The Son of an Emperor and the Exile at Schonbrunn
A young Austrian officer of Napoleon’s line, nicknamed the Eaglet, reads Grand Army bulletins at Schonbrunn while memories of Waterloo haunt him. He encounters Silvere the gardener and Colette, his adopted daughter, who bring a letter from Paris. Metternich observes from a window as intrigue swirls around the exiled heir and his fate.
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Silvere Interferes in Interview at Imperial Residence
The narrator recalls Silvere as wise for interrupting the interview within the vast imperial residence where many valets move, noting the walls have ears and Silvere is watched for his known tenderness toward the young prince.
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Metternich Sends For Count Otto de Falkenstein
In a quiet moment at the chateau Metternich rises, orders Pierre to summon Count Otto de Falkenstein, and directs that he be brought immediately. The chancellor returns to his desk and studies the many papers before him, sombre and absorbed.
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Lost in Verdant Reflections and a Jocular Train Tale
Reichstadt, troubled after leaving Silvere and Colette, recalls his country and reads a meaningful letter from Colette as violets on his desk prompt a melancholy reverie. A railroad anecdote follows about Jim Smith the Erie conductor tricking a joke on a Salvation Army crowd with a bag of lemons that turn out to be pears.
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