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    CAKOUNE PICHIiERo 155

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    means o £ improvement , while the prudence and secresy indispensable in so confidential an office tended much to strengthen her character .

    As German was spoken in one part of the Imperial dominions , Italian in another , French in the Netherlands , and Latin in

    Hung of ary each , it of was these _requ languages isite for the , as young well as Header of the to Vienna have some jargon knowled , which ge the

    over and above all the others was in use at Court , Empress herself hers equall elf y to familiar by give no lessons with mean the s in disdaining language Latin to her of it the . youn The classic g charge illustriou s , and notwithstandin . c The ondescended s lad services y was

    E the the earl latter y rising hour had after to incumbent render hour were to on read her far , she to from her would li until ght often ; she for be , went kep to t up bed by and the g ,

    as mpress the large strong woman , scarcely knew what it was to be , cold , and did not understand that those about her miht be less sturdily

    windows constituted were , fires often were kept rarel open y permitted until the in her snow apartments g came in , up and on the the

    paper the on han which irl the became amanuensis at least was writing hardy . and Under in oth such er training respects

    the care orp of the g Empress for her maidens very was , quite motherly ; they were not allowed to in the streets on footor even in hired

    carriages , but when appear they wished to go out , a court , equipage with six horses ( afterwards reduced to a pair ) was at their command , * in

    the societ Court y they and took they precedence were permitted of married to receiv ladies e visitors not connected at the palace with ,

    on condition ; only that " unexceptionable references" were given to satisfy the Empress as to their character . The hand of the fa to

    vourite reader was often sought , but the Empress , unwilling pati part a young ence with Go was her vernment , needed found som Secretary before e objection the at Imperial last against gained consent each her suitor affe to ctions their , and , union much when

    _coiild be obtained . Maria Theresa was not easily disturbed by untoward events .

    On one occasion during war time , her reader was assisting to pack news up for arrived the removal of the of siege the Court of Ollmtitz to one , of an the event country which palaces monarch might , when have onl

    necessitated turned to her a fli cooll ght y before remarking the enemy , _" You : the had undaunted better pack up a few y more thingsperhaps we have to go farther . "

    Whenhoweverher affections ; were may concerned she was most sensitive , : and thoug , h her husbandfar from constant to herlittle deserved the

    , , of strong this attachment she had once she said felt to for her him young , ( and favourite unwilling , " l Take y made warning aware ,

    and never , marry a man who has nothing to do ! " ) when he was Takin suddenly no taken more from leasure her in by her death beauty , the event her first affected act was her to deep order ly .

    her luxuri g ant locks p to be cut off ; she divided , her wardrobe among

    her maids ; forswore for ever all gay colours in her dress , and

    Cakoune Pichiiero 155

    CAKOUNE PICHIiERo 155

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  • English Woman’s Journal (1858-1864), Nov. 1, 1862, page 155, in the Nineteenth-Century Serials Edition (2008; 2018) ncse.ac.uk/periodicals/ewj/issues/ewj_01111862/page/11/