Henri Tempier, in Marseille, was worried about Eugene\u2019s illness and insisted doctors be consulted. Eugene obeyed and humorously commented:<\/p>\n
\n… Let us come to my own situation, since I must refer to it. Yesterday was not entirely good; I took flight when I saw the doctors arrive but did not escape, however, their charitable pursuit\u2026<\/strong><\/h5>\n<\/blockquote>\n
Still looking on the bright side, he reported that someone had obviously irritated him in conversation on which he gave his opinion:<\/p>\n
\n… The day has been quite good for me, apart from a somewhat too animated conversation which agitated me and made me resolve to let the world go by on its own, if I can, even if they declare to me that bulls fly, although I would be more inclined to believe that asses talk.<\/strong><\/h5>\n<\/blockquote>\n
Letter to Henri Tempier, 16 May 1829, EO VII n 331<\/em><\/p>\n
Optimism aside, this was the last letter he was to write for several months as his illness took over.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
Henri Tempier, in Marseille, was worried about Eugene\u2019s illness and insisted doctors be consulted. Eugene obeyed and humorously commented: … Let us come to my own situation, since I must refer to it. Yesterday was not entirely good; I took … Continue reading