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Excerpt from Memoirs of C. M. Talleyrand De Perigord, Vol. 2 of 2: Containing the Particulars of His Private and Public Life
Cordelra's husband had been informed of her intention to follow T alleyrand in his intended journey. Negligent, or rather indifferent, as he had been, he now, however, took the alarm, and concerted measures to prevent so rash an act. But they were unneces sary. Talleyrand's ungenerous and cruel reproaches had deeply wounded a mind over which he tyran nised too successfully. Neither the vigour of her youth, nor the strength of her constitution, could withstand this dastardly assault; and she was unable to stir out, although she made several attempts. For some days she refused the aid of medicine and every kind of sustenance; but, forty eight hours before her death, she suddenly changed her obstinacy, and seemed recovering her health as well as her tranquillity. On the last evening of her life, she invited her husband (who seldom visited her) to tea. She thanked him for his condescending behaviour towards her, but entreated him, should he. 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.
