Note 14 — Chapter 6 Ordinary Misfortunes and Political Misfortunes—Teachers and Commissionaires—Agents and Salesmen—Orators and Letter-writers—Do-nothing Factotums and ever-busy Drones—Russians—Thieves—Spies
Constance Garnett translation
Latour was Austrian War Minister, murdered by an infuriated crowd on October 6, 1848.