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Bad Ems: a German spa town on the Rhine, famous for its mineral springs used to treat respiratory conditions, including tuberculosis. It was a fashionable resort for European aristocracy throughout the 19th century. ↩
The visual disturbance (white spots or papillons) is an early symptom of the tuberculosis that would kill Marie in 1884. At this point she does not connect these episodes directly to her illness. ↩
Léon Gambetta (1838–1882): the great republican statesman and former Prime Minister. By 1881 he was out of office but still a major political figure. The rumoured marriage was apparently false; he died in January 1882. ↩