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pleased with the disposition of
France as far as AvignOn; but
since Avignon / have found peO-
pie very much inflamed against
me. 1 was very satisfied with
the commissioners, particularly
the Austrian and the English gen.
erals; tell your father this. / am
leaving for Elba in two hours
time, and will write to you from
there. My health is good, my
courage undaunted; it could be
weakened only by the thought that
mon annie no longer loves me.
Give kiss to my son. The Prin-
cess Pauline, who is in a chateau
two leagues distant, declares she
is determined to come to the
Island of Elba to keep me COM
pany. But she is so ill that l do
not know whether she will be able
to bear the journey. 1 have the
grand marshal and my aid-de-
camp, DrOuOt, with me.
Your faithful (husband),
Nap.
Frejus, April ~, 3 D. m. QS14.
Ma bonnie annie, l have received
your letter of the 23rd, inform
ing me that you were going to
GrosbOis and to continue yO7r
journey from that point. Your
father wrote to me from Ram
bullet (RambOuillet) a fortnight
ago; L have just sent him the in
closed reply. 1 intend, In two
hours time, to go on board an
English frigate which will take me
across to the island in very few
days, and from there / will write
to you, by way of LivOrnO, through
the vicerOy. -
Adieu, ma bonnie Louise. Pray
give very loving kiss to my son
and give my kind regards to all
the ladies. Tout a tot.
Your affectiOnate and faithful
husband. Napoleon.
FreJus, April 28 t1814).
u
TINE letter from the Austrian
Il Emperor to which Napoleon
refers was written at Rambouillet
on April Is; there is a marked
stiffness in the phraseology.
Monsieur my brother and dear
son-in-law, the affectionate solic-
Jtude I feel toward my daughter,
The Empress, has prompted me to
arrange a meeting with her here.
have been with her q few hours
and it is only too clear to me
that her health has worsened
grievously since last saw her.
I have decided to propose that
she should pass some months in
the bosom of her family. Her need
of rest and quiet is urgent, and
Your Majesty has given her too
many proofs of real attachment
for me to doubt that you will
share my wishes on the subject
and approve of my decision.
"Once she has regained her
health, my daughter will proceed
to assume the sovereignty of her
country, and this will natur-
ally bring her nearer to Your
Majesty's place Of abode. 1t is
superfluous, I take it, for me to
assure Your Majesty that her son
will be accepted as a member of
my family, and that during his
residence in my dominions he will
enjoy his mothers constant care.
Receive, Monsieur, my brother,
the assurance Of my most dis
tinguished consideration"
The letter is signed by the En-
porer, but the style is definitely
Metternichs; especially the stiff
formality of the concluding SEN
tence, the conventional ending of
French business letter.
On Easter Day Vienna was
illuminated to celebrate the allies
entry into Paris An Anticipated
gig, inscribed Postal Service from
Paris to :" had served to con-
vey the news to the Austrian cap
ital. The bringer of the news
was Count Furstenberg and, with
much cracking of whips, hun
dred postillions accompanied mis-
progress.
so there we have the outcome
Of all Napoelons victories" wrote
the Baronne du Montet. Paris is
in the hands of the foreigner.
Under Louis XIV the very worst
defeat could not have brought
about so dire a catastropheI" The
baronne, who had accompanied
the Boutetieres. her parents, into
exile in the days of the emigres,
INDUCED in a veritable paean.
WAS ever miracle more impress
sive, or justice more Draconian?
On the very spot where stood the
scaffold of our holy king, another
altar composed of battle trophies.
has been set up under the eyes Of
all the kings of Europe. When a
nations hour of expiaticn strikes,
it has the sound of a knell for
the people it concerns
Such was the mental atmosphere
of the Austrian capital to which
Marie Louise was presently to go.
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