The drama of Saint Helena . nbrown nankeen, bordered by a strip of flowered paper,and the floor displayed a wretched faded furniture supplied by the British Governmentfor that part of the imperial apartments consisted ofa cane-bottomed beech-wood armchair, painted green ;four or five other chairs to match ; a round table ; adisjointed chest of drawers ; and an old sofa. How-ever, a magnificent wash-stand, with its silver ewerand basin, shone in a corner, but Napoleon hadbrought it from France, as well as two candle-sticks, two flasks, and two silver-gilt cups, whichhad been removed
The drama of Saint Helena . nbrown nankeen, bordered by a strip of flowered paper,and the floor displayed a wretched faded furniture supplied by the British Governmentfor that part of the imperial apartments consisted ofa cane-bottomed beech-wood armchair, painted green ;four or five other chairs to match ; a round table ; adisjointed chest of drawers ; and an old sofa. How-ever, a magnificent wash-stand, with its silver ewerand basin, shone in a corner, but Napoleon hadbrought it from France, as well as two candle-sticks, two flasks, and two silver-gilt cups, whichhad been removed from his big dressino-case, andnow stood in surprising contrast to their surround-ings before a tarnished mirror, on the boardthat formed the mantelshelf of a dilapidated fire-place. The windows, hung with muslin curtains, and thechest of drawers between them, where the Emperorkept his linen, occupied one side of the the opposite wall stretched the sofa andthe bed—the latter a little iron bedstead, the field-. e — rt S . c « • c -= o, ? ^ u o i u £ g j= u o .5 .b o _2 U - « £ fa «i > H - - — s. THE TEDIUM OF SAINT HELENA 159 bed in which Napoleon had slept on the eve ofMarengo and Austerlitz. The fire-place was situatedin the middle of the right-hand wall, and a door onthe left gave access to another room, a study of likedimensions, lighting, hangings, and carpet, and evenless luxurious. It was in this shabby interior that the Emperorspent almost all his mornings, attired in a whitequilted dressing-gown of dimity, closely fitting whitetrousers with heel-straps, in slippers, and frequentlyretaining around his head the red bandana handker-chief which he wore at night. When Napoleon rose, Marchand brought him acup of tea, of black coffee or of coffee with milk, whichhe took at the round table, and shortly afterwards, as arule, Dr. OMeara, who was wont to come and inquireafter his health, sent in his name. Napoleon alwaysreceived him well, not out of re
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