. A life of Napoleon Boneparte:. I answer? said Napoleon, splashingaround indignantly in the opaque water. That you would do it in spite of the Chambers. Precisely. I shall do it without the consent of anyonewhomsoever. Do you understand ? Joseph, beside himself, rushed to the bathtub, and declaredthat if Napoleon dared do such a thing he would put him-self at the head of an opposition and crush him in spite oftheir fraternal relations. So hot did the debate grow thatthe First Consul sprang up shouting: You are insolent! I ought but at that moment he slipped and fell back violently. A great ma
. A life of Napoleon Boneparte:. I answer? said Napoleon, splashingaround indignantly in the opaque water. That you would do it in spite of the Chambers. Precisely. I shall do it without the consent of anyonewhomsoever. Do you understand ? Joseph, beside himself, rushed to the bathtub, and declaredthat if Napoleon dared do such a thing he would put him-self at the head of an opposition and crush him in spite oftheir fraternal relations. So hot did the debate grow thatthe First Consul sprang up shouting: You are insolent! I ought but at that moment he slipped and fell back violently. A great mass of perfumed water drenched Josephto the skin, and the conference broke up. An hour later, Lucien met his brother in his library, andthe discussion was resumed, only to end in another scene,Napoleon hurling a beautiful snuff-box upon the floor andshattering it, while he told Lucien that if he did not ceasehis opposition he would crush him in the same way. Theseviolent scenes were repeated, but to no purpose. Louisianawas NAPOLEON THE GREAT ( NAPOLEON LE GRAND ) IN CORONATION ROBES. l8 1805. Painted and engraved by order of the Emperor. Engraved by Desnoyers afterportrait painted by Gerard in 1805. 150
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