Leading Lady (2012)
“Minette de Beauharnais insisted on driving with Martha and Franz, and kept up a constant stream of chatter: about Paris, about parties, and above all about her Uncle Napoleon whom she seemed to adore. When they arrived, Martha had the sensation of being in a dream, helpless. Napoleon was being received with military honours by his own troops, drawn up outside the opera house. Behind them, she could see the anxious faces of the mass of Lissenbergers who had not found room within.
Inside, the hou...se was hushed, almost deadly quiet, as Napoleon walked briskly to the one gold chair that awaited him, and the rest of them found their places below and beside him. What now? A rattle of drums, the orchestra struck up the ‘Marseillaise’, and the audience shuffled awkwardly to its feet, presumably warned in advance. Martha’s hand reached for her husband’s. Joseph had vanished; the rest of them sat still in their places at the front of the house.
When it was over, Joseph appeared on the stage.MoreLess
Inside, the hou...se was hushed, almost deadly quiet, as Napoleon walked briskly to the one gold chair that awaited him, and the rest of them found their places below and beside him. What now? A rattle of drums, the orchestra struck up the ‘Marseillaise’, and the audience shuffled awkwardly to its feet, presumably warned in advance. Martha’s hand reached for her husband’s. Joseph had vanished; the rest of them sat still in their places at the front of the house.
When it was over, Joseph appeared on the stage.MoreLess
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