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A nervous trembling agitated her whole frame, and, not being able to control her agony, she broke into loud weeping. "Memorial de Ste. It was, however, a fortunate accident that the enemy's cavalry had hindered Josephine from reaching Brescia. A quarter of an hour after her return to headquarters the news arrived that the Austrians had advanced into Brescia.
Napoleon ever manifested the deepest interest in these two children. At the time of the birth of Louis Napoleon he was at Bayonne, arranging with the Spanish princes for the transfer of the crown of Spain to Joseph Bonaparte. Josephine was at Bordeaux. From this interview he passed, in his meteoric flight, to the Congress of Kings at Erfurt, but a few miles from the battle-field of Jena.
He recognized his helplessness in this trouble. There was nothing he could do. If one of the boys was what Allen would have called it, "down on his luck," he would have asked him to have a drink, but with Josephine and the girls he was at his wit's end. The sufferings of his loved daughter cut deeply into his big heart. "You been in the saddle since sunup," he said.
Josephine was in the ladies' gallery, and as John rose to his feet he looked long and fixedly up to her, gathering more strength to do well what he so much loved to do, from gazing at her whom he loved better than power, or fame, or any earthly thing.
Bonaparte laughed, and said nothing. Another time Josephine asked him "Now, Bonaparte, when are you going to make me Empress of the Gauls?" He shrugged his shoulders. "What an idea," said he; "the little Josephine an empress!" He placed his small, white hand, adorned with rings, under her chin, and gazed at her with a deep, strange look.
That Josephine's motherhood was not the sole cause of the mysterious and tragic undercurrent that he had been made to feel he was more than suspicious. A few hours would tell him if he was right, for he would ask Josephine to become his wife. And he already knew what John Adare did not know. Miriam was not sick with a physical illness. The doctors whom Adare had not believed were right.
A man like you, doing anything so vulgar as I suspected you of oh, dearest, I'm so ashamed!" He put his arms round her and drew her to his shoulder. And the scene of mimicry in his office flashed into his mind, and the blood burned in his cheeks. But he had no such access of insanity as to entertain the idea of confession. "It was that typewriter girl," continued Josephine.
And whom has not this palace held? Even street thieves and conventionists have occupied it! Did not I see with my own eyes how the savage Jacobins and cohorts of sans-culottes surrounded the palace and led away the good King Louis XVI. as a prisoner! Ah! never mind, Josephine; have no fear for the future! Let them but dare to come hither once more !"
Ah, happy hour! ah, happy days of youth and innocence and first love! Trouble loves to intrude on these halcyon days. The usually quiet Josephine came flying from the house, pale and agitated, and clung despairingly to Rose, and then fell to sobbing and lamenting piteously. I shall take leave to relate in my own words what had just occurred to agitate her so.
He is manly and gentle, and he will not take advantage of his position." "I think he will have abundant ground to manifest his triumph." "He will not do anything of the kind. If any officer of the Josephine treats you with disrespect, he shall be suspended at once from office." "That is very proper, sir," added Mr. Hamblin, heartily. The learned gentleman let himself down as easily as possible.
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