He got so good that he joined the bricklayers' union. When they tried to revoke his membership, he had bricks and mortar brought to the Parliament courtyard to prove his skills on the spot.
His daughter Mary grew up in a cottage he built for her with his own hands.

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๐—ง๐—ต๐—ฒ ๐—–๐—ผ๐—ป๐—ด๐—ฟ๐—ฒ๐˜€๐˜€ ๐——๐—ฎ๐—ป๐—ฐ๐—ฒ๐˜€โ€ฆ ๐—ฏ๐˜‚๐˜ ๐—ฑ๐—ผ๐—ฒ๐˜€ ๐—ป๐—ผ๐˜ ๐—ฝ๐—ฟ๐—ผ๐—ด๐—ฟ๐—ฒ๐˜€๐˜€.

The Congress of Vienna was meant to be a diplomatic gathering: meetings, negotiations, and restoring order to Europe.
It became months of politics, receptions, rumours, salons โ€” and, apparently, some very serious wardrobe planning.

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๐—ง๐—ต๐—ฒ ๐—–๐—ผ๐—ป๐—ด๐—ฟ๐—ฒ๐˜€๐˜€ ๐——๐—ฎ๐—ป๐—ฐ๐—ฒ๐˜€โ€ฆ ๐—ฏ๐˜‚๐˜ ๐—ฑ๐—ผ๐—ฒ๐˜€ ๐—ป๐—ผ๐˜ ๐—ฝ๐—ฟ๐—ผ๐—ด๐—ฟ๐—ฒ๐˜€๐˜€.

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The Congress of Vienna was meant to restore order in Europe. It also became a season of salons, receptions, rumours โ€” and an impressive number of balls.

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