The sun., 1894-11-11
4 FOREIGN OFFICE ROMANCE
COPYRIGHT. 1894. bp "a. lrtAer.

the revolution OF '4s until he died in the secon
year Of the CrinfAn war. he was always 10 b
found IN the same corner Of the Cafs de Prov
ence, at the end OF the Rue st. Honore, comm
down about 0 in tho evening and going when h
could find no one TO talk with II took some self
restraint 10 listen TO the old diplomstisL for hi
stories we're beyond all belief. and yet he wa
quick at detecting the shadow Of a smile or th
slightest little raising Of the eyebrows. TheI
his huge, rounded back would straighten itself
his bulldog chin would project, and his n
would burr like kettledrum. When no got a,
far as "Ah, monsieur r-r-r-nitl" OF "vous M
me cr-r-r-roycs pas donol" II was quite time
70 remember that you had ticket for the opera.
There was his story of Talleyrand and the
Eve oyster shells and there was his utterly
absurd account OF Napoleon's second visit To
Ajacoio. Then there was that most circum-
stsntial romance (which he never ventured
upon until his second bottle had been uncorked
Of the Emperor's escape from St. Helena-how
he lived for whole year in Philadephia, while
Count Herbert de Bertrand, who was his living
image, personated him at Longwood. But Of
sll his stories there was none which was more
notorious than that Of the Koran and the
Foreign Office messenger. And yet, when
Monsieur Ottos memoirs were written, IL was
found that there really was some foundation
Tor old Lacours incredible statement.
You must know, monsieur, ne would say
thst leit hsypt atter hleoers ASSASSINATION,
aWouiu glauly nave suyeu on TOT was ehsaged
In a translation OF the Koran, and, between our
selves, | had thoughts of embracing Moham-
mechanism, for was deeply struck by the wis
dom Of their views about marriage. They had
made an incredible mistake, however, upon the
subject of wine, and this was what the mufti
VINO Attempted 10 convert me couln never get
OVER iheh "he" o'. heoer uieu anu Mehou
cslno =" tho Vop' ieI' tnat II "Hs time
tor no 10 NO. 10 NOT iur nne W SPEAK
VI my own sspAuiues' niohsieur' out you VIII
teAaNy un".rs'ana 'nat the mSh uosS
NJ. cIe 70 oe I'uuon ny the mus car
.,sp ny noian hhu my pepers 10 London Where
eionsieur o''o mao oeen sent oy the FIRST Consul
70 arrnnss treaty OF peace, LOT ootn nations
were very weary OF the war "hich hau already
isstea zen years mere was most userui To Mon
sseu, c'oo Y" s'oou"' VI NJ. Aho"euse Vi tho
@hshsn Vonsue' anu "iso' u may say So on ac-
count OF my hA,urai eapeclty' lhey were happy
sss usi'ns "oh = lNou III the squaro VI
oioomsoury' Ihe climate OF mohsieurs coun-
mus. ue eo,ilesseu' ue'est@oie' but
.neu Nha' "ouIu you nave Flowers grow oest
,n ~ ,ne rain one mas ou' 10 point 10 mons'eufs
1show couhtryWomen 10 prove IT.
"ol' mohsieur ot'o. our AMBASSADOR was
sept terhoiy ousy over that treaty ana all OF
his stan were worked todeath. We had not Pitt
20 deal with. which was perhaps as well for U.S.
half a dozen enemies of France were plotting to-
sssheT there WAS his 1s nose right in
s sne n,uae o' .nem. me nation however had
and we had to do with Monsieur Addipgton,
Ssut Milford Hawt.sb,,ry ,yas ,h. E,or.,,,n Nil
Der. and 1t was with him that we were obliged to |
do our bargaining
avon can understand ,ho, :, o o,,u,,.
play. After ten years OF war each nation had
got hold Of q great deal which had belonged to
the other or to the Others allies. What was to
be given back And what was to be keptH Is
M VENT. ,viIi vo,, do ,hat ., St.. ,. W. '",, -,
~ vsnioe, WIN you 40 that at sierra LeoneF II
the Cape OF Good Hope, which YOU have taken
srom onr sIIiss ~. nu,oh 81 ,,.a ,.,.,,Sa
wrestled, and have seen Monsieur Otto come
back to the embassy so exhausted that his Sec
retary and had to help him from his carriage
70 his SOFA But at last things adjusted them
selves, and the night came round when the
lr.aIy was 10 DC hhaily signed
Now. you must know that the one great
r,...a r,.,.s =, $50" anu "i'.n We pi"yeu'
piAyed' played at every point OF the game, was
nervous about our bsing tbsre T., co.,
4 iooi on each emu OF the Mediterranean, you see:
,f.tuu ~ Sney were not sure that tlat wonderful
little Sapoleon of ours might not make IL the
PASS OF an advance against India. 40 whenever
20 LorS S Hswkesoury % proposed to retain anything
We hau only 10 reply: In that case, Of COURSE,
ye cannot consent 70 evacuate Egypt and In
.n .nIs way we lulgkly brought him 70 rea-
son. " was Dy the help OF Egypt that
we gained terms which were remarkably d
Ihayoraole, "a ana especially that we caused
[hs Pc Engilsh ln consent 70 give up the Cape OF
1iooa ROPE; we uld not Wish your people. mon
70 nave any tOothold "a south Africa, for
history mas taught US that the British foothold |
~ oheIhali century IL the British empire of the |
neht: Us not your army or your navy against
snich we nave 70 guard, but II Is your terrible |
Hng H61nnngsr son ahd your man IN search OF career.
" hen we french haye q possession across tho
'ehs we ike 70 sly ~ Paris and To felicitate our
'oiNes Upon ~ win YOU ~ is dlHerent. You |
axe your wives anu your children, and you run
sswway " sec Nhai klhu oI lihce ms may be and
,llsr tL we might as wen try To take that old
'iessTe sx3 9i ibioonsburS away from you.
- wei, was upon lhe frst OF October that
ne treaty was nhally 10 be signed. In the
norn.us was cohkratulailng Monsieur otto
little pale shrimp OF u man, very quick and
leIVous and ne Vas so delighted now at his
n, ~ Una. ne could not sit stli but ran
'ooat ~, ~ lhe rooIn chal,erlhH ana laughing while
n do in IN he Eas, y % Ihs Corner as had learned
= ~ 10 i,b \, 'ne Ias., SIhushy, ih came messen;