Marie-Antoinette, Princess of Versailles
Continuing the trend, here is a quote/passage from the very first book I can remember reading about Marie-Antoinette. It remains one of my favourites to this day, and I love to steal from it for RP purposes.
It's called "Marie-Antoinette, Princess of Versailles", and was written by Kathryn Lasky as part of the Royal Diaries Series. It's even in powder blue with gold trim on the edge!
"Another thing I learned about Louis today on our walk that astounded me was that he has never heard of or made a snowball. So I made the porters put the chair down. I stepped out, although everyone was carrying on as if I were a madwoman. I bent down, got a handful of snow, and packed it firmly just as Ferdinand and I used to at the Hofburg. I took aim at a statue and hit it square on. The Dauphin was astounded. He couldn't believe his eyes! So I did it again. He positively glowed and then stomped his feet in the snow in an awkward little dance and shouted to the sky "I have the most wonderful wife in the world! She is the most talented, beautiful creature on God's earth." I laughed so hard my sides ached. I kept saying "Louis, Louis, any four year old child can make and throw a snowball." I promised him that when I am feeling stronger we shall have a snowball fight. "
It's called "Marie-Antoinette, Princess of Versailles", and was written by Kathryn Lasky as part of the Royal Diaries Series. It's even in powder blue with gold trim on the edge!
"Another thing I learned about Louis today on our walk that astounded me was that he has never heard of or made a snowball. So I made the porters put the chair down. I stepped out, although everyone was carrying on as if I were a madwoman. I bent down, got a handful of snow, and packed it firmly just as Ferdinand and I used to at the Hofburg. I took aim at a statue and hit it square on. The Dauphin was astounded. He couldn't believe his eyes! So I did it again. He positively glowed and then stomped his feet in the snow in an awkward little dance and shouted to the sky "I have the most wonderful wife in the world! She is the most talented, beautiful creature on God's earth." I laughed so hard my sides ached. I kept saying "Louis, Louis, any four year old child can make and throw a snowball." I promised him that when I am feeling stronger we shall have a snowball fight. "