He had been a friend of the Emperor since the two had first met in Rome in 1829 , a time when Malmesbury found him ‘ a wild harum - scarum youth apparently without a serious thought of any kind’ , who enjoyed galloping through the streets at full tilt on a fine thoroughbred .
He had been a friend of the Emperor since the two had first met in Rome in 1829 , a time when Malmesbury found him ‘ a wild harum - scarum youth apparently without a serious thought of any kind’ , who enjoyed galloping through the streets at full speed on a fine thoroughbred .