a golden fleur-de-lys, fought each other apropos of the King of Rome.
The counter-police of the chateau had denounced to her Royal Highness Madame, the portrait, everywhere exhibited, of M. the Duc d'Orleans, who made a better appearance in his uniform of a colonel-general of hussars than M. the Duc de Berri, in his uniform of colonel-general of dragoons-- a serious inconvenience.
The city of Paris was having the dome of the Invalides regilded at its own expense.
Serious men asked themselves what M. de Trinquelague would do on such or such an occasion; M. Clausel de Montals differed on divers points from M. Clausel de Coussergues; M. de Salaberry was not satisfied.
The comedian Picard, who belonged to the Academy, which the comedian Moliere had not been able to do, had The Two Philiberts played at the Odeon, upon whose pediment the removal of the letters still allowed THEATRE OF THE EMPRESS to be plainly read.
People took part for or against Cugnet de Montarlot.
Fabvier was factious; Bavoux was revolutionary.The Liberal, Pelicier, published an edition of Voltaire, with the following title:
Works of Voltaire, of the French Academy."That will attract purchasers," said the ingenious editor.
The general opinion was that M. Charles Loyson would be the genius of the century; envy was beginning to gnaw at him--a sign of glory; and this verse was composed on him:--
"Even when Loyson steals, one feels that he has paws."
As Cardinal Fesch refused to resign, M. de Pins, Archbishop of Amasie, administered the diocese of Lyons.
The quarrel over the valley of Dappes was begun between Switzerland and France by a memoir from Captain, afterwards General Dufour.
Saint-Simon, ignored, was erecting his sublime dream.