The Pageantry of Life
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' He spent his money with a regal magnificence, A MARSHAL OF FRANCE 77 which no wealth could withstand, and, despite his appointments and the King's generosity, he was always embarrassed. Yet his good humour made light of all difficulties, and there was no pass from which he did not emerge with credit. Once upon a time, returning from Lorraine, he was bidden to a Royal christening, and found in his wardrobe nothing worthy so great an occasion. The tailors of Paris, moreover, were reluctant to i...ncrease their promises of apparel, and Bassompierre, with a slender pocket, feared that he could not make a fitting appearance. But he ordered his tailor and embroiderer to attend his pleasure, and was told that a merchant had just arrived from Antwerp with a load of pearls, wherewith, said the embroiderer, you could make such a coat as should surpass all others at the ceremony. And for the making he asked a poor six hundred crowns. It was cloth of gold and purple, with interlacing palm leaves ; and when this was chosen there remained only to purchase the pearls, and pay the bill of fourteen thousand crowns.
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To quickly assess the difficulty of the text, read a short excerpt:
' He spent his money with a regal magnificence, A MARSHAL OF FRANCE 77 which no wealth could withstand, and, despite his appointments and the King's generosity, he was always embarrassed. Yet his good humour made light of all difficulties, and there was no pass from which he did not emerge with credit. Once upon a time, returning from Lorraine, he was bidden to a Royal christening, and found in his wardrobe nothing worthy so great an occasion. The tailors of Paris, moreover, were reluctant to i...ncrease their promises of apparel, and Bassompierre, with a slender pocket, feared that he could not make a fitting appearance. But he ordered his tailor and embroiderer to attend his pleasure, and was told that a merchant had just arrived from Antwerp with a load of pearls, wherewith, said the embroiderer, you could make such a coat as should surpass all others at the ceremony. And for the making he asked a poor six hundred crowns. It was cloth of gold and purple, with interlacing palm leaves ; and when this was chosen there remained only to purchase the pearls, and pay the bill of fourteen thousand crowns.
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