text_original: Thus it happened that the ambassador whom of all the ambassadors at his Court he ought to have trusted the least, he trusted the most. But for Metternich, the Austrian marriage — that fatal event in the career of Naj)oleon — would not have taken place. The iVustrian Em})eror, on receiving the ])roposal, consulted Meiternich before he s])oke to his daughter. CONCLUSION. 195 One word from Metternich would have stopped the negotiation.
text_transcription: THUS IT HAPPENED THAT THE AMBASSADOR WHOM OF ALL THE AMBASSADORS AT HIS COURT HE OUGHT TO HAVE TRUSTED THE LEAST HE TRUSTED THE MOST BUT FOR MEDERNICH THE AUSTRIAN MARRIAGE THAT FATAL EVENT IN THE CAREER OF NAPOLEON WOULD NOT HAVE TAKEN PLACE THE AUSTRIAN EMPEROR ON RECEIVING THE PROPOSAL CONSULTED MEDERNICH BEFORE HE SPOKE TO HIS DAUGHTER ONE WORD FROM MEDERNICH WOULD HAVE STOPPED THE NEGOTIATION
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