This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1898 edition. Excerpt: ... CHAPTER XXXVTII THE CHERBOURG rNTERVrEW TULY 10, Count Walewski, Minister of Foreign Affairs, notified the Duc de Malakoff, ambassador of France at London, that Their Imperial Majesties would be at Cherbourg on August 5 to receive the visit of Queen Victoria and Prince Albert. The Marshal replied July 11: "No doubt the Queen will be perfectly happy to meet the Emperor and Empress again, and to receive confirmation of the news that Their Majesties eagerly renounce all other cares in order to devote the entire 5th of August to their illustrious guests. In fact, I learned at Aldershot on July 5 what I have been somewhat tardily apprised of by your despatch of the 10th. The Queen did me the honor to say to me that I had won a good and peaceful victory there, on which I bowed respectfully and added: 'An easy victory, since the lofty benevolence of Your Majesty had smoothed away the asperities.' "In an electric message from Plombieres, July 7, 9h. 45m. the Emperor asked me: 'Is it the 5th of August that the Queen will be at Cherbourg? Answer at once.'--To which I replied without delay: 1 The Queen has told me positively that she will arrive on the 4th and spend the 5th with Your Majesty.'--And the little electric current established by His Majesty with me ended, July 7, at six in the evening, with these expressions: 'I shall be happy to see the Queen again. We will be at Cherbourg between 4 and 5.' "You doubtless recognize that with this series of informations before me, I need not excuse myself for rinding your despatch a trifle tardy. I am not offended by it; be careful not to think so. But if I were, that sentiment, so foreign to me, would yield to the modest satisfaction I feel at having succeeded in putting the cap cordially on Cherbourg." On...