Excerpt from Memoirs of the Empress Josephine, Vol. 2 Fewer persons went to the receptions of the Arch Treasurer Le Brun, who seemed to attach less im portance to these outward Observances, and lived quietly. But, although he had not the foibles of his colleague, he was also deficient in some of his qual ities. Cambaceres was a kind-hearted man; he re ceived petitions graciously, and, if he promised to sup port them, his word could be relied on. Le Brun's only care was to amass a fortune, which became con siderable. He was ...
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Excerpt from Memoirs of the Empress Josephine, Vol. 2 Fewer persons went to the receptions of the Arch Treasurer Le Brun, who seemed to attach less im portance to these outward Observances, and lived quietly. But, although he had not the foibles of his colleague, he was also deficient in some of his qual ities. Cambaceres was a kind-hearted man; he re ceived petitions graciously, and, if he promised to sup port them, his word could be relied on. Le Brun's only care was to amass a fortune, which became con siderable. He was a selfish, cunning old man, who never did any good to anybody. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at ... 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.
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