Hortense

and have given her your message. She was much touched by it, even to tears; and has begged me several times to tell you how much she appreciated it.

\"I have not replied to you sooner, because I hoped to give you better tidings. Alas! it is quite the contrary. After a consultation of the physicians of Constance and Zurich with Dr. Conneau, her own physician, Professor Lisfranc, from Paris, was called in, on account of his skill,


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and have given her your message. She was much touched by it, even to tears; and has begged me several times to tell you how much she appreciated it.

\"I have not replied to you sooner, because I hoped to give you better tidings. Alas! it is quite the contrary. After a consultation of the physicians of Constance and Zurich with Dr. Conneau, her own physician, Professor Lisfranc, from Paris, was called in, on account of his skill,


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