. In the footsteps of Napoleon, his life and its famous scenes. The Emperor of the West and the Emperor of the East MeetingON the Kaft at Tilsit. Napoleon Greeting Queen Louise of Prussia AT TILSIT 241 stantinople always saved it. Russia wanted it and I would notgrant it. Whoever holds it can govern the world. When the Emperors came out of the pavilion, the Czar, animpressionable, almost hysterical young man, had completelypassed under the magic of Napoleon. I never, he said,had more prejudices against any one than against him, butthey have all disappeared like a dream. Would that I hadmet him
. In the footsteps of Napoleon, his life and its famous scenes. The Emperor of the West and the Emperor of the East MeetingON the Kaft at Tilsit. Napoleon Greeting Queen Louise of Prussia AT TILSIT 241 stantinople always saved it. Russia wanted it and I would notgrant it. Whoever holds it can govern the world. When the Emperors came out of the pavilion, the Czar, animpressionable, almost hysterical young man, had completelypassed under the magic of Napoleon. I never, he said,had more prejudices against any one than against him, butthey have all disappeared like a dream. Would that I hadmet him earlier! While the two Emperors continued fondly to caress eachother, Frederick William remained a silent and lugubriouslooker-on at the festivities, which included grand military re-views and dinners of Parisian excellence on gold plate broughtfrom the Tuileries. No menials served the feast, but officersof the imperial household were the waiters, swords at theirsides and every seam gold-laced, with Grand Marshal Durocstanding in the attitude of a headwaiter. Napoleon parried every attempt of the Czar to return thedinners, because, it is
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