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crossing the frontier on the Bologna road, bade fare- 

 well for ever to Tuscany. The obnoxious ministers 

 were also permitted to retire unnoticed to their 

 country houses. 



Thus ended this bloodless revolution ; there 

 was no disorder of any kind, which was due to the 

 young men belonging to the principal families of 

 Florence, such as Corsiui, Incontri, Farinola, and 

 others, using their influence with the people to calm 

 and direct them. Indeed, so quiet was everything 

 that my daughters walked about the streets, as did 

 most ladies, to see what was going on ; the only 

 visible signs of the revolution throughout the whole 

 day were bands of young men with tri-coloured 

 flags and cockades shouting national songs at the top 

 of their voices. As I have said already, we took 

 our usual drive to the Cascine after dinner, and went 

 to the theatre in the evening ; the streets were per- 

 fectly quiet, and next morning the people were at 

 work as usual. Sir James Scarlett was our minister, 

 and had a reception the evening after these events, 

 where we heard many predictions of evil which 

 never were fulfilled. The least of these was the 

 occupation of Florence by a victorious Austrian army. 

 The Tuscan archdukes precluded all chance of a 

 restoration by joining the Austrian army, and being 

 present at the battle of Solferino. At Florence a 



