Days near Paris . disturbed, weeping like them, toldJosephines children that their mother was neither repudiated nordisgraced, but sacrificed to a State necessity, and recompensed forher noble sacrifice by the greatness of her children, and the tenderfriendship of him who had been her husband. . The Senatus-consultum continued to Josephine the rank of empress, and as-signed her a revenue of two millions, with a free gift of the cha-teaux of Navarre and Malmaison, and numerous precious objects.•—Thiers, ^ LEmpire. LA MALMAlSON 123 In 1814, the unhappy Josephine, whose heart was al-ways with Nap
Days near Paris . disturbed, weeping like them, toldJosephines children that their mother was neither repudiated nordisgraced, but sacrificed to a State necessity, and recompensed forher noble sacrifice by the greatness of her children, and the tenderfriendship of him who had been her husband. . The Senatus-consultum continued to Josephine the rank of empress, and as-signed her a revenue of two millions, with a free gift of the cha-teaux of Navarre and Malmaison, and numerous precious objects.•—Thiers, ^ LEmpire. LA MALMAlSON 123 In 1814, the unhappy Josephine, whose heart was al-ways with Napoleon, was forced to receive a visit from theallied sovereigns at Malmaison, and died of a chill whichshe caught in doing the honors of her grounds to the Em-peror Alexander on May 26, by a water excursion on thepool of Cucufa. After his return from Elba, Napoleon re-visited the place. He felt the need of revisiting the modest dwelling wherehe had passed the fairest years of his life, by the side of a wife. MALMAISON. who had, assuredly, faults, but was a true friend ; one of thosesouls that are never met twice, and are forever regretted whenlost. He obliged Queen Hortense, who had not yet dared toenter a spot so full of poignant memories, to accompany spite of his crushing preoccupations, he consecrated severalhours to traversing the little chateau and the gardens, where Jose-phine cultivated the flowers she collected from all quarters of theglobe. In seeing once more these dear and saddening objects,he fell into melancholy reveries. Napoleon, while walking in this spot, at once so attractiveand so distressing, said to Queen Hortense, Poor Josephine !by every turn in the walks, I fancy I see her. Her death, the f24 BAVS NEAR PARIS news of which surprised me at Elba, was one of the keenest sor-rows of that fatal year 1814. She had weaknesses beyond doubt,but she at least would never have abandoned me ! — Thiers, L Empire J After the loss of the battle of Waterloo,
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