Memoirs of the Life and Correspondence of Henry Reeve, C.B., D.C.L.: In Two Volumes. Volume II.Reeve, Henry
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Memoirs of the Life and Correspondence of Henry Reeve, C.B., D.C.L.: In Two Volumes. Volume II.
Reeve, Henry
Journalists -- Great Britain -- 19th century -- Biography; Reeve, Henry, 1813-1895; Reeve, Henry, 1813-1895 -- Correspondence
I always feel that, as I have not been in London for more than a day since
that dinner, and am not likely to be there again, it is hardly right to
occupy a place which might afford so much pleasure to some one else; but I
have said this before, and your answer was that no one ever retired from
The Club. As I am in my eighty-second year, I suppose it will not be long
[Footnote: He lived four years longer, dying in 1886.] before Providence
will place my seat at the disposal of some one who will turn it to more
account. Believe me, yours sincerely,
Henry Taylor.
_From the Comte de Paris_
Chateau d'Eu, 22 juin.
Mon cher Monsieur Reeve,--J'apprends par M. Gavard que vous avez
l'intention de venir en France vers le 20 juillet. Je m'empresse de vous
dire tout le plaisir que vous nous ferez, a la comtesse de Paris et a
moi, en commencant ce voyage par un sejour au Chateau d'Eu. Je regrette
seulement que vous ayez l'intention de l'entreprendre seul. J'ai fait ici,
il y a trois semaines, de fort belles peches a la truite, qui m'ont fait
regretter que Mademoiselle Reeve ne fut pas ici. Vous trouverez chez nous
le Duc d'Audiffret Pasquier, que vous avez deja vu ici, je crois, il y a
deux ans; et un general americain, qui a servi avec moi sous M'Clellan, M.
de Trobriand.
Je ne vous parle pas de la situation de nos deux pays en Orient: elle est
penible, et il me semble que le dernier numero du _Punch_ l'exprime avec
une verite parfaite.
Veuillez offrir mes hommages a Madame Reeve et me croire votre affectionne,
LOUIS-PHILIPPE D'ORLEANS.
The Journal here notes:--
_July_.--The Egyptian Expedition was now resolved on. [Alexandria was
bombarded on the 11th: the Army Reserves were called out on the 25th.] Lord
Granville thought it would be finished before the end of August.
_16th_.--Crossed to Boulogne. Thence by Abbeville to Chateau d'Eu. Duc
d'Audiffret, St. Marc Girardin, Duchesse de Montpensier. 21st, drive in the
Great Park. Treport. 24th, returned to London. 28th, to Foxholes: quiet
life.
_To Mr. E. Cheney_
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