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... sire . " " And how many leagues had you to ride ? " " I do not know precisely , sire . " " But you ought to know . An orderly officer ought to know that . I know . You had twenty - seven miles to ride , and you set off at eight o'clock ...
... sire . " " And how many leagues had you to ride ? " " I do not know precisely , sire . " " But you ought to know . An orderly officer ought to know that . I know . You had twenty - seven miles to ride , and you set off at eight o'clock ...
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... Sire , " was the reply , " by half - past two the general shall have the orders of which I have the honour to be the bearer . " As he was leaving the room , Napoleon called him back , and said in his kindest and most winning voice ...
... Sire , " was the reply , " by half - past two the general shall have the orders of which I have the honour to be the bearer . " As he was leaving the room , Napoleon called him back , and said in his kindest and most winning voice ...
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... sire , if it were sufficiently long . " Napoleon was so pleased with the reply , that he gave the young lady a gold chain . " A woman turns the head of the Autocrat of all the Russias , " Napoleon said , referring to the Emperor ...
... sire , if it were sufficiently long . " Napoleon was so pleased with the reply , that he gave the young lady a gold chain . " A woman turns the head of the Autocrat of all the Russias , " Napoleon said , referring to the Emperor ...
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... Sire , " she replied , “ I am the daughter of St. Simon , who is condemned to die this night . " Then she fell in- sensible to the ground . Napoleon looked at her pityingly for a moment , and then said , " Let the very best care be ...
... Sire , " she replied , “ I am the daughter of St. Simon , who is condemned to die this night . " Then she fell in- sensible to the ground . Napoleon looked at her pityingly for a moment , and then said , " Let the very best care be ...
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... sire . " " You lished ? " must have found Paris extremely embel- " The public monuments are magnificent . " " I had projected many others . My purpose was to spend four hundred millions in doing honour to military courage . Paris would ...
... sire . " " You lished ? " must have found Paris extremely embel- " The public monuments are magnificent . " " I had projected many others . My purpose was to spend four hundred millions in doing honour to military courage . Paris would ...
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