The drama of Saint Helena . he was informedthat, in the future, he must procure a pass beforegoing to Longwood in answer to their appeals. Tosubject him to this formality was equivalent to regard-ing him as a suspicious character. It was, in fact,treating him as though he were a stranger who hadcraved permission to attend Napoleon, and obtainedthe privilege as a signal favour. So far from thisbeing the case, Stokoe was acting in compliance withorders : he was placed, and even kept, at the disposalof the sick Emperor. So much so, that during the evening of thisvery day, Captain Nicholls wrote t
The drama of Saint Helena . he was informedthat, in the future, he must procure a pass beforegoing to Longwood in answer to their appeals. Tosubject him to this formality was equivalent to regard-ing him as a suspicious character. It was, in fact,treating him as though he were a stranger who hadcraved permission to attend Napoleon, and obtainedthe privilege as a signal favour. So far from thisbeing the case, Stokoe was acting in compliance withorders : he was placed, and even kept, at the disposalof the sick Emperor. So much so, that during the evening of thisvery day, Captain Nicholls wrote to Count deMontholon— I am desired by the Governor to acquaint youthat, having conferred with Rear-Admiral Plampin inrespect to the continuance of Mr. Stokoes medicalattendance at Longwood, the Admiral has acquaintedhim that he cannot dispense with Mr. Stokoes servicein the squadron so far as to admit of his being entirelyremoved from it. . The Governor himself willhave no objection to Mr. Stokoe affording his medical. DR. JOHN the Portrait in Napoléon Prisonnier. THE ILLNESS OF THE EMPEROR 243 assistance to Napoleon Bonaparte whenever so re-quired, but he is desirous in each case that visits should be made in conjunction withthe physician who is at present in attendance atLongwood. Hudson Lowe, on mature reflection, thought itinadvisable formally to forbid Stokoe to call on theEmperor. He preferred to discourage him by in-direct and underhand means. He therefore instructedSir Robert Plampin as to the attitude he was toadopt, suggested certain obstacles and annoyances,and insisted upon the unacceptable presence of at Stokoes visits. Summoned by the Frenchmen for the third time,in the afternoon of Tuesday, the 19th of January, thesurgeon of the Conqueror, gathering courage from hisprofessional duty, which he wished to fulfil as long aspossible, resigned himself to the humiliating formalityof the pass, and once more wended his way toLongwood.
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