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Diary of the Besieged Resident in Paris

CHAPTER IV
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The cousins, male and female, of the Emperor, received 1,310,975fr.

per annum; the Duc de Persigny received in two months, 60,000fr.; Prince Jablonowyski, Countess Gajan, Madame Claude Vignon, Le General Morris, and many other ladies and gentlemen who never did the State any service, are down for various sums.

Among other items is one of 1,200fr.

to General de Failly for sugar plums.

The Duchess of Mouchy, whose name continually appears, received 2,000,000fr.
as a marriage portion.


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