The rough twine of this morning’s newsprint stains my fingers as I stare at the headline: French Cabinet Shaken by Attack on Minister Steeg; Refusal of 300 Deputies to Vote on Question of Confidence Moral Defeat for Millerand. Between the uproar in the Chamber and the high price of bread, this whole recovery feels like total applesauce.
I fretfully smooth my daughter’s new Raggedy Andy, my thumb catching on the coarse red yarn of its hair and the stiff, scratchy cotton of its suit. My palms are damp against my own beaded silk dress, wondering if the world will fall apart before the ink on these papers even has a chance to dry.
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The Headlines
FRENCH CABINET SHAKEN BY ATTACK ON MINISTER STEEG; Refusal of 300 Deputies to Vote on Question of Confidence Moral Defeat for Millerand. ECHO OF CAILLAUX CASE Daudet Denounces Minister of Interior as an Accomplice of Malvy and Caillaux. CHAMBER IN AN UPROAR Speedy Fall of Cabinet Is Predicted --Millerand's Opening Speech Received with Indifference. FRENCH CABINET SHAKEN BY ATTACK