. A life of Napoleon Boneparte:. inst fate,says the Duchess dAbrantes. I was idle and discon-tented, he says of himself. He went to the theatre and satsullen and inattentive through the gayest of plays. Hehad moments of fierce hilarity, says Bourrienne. A pathetic distaste of effort came over him at times; hewanted to settle. If I could have that house, he said oneday to Bourrienne, pointing to an empty house near by, with my friends and a cabriolet, I should be the happiest ofmen. He clung to his friends with a sort of desperation,and his letters to Joseph are touching in the extreme. Love as
. A life of Napoleon Boneparte:. inst fate,says the Duchess dAbrantes. I was idle and discon-tented, he says of himself. He went to the theatre and satsullen and inattentive through the gayest of plays. Hehad moments of fierce hilarity, says Bourrienne. A pathetic distaste of effort came over him at times; hewanted to settle. If I could have that house, he said oneday to Bourrienne, pointing to an empty house near by, with my friends and a cabriolet, I should be the happiest ofmen. He clung to his friends with a sort of desperation,and his letters to Joseph are touching in the extreme. Love as well as failure caused his melancholy. All abouthim, indeed, turned thoughts to marriage. Joseph was nowmarried, and his happiness made him envious. What alucky rascal Joseph is! he said. Junot, madly in love withPauline, was with him. The two young men wanderedthrough the alleys of the Jardin des Plantes and discussedJunots passion. In listening to his friend. Napoleonthought of himself. He had been attracted by Desiree Clary,. NAPOLEON IN PRISON. After a lithograph by Motte. Bonaparte, master of Toulon, had already-attained fame when the events of Thermidor imposed a sudden check onhis career. His relations with the younger Robespierre laid him open tosuspicion; he was suspended from his functions and put under arrest bythe deputies of the Convention. 46 NAPOLEON AND ROBESPIERRE 47 Josephs sister-in-iaw. Why not try to win her? And hebegan to demand news of her from Joseph. Desiree hadasked for his portrait, and he wrote: I shall have it takenfor her; you must give it to her, if she still wants it; if not,keep it yourself. He was melancholy when he did not havenews of her, accused Joseph of purposely omitting her namefrom his letters, and Desiree herself of forgetting him. Atlast he consulted Joseph: If I remain here, it is just possi-ble that I might feel inclined to commit the folly of marry-ing. I should be glad of a line from you on the might perhaps speak to
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