Excerpt from Memoirs of Madame Junot, Vol. 3 of 6: Duchesse D'abrantèsVanhove the elder had the tri¿ing fault of getting tipsy, not to say actually drunk, on the night of a first representation especially. As he was a wretched per former habitually, it might be hoped that wine would produce a happy effect upon him, but not at all, he was so much the worse. The day of the first representation Of The Death of Montmorency, notwithstanding the most careful supervision from his daughter, and Talma, who was his son-in-law in petto, he drank a little to give him courage, as he' said, but by the evening, when it was necessary to assume something of a royal air, his spirit was found mounted a little degree beyond courage.Although Louis XIII. The great personage he was des tined to represent, is not suspected of having been a snuff taker, there was no such thing as persuading him to give up a round case containing a pound of snuff, which he called his snuff-box. His daughter, already dressed for the part of Anne of Austria, used every possible argu ment to prevent his appearing upon the stage with this piece of contraband goods. He was thoroughly tipsy, and had taken up a phrase from which there was no driving him.Prove to me that Louis XIII. Did not take snuff, and I will lay down my arms: prove it to me. But, my father said Madame petit-vanhove Prove to me that Louis XIII. Did not take snuff.About the PublisherForgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.comThis book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully, any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.