On the thirty-first of December, New Year"s Eve, 1809 - 10 an old grandee of Catherine"s day was giving a ball and midnight supper. The diplomatic corps and the Emperor himself were to be present.
The grandee"s well-known mansion on the English Quay glittered with innumerable lights. Police were stationed at the brightly lit entrance which was carpeted with red baize, and not only gendarmes but dozens of police ......
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