The women Bonapartes: the mother and three sisters of Napoléon I . s,and she had bequeathed to him the bulk of herfortune. All that I possess came to me fromthe Emperor, she observed, and it is but justthat I should return it to his child. Marie Louise herself announced the sad eventto her mother-in-law, in a letter from Schon-brunn, written the day after the young dukesdeath, and begged her to accept, on this sorrow-ful occasion, the assurance of the kindly feelingentertained for her by her affectionate reply, Madatne dictated to Fesch the followingletter : Rome August 6, 1832 Mad
The women Bonapartes: the mother and three sisters of Napoléon I . s,and she had bequeathed to him the bulk of herfortune. All that I possess came to me fromthe Emperor, she observed, and it is but justthat I should return it to his child. Marie Louise herself announced the sad eventto her mother-in-law, in a letter from Schon-brunn, written the day after the young dukesdeath, and begged her to accept, on this sorrow-ful occasion, the assurance of the kindly feelingentertained for her by her affectionate reply, Madatne dictated to Fesch the followingletter : Rome August 6, 1832 Madame,—Notwithstanding the political short-sightedness which has constantly deprived me ofall news of the dear child whose death you havebeen so considerate to announce to me, I havenever ceased to entertain towards him the devo-tion of a mother. In him, I still found an objectof some consolation, but to my great age and tomy incessant and painful infirmities God has seenfit to add this blow as a fresh proof of Hismercy, since I firmly believe that He will amply. MARIA LETIZIA BONAPARTE, MADAME MERE AFTER THE DRAWING MADE IN 1835 BY THE PRINCESSE CHARLOTTE BONAPARTE THE WOMEN BONAPARTES 377 atone to him, in His glory, for the glory of thisworld. Accept my thanks, Madame, for having putyourself to this trouble, in such sorrowful circum-stances, to alleviate the bitterness of my sure that it will remain with me all my life. My condition precludes me from even signingthis letter ; and I must therefore crave your per-mission to delegate the task to my brother. For a woman of her advanced age, Madame sphysical activity was quite remarkable. Shewent almost every day on foot to hear Massat Santa Maria in Portico or at San Lorenzoin Lucina, and frequently walked in the groundsof the Villa Borghese, which, she declared, re-minded her of France. However, during one ofher promenades in the Villa, towards the endof April 1830, she stumbled, fell, and fracturedher hip. Happily, he
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