 The king then asked me, whether I came last from France ? and upon my answering in the affirmative, he put on an air of familiarity ; and, smiling, or rather laughing, said, " There is an opinion among some people, that you are not the most attached of...  American Monthly Knickerbocker - Página 193editado por - 1851Vista completa - Acerca de este libro
 | John Adams - 2003 - 308 páginas
...Majesty's meaning as I then understood it, and his own words as nearly as I can recollect them. The King then asked me whether I came last from France, and...not the most attached of all your countrymen to the manners of France." I was surprised at this, because I thought it an indiscretion and a departure from... | |
 | Paul M. Zall - 2004 - 214 páginas
...sense. Adams felt that the King's attempt at geniality diminished the dignity of the occasion. The King then asked me whether I came last from France, and...not the most attached of all your countrymen to the manners of France." I was surprized at this because I thought it an indiscretion and a departure from... | |
 | Martha Joanna Lamb, Mrs. Burton Harrison - 2005 - 585 páginas
...just from France, and being answered in the affirmative, laughingly remarked, " An opinion prevails among some people that you are not the most attached of all your countrymen to the manners of France." With graceful pleasantry Adams admitted the truth of the speculation, saying, "... | |
 | 1834 - 558 páginas
...then understood it, and his own words, as nearly as I can recollect them. ' The King then asked mo whether I came last from France ; and upon my answering...not the most attached of all your countrymen to the manners of France. I was surprised at this, because I thought it an indiscretion and a departure from... | |
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