and fashionable equipages in
the Champs Élysées and the
Bois de Boulogne, and as the
King was familiarly conversing
withme, I ventured to say that I
had hurried over to Paris to take
part in the Longchamps display
and I asked him if the General's
carriage could not be permitted
to appear in the avenue
reserved for the court and the
diplomatic corps, representing
that the General's small but
elegant establishment, with its
ponies and little coachman and
footman, would be in danger of
damage in the general throng
unless the special privilege I
asked was accorded.
The King smilingly turned to one
of the officers of his household
and after conversing with him
for a few moments he said to
me:
"Call on the Prefect of Police
to-morrow afternoon and you
will find a permit ready for you."
HYLAND
