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One day in March, three years later, there was a very stormy sitting in the Corps LA(C)gislatif. The privilege of presenting an address to the Crown had been conceded by the Emperor, and, for the first time, this address was being discussed.
M. La Rouquette and M. de Lamberthon, an old deputy, and the husband of a charming wife, sat opposite one another in the 'buvette' or refreshment room, quietly drinking grog. 'Well, shall we go back into the Chamber? ' said Lamberthon, who had been straining his ear to listen. 'I fancy things are getting pretty warm there.'