J. F. Bingham
The Twin Sisters of Martigny: A Story of Italian Life Forty Years Ago
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The manoeuvres being presently over, the Old Officer turned toward me, and I could distinctly discern a weather-beaten face, a snow-white mus tache, and a breast covered by the decorations of many orders. I had seen, I afterwards learned, a marshal of France. Was it Canrobert? I never certainly knew. He retired, followed by his staff and the prolonged salute of the whole command. The junior, who until this moment had been merely tracking the steps Of his superior, now dashed up in front of the line with the trumpeter at his side, and gave a few orders, which were trumpeted and obeyed as before. Then, with a Spirited flourish Of the trumpet, all started Off at a gallop, and a moment later the whole vision had vanished.
I wondered much that French dragoons, in a time Of peace in this part Of the world, should be in Switzerland and on the frontier Of Italy; and not much less, at so high an Officer being so far outside the apparent route from France to the seat Of war in the East.
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The manoeuvres being presently over, the Old Officer turned toward me, and I could distinctly discern a weather-beaten face, a snow-white mus tache, and a breast covered by the decorations of many orders. I had seen, I afterwards learned, a marshal of France. Was it Canrobert? I never certainly knew. He retired, followed by his staff and the prolonged salute of the whole command. The junior, who until this moment had been merely tracking the steps Of his superior, now dashed up in front of the line with the trumpeter at his side, and gave a few orders, which were trumpeted and obeyed as before. Then, with a Spirited flourish Of the trumpet, all started Off at a gallop, and a moment later the whole vision had vanished.
I wondered much that French dragoons, in a time Of peace in this part Of the world, should be in Switzerland and on the frontier Of Italy; and not much less, at so high an Officer being so far outside the apparent route from France to the seat Of war in the East.
About the Publisher
Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com
This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.
- ISBN
- 1334137021 / 9781334137020
- Pages
- 428
- Weight
- 20.8 oz.
- Dimensions
- 6.0 x 0.9 in.
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