Captain and Mrs. Duncan belonged to the Anglo-French society, which had sprung into existence since the downfall of Napoleon I., and was in some degree the outcome of the part played by Great Britain in the comedy of the Bourbon and orleanist collapse.
"The Last Hope"
Henry Seton Merriman
In fact, he moved in those royalist circles who thought that there was little to choose between the Napoleonic and the orleanist regime.
"The Last Hope"
Henry Seton Merriman
As I wrote you, I found that my kinsfolk were of much influence in their department, and that my restitution to my social grade, and the repute I had made as an orleanist, inclined them to forget my youthful errors and to assist my career.
"The Parisians, Book 11."
Edward Bulwer-Lytton