The Romance of the Rothschilds

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1. pp. 83–84: Carrier pigeon post and rewards for a ship's captain. An anecdote where a captain reported the great British victory from a Dutch newspaper, and Nathan informed Lord Liverpool, only to be laughed at.
2. pp. 85–87: During the Hundred Days, Herries asked Nathan for money. According to Herries' reports of 1816 and 1822, the house had paid out nearly 18 million pounds on the continent since the spring of 1814, quoting that "the profits were honestly and openly obtained."
3. pp. 87–93: Nathan watched the battle from a high point, confirmed the outcome, and went to Brussels. He encountered a storm in Ostend, was refused passage for 500, 800, and 1,000 francs, but a sailor accepted for 2,000 francs. The next morning, he stood pale by a pillar at the stock exchange. As the market fell on rumours of the defeat at Ligny, his agents sold while secret agents bought. The next day, he made "nearly a million pounds in one day." This is cited as the origin of the saying, "The Allied forces won at Waterloo, but it was Rothschild who really won."
4. p. 93: Adds the reservation, "If the whole story is true."

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