. A life of Napoleon Boneparte:. nd, said soberly, She must love M. A very much if she will leave grandmama to go and see him. When Josephine left Malmaison in June, she had intendedtraveling in Italy, after Switzerland, and spending the win-ter at Milan with her son. Her old terror of being forgot-ten by the Emperor and driven from France seized her inSeptember, however, and for weeks she tormented herselfwith the notion that it was Napoleons plan not to allow herto return to France. She had no reason for the suppositionbeyond the gossip which came to her and the fears of herown sore heart; b
. A life of Napoleon Boneparte:. nd, said soberly, She must love M. A very much if she will leave grandmama to go and see him. When Josephine left Malmaison in June, she had intendedtraveling in Italy, after Switzerland, and spending the win-ter at Milan with her son. Her old terror of being forgot-ten by the Emperor and driven from France seized her inSeptember, however, and for weeks she tormented herselfwith the notion that it was Napoleons plan not to allow herto return to France. She had no reason for the suppositionbeyond the gossip which came to her and the fears of herown sore heart; but this was enough to persuade her sothoroughly that she was to be exiled that her health began tofail. She succeeded, too, in communicating her fears to theladies of her suite, and the little company made themselveswretched in the classical feminine way over a possibility forwhich there was no foundation whatever. Finally, Josephine wrote a humble letter to Napoleon, ask-ing permission to spend the winter at Navarre. He replied. LOUIS BONAPARTE. I778-1846. King of Holland in 1806. Abdicated in 1810, taking the title of Comtede St. Leu. 434 AFTER THE DIVORCE 435 at once, that of course she might go there if she would. Thehousehold were thrown in hysterical transports of joy by thispermission, and they hastened northward for a long winterin a provincial chateau as if Italy was a prison and the honorsthey would have received there mockery and insult. In spite of the fact that Navarre was not a suitable winterresidence even when in the best condition, and that thechanges and repairs planned were still incomplete, Josephineand her household passed a really happy winter and springthere. The life was a simple and wholesome one, free fromthe exacting ceremonies and the tiresome restraints of thecourt, and the health of them all, and notably of Josephine,improved. Instead of late hours and heated rooms and^•reat crowds, there were the healthy habits of the country,constant outdoor sp
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