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# When I am told that I love animals too much and people too little, I remember the Duchess of Leuchtenberg, of whom it was said that, rising at 11 in the evening, she did not sleep until 9 in the morning, kept 8 dogs, and at night ordered the livers to be
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- Published: 2019-08-17T06:37:27.000Z
- Updated: 2026-10-01T05:43:41.000Z
- Author: Alexandr Radayev
- Tags: Aristocracy, Archive, Observations, Mores, Humour

When I am told that I love animals too much and people too little, I remember the Duchess of Leuchtenberg, of whom it was said that, rising at 11 in the evening, she did not sleep until 9 in the morning, kept 8 dogs, and at night ordered the livers to be taken out of 12 hens, fried in butter, and served to the dogs. Besides this, her dogs consumed up to 300 biscuits a day, chicken cutlets and other delicacies. Meanwhile the Duchess's son and daughter ate on the third day, and ate what was left over after the dogs. Quite a situation