article_snippet: A spokesman for auctioneers Bonhams, said: 'The detail in this latter is simply fantastic, you do really get the sense of immediacy.
article_snippet: Quite often people give a rather matter-of-fact account of these things but this almost could have been written by a novelist.
article_snippet: our were engaged from 11 in the morning till near 9 in the evening
article_snippet: and I never sustained such a thirst as the day.'
article_snippet: I am very happy to see you here in Paris -