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Title: A life of Napoleon Boneparte:
Year: 1901 (1900s)
Authors: Tarbell, Ida M. (Ida Minerva), 1857-1944
Subjects: Napoleon I, Emperor of the French, 1769-1821 Josephine, Empress, consort of Napoleon I, Emperor of the French, 1763-1814
Publisher: New York, McClure, Phillips & co.
Contributing Library: The Library of Congress
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whom she knew Napoleon so loved that he would have beenwell satisfied to have made him his successor. Hortensehad a second child, Napoleon-Louis; but the Emperor didnot have the same feeling for him. When Napoleon returned to Paris after the meeting atTilsit, Josephine was prepared to do all that was possible toreconquer the place in her husbands heart, which manymonths absence had certainly weakened. She even hadHortenses little son Louis with her, a constant reminder tothe Empire that here was an heir of Bonaparte and Beauhar-nais blood. Her hopes were soon shattered by Fouche, whomade an appeal to her. For the sake of the country, the dy-nasty, Napoleon, would she not herself voluntarily offer towithdraw. Panicstricken, yet not daring to go directly toher husband to know if this was his will, Josephine couldonly weep. Napoleon saw her sorrow, but had not the cour-age to talk with her. -Finally Talleyrand, taking the case inhand, persuaded Josephine to speak first to Napoleon. Over-
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EMPRESS JOSEPHINE. Fragment from the picture of the marriage of Jerome Bonaparte and thePrincess Catherine. 402 FEAR OF DIVORCE 403 come completely, the Emperor feigned amazement, stormedat the baseness of Fouche, wept over Josephine, swore hecould not leave her; but he did not deceive her—or himself.Josephine took a clever course—she told him she would con-sent to his will quietly for love of him and for the sake ofthe throne—if he commanded her. But that Napoleon couldnot do. He ordered that the question of divorce be dropped,gave Fouche such treatment as perhaps a man never beforereceived for carrying out his superiors will, and for a timebestowed upon Josephine lover-like attentions so markedthat the whole court looked on and wondered. The fall of 1807 the Emperor strove to make very gay.and during the sojourns at Rambouillet for the hunt and themonth at Fontainebleau the Empress was really at the heightof her power. He could not give her up, could not, in spiteof his dynast

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