Wednesday, May 20, 2015

She prefers the drum

Maximilian made light of the situation. “The Empress ought to have been the man and I the woman,” he joked. “She prefers the drum, I prefer the baton.”

Feeling exasperated over what she could not control, Carlota turned instead to what she could influence.

Maximilian and Carlota, Pg. 181

курсив мой - вс

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