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no,dsvia and wallashia as provinces destined

noldavia and wallashia - provinces destined
some day to become Russian; affecting 10 be
carried Away By soma irresistible impulse. and
70 obey the dsoress Of Providsnss. he spoke Of
the division Of Europe and Turkey ss inev-
table He then indicated. as II inspired. the
general bases for tho parccllatton OF the OF
tomau Empire. portion OF which was to fall
| to Austria In order to crafty her pride rather
than her ambition. A shrewd observer could
easily discern tho effect produced upon the
mind OF Alexander BY all these fnnciful dreams.
Napoleon watched him attentively. and as
soon - he noticed that the prospects
held ont allursd tho Cars ambition.
he informed Alexander that letters from Paris
required his immediate return. and hs pro-
ceeded to give orders for the trenty to be
drafted at once. His secret Instructions TO
Talloyrnnd on the subject Of that treaty were
that NO allusion to partition OF the Turkish
empire should appear In 1t. nor even to the fu-
turo fate Of the two Provinces Of Wallaohia and
MoldaviA Thus when Napoleon left Tilsit, hs
had not bound himself at all; whereas. By the
prospects he had opened. he had dazzlsd the
Gear and placed him. with relation to Turkey.
in doubtful position which might enable the
Cabinet OF the Tuilleries to bring forward
other pretsntions untouched in the treaty.
The subsequent interview at Erfhrt was the
outcome OF the Cars impatisncs 70 arrivo at
some definite understanding with regard to the
Turkish question. On tho pageantry which
framed and set on that interview. and on lis
somewhat inconolusive political consequences.
We need not dwell. With thess things historl-
ans have dealt at length. But there was one
feature OF tho interview with which We are
now, for the first time. made acquainted and
We recall no other incident in Napolson's
career which presents him In such majesty.
khor 40 &hs.> h>S, ~ .~sn
that "the scene which his palace presented on
that last day at Erfurt will never vanish from
my memory. Tho Emperor was surrounded
BY kings and princes Of whom he had either
destroyed the armies, or reduced the domin.
ions or humblsd tho pride. There was no one
who dared ask for anything. They simply
wished to % esen and to be seen tho last 50 as
to be remembered BY him." Talleyrand goes
on to tell us that "All such humility was
without reoompense. Nanoleon noticed only
tho academiclnas Of woimar: It was to them
alone that he spoke and he desired at the last
moment to leave with them new variety OF
impression. Ho asked them II there were
many ideoloGists in Germany. Yes. sire. re-
plied ono OF them. = sufficiently largo num-
ber.' I pity you.' rejoinsd tho Emperor. L
have some at Paris: they are dreamers and
dangerous dreamers: they are all avowed or
disguised msterislists. Gentlemen he said.
raising his voice. philosophers labor hard to
create systems. They will search In vain for
better one than that Of Christianity. which, by
reconciling man with himself. assures at the
same time public order and the tranquility Of
the state. Your ideologists destroy all illu-
sions and the age Of Illusions is for nations as
for individuals the age Of happiness. take
away with me on leaving you thought that IL
very precious to me; II is that you will pre-
serve pleasing remembrance Of me-" A few
hours later he was In his carriage on his way.
as he thought. to the conquest Of Spain.
This is the last allusisn in tho first volume
OF the memoirs to the man who was incom.
parsbly the greatest that has lived on earth. II
wetake into view resources as we'll as schieve-
meuts. Tho men who are compared with him.
Charlemagne. Cesar. Alexander, started with
great advantages. Tho man whom Talne is
never weary Of depicting as Corsicsn ad-
venturer started with nothing but the brains hs
carried within the four walls Of his skull