Francois Beaupre's Grand Escape and a Hidden Love
Francois Beaupre reflects a perilous path through Napoleonic intrigue as he pursues three wishes from the good fairies to become emperor marshal and to win Alixe's love. In London and Boulogne Alliances form between Francois Pietro and Alixe while Lucy Hampton's misdirected letter adds a twist. Pietro and Alixe confess evolving love and vow to keep Francois safe as war looms.
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Chevalier Beaupre
France
Bonaparte
Alixe
Alice
London
Pietro
Virginia
Francois
Lucy
Harry
Europe
Sambo
Norfolk
Martin
Prannois
Iyy
Uul Pietro
Ste
Lucy Hampton
Fritz Rickenbach
Teney
Boulogne
The Prince’s Bright Shadow in London 1840
An excerpt recalls an unnamed Frenchman seen with Prince Louis Napoleon during his final days in London in 1840. Elder witnesses remember him as “the prince’s bright shadow.” The piece hints at a close bond beyond ordinary brothers, as whispered by tradition.
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England
Prince Louis Napoleon
London
Constance Cecil
The Third Wish Returns to Vieques Chateau
Francoisa Lon dom reads Lucy Hamp ton's letter while Alixe brings another to Pietro at Vieques Chateau. Pietro, nursing a cut, gazes over Deles montes Valley as Alice appears, pondering age and time. Pietro's adoring, exhausted look shifts Alice to playful resolve about leaving the room for the stairs.
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Francoisa Londom
Lucy Hampton
France
Lucy Hamopton
Alixe
Chateau
Vieques
Pietro
Delesmontes Valley
Cheulte
Alice
Boulogne Plot Unfolds With Prince Louie Bonaparte
In Boulogne harbor the Edinburgh Castle rocks as Prince Louie Bonaparte and followers disembark to strike at the town. A small council meets in Lieutenant Aladenize’s rooms to review plans long discussed by letter, while the prince relishes a moment of seemingly personal support from a Virginia visitor who rekindles his early confidence.
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Lacey
Vieras
Qaadeius
Tai
Harry
Aline
Francois
Watts
Lucy Hampton
Virginia
Boulogne
Edinburgh Castle
Prince Louie Bonaparte
England
France
Aladenize
Thelin
Louis Huonaparte
Love and Mystery Bind Royal Liaison in Boulogne
Prince Louis enjoys a secret romance with Alixe as Francois Beaupre, his confidant, reveals a lifelong wish for her love and Pietro’s. The tale unfolds with the two men and Alixe in tension, while a spiritual sermon on watchfulness follows the dramatic narrative.
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Pietro
Francois
Ami
Alixe
Pierro
Alice
Louis
Philosophers and gardens and Spanish cedar in history
A collage of notes discusses Diogenes seeking an honest man as a critique of inquiry, England and continental fashion for evergreen tree sculpture gardens, a Hunnewell estate garden in Wellesley Massachusetts, and cigar cedar sourcing from Cuba Spanish cedar. It notes postwar supply changes and the belief that Spanish cedar preserves cigar flavor.
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Diogenes
England
Hunnewell
Wellesley
Mass
Mimiber
Cuba
Spain
Connollyseurs
Cigar Boxes Worth Noting Beyond The Average Smoker
A brief reflection highlights how cigar boxes, though small in volume, play a surprising role in the daily routine of smokers. The piece considers the items as more than mere packaging and invites readers to reevaluate their everyday objects.
Clyde Speech Sounds Like Foreign Tongue Say Scots Dialect
A Londoner returning from Scotland cites Clyde speech as odd. He shares phrases he heard in a rowing boat with a child and parents and offers mock translations into English. The playful sketch includes the lines Pull pa pull oh ma now and a Chinese-sounding chant.
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Clyde
Scotland
Daily Chronicle
Maczreeger
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