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Encounter with a Frenchman in a Belgian town
A traveler in Belgium encounters a French ex-officer who claims to have served under Napoleon and later held a prefect’s post. The conversation ranges from Napoleon’s abilities to the fate of France after Waterloo as they search for an inn. The exchange mixes humor with reflections on history and chance.
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P. Gibbon
United States
England
Germany
France
Weston
W. Hae
Brandreth
Nature
Baanpaetu
Drandreth
Brandreth Pitts
Hrandred
Pilla
Pitle
Sherbrook
Canada
Dr. Brandreth
Belgium
la Campine
Lierre
Turnhout
Herénthals
Hoogstraten
Turnhont
Monsieur
Napoleon
Ango
Deux Nethes
Conan
Ferewell
Waterloo
Wellington
Blucher
Cincinnati
Washington
Walnut Street