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magnificence。

The Emperor continued his journey by the towns bordering on the Rhine。
He stopped first in the town of Charlemagne�察�passed through the three
bishoprics��

     ��There are two or three little circumstances in connection with
     this journey that seem worth inserting here��

     Mademoiselle Avrillion was the 'femme de chambre' of Josephine�察�and
     was constantly about her person from the time of the first
     Consulship to the death of the Empress in 1814。  In all such matters
     as we shall quote from them�察�her memoirs seem worthy of credit。
     According to Mademoiselle�察�the Empress during her stay at Aix´la´
     Chapelle�察�drank the waters with much eagerness and some hope。  As
     the theatre there was only supplied with some German singers who
     were not to Josephine's taste�察�she had part of a French operatic
     company sent to her from Paris。  The amiable creole had always a
     most royal disregard of expense。  When Bonaparte joined her�察�he
     renewed his old custom of visiting his wife now and then at her
     toilet�察�and according to Mademoiselle Avrillion�察�he took great
     interest in the subject of her dressing。  She says�察 �It was a most
     extraordinary thing for us to see the man whose head was filled with
     such vast affairs enter into the most minute details of the female
     toilet and of what dresses�察�what robes�察�and what jewels the Empress
     should wear on such and such an occasion。  One day he daubed her
     dress with ink because be did not like it�察�and wanted her to put on
     another。  Whenever he looked into her wardrobe he was sure to throw
     everything topsy´turvy。;

     This characteristic anecdote perfectly agrees with what we have
     heard from other persons。  When the Neapolitan Princess di´ was
     at the Tuileries as 'dame d'honneur' to Bonaparte's sister Caroline
     Murat�察�then Queen of Naples�察�on the grand occasion of the marriage
     with Maria Louisa�察�the�察�Princess�察�to her astonishment�察�saw the
     Emperor go up to a lady of the Court and address her thus�此 �This is
     the same gown you wore the day before yesterday�  �What's the meaning
     of this�察�madame�拭 �This is not right�察�madame� �

     Josephine never gave him a similar cause of complaint�察�but even when
     he was Emperor she often made him murmur at the profusion of her
     expenditure under this head。  The next anecdote will give some idea
     of the quantity of dresses which she wore for a day or so�察�and then
     gave away to her attendants�察�who appear to have carried on a very
     active trade in them。

     ;While we were at Mayence the Palace was literally besieged by Jews��
     who continually brought manufactured and other goods to show to the
     followers of the Court�察�and we had the greatest difficulty to avoid
     buying them。  At last they proposed that we should barter with them��
     and when Her Majesty had given us dresses that were far too rich for
     us to wear ourselves�察�we exchanged them with the Jews for
     piecegoods。  The robes we thus bartered did not long remain in the
     hands of the Jews�察�and there must have been a great demand for them
     among the belles of Mayence�察�for I remember a ball there at which
     the Empress might have seen all the ladies of a quadrille party
     dressed in her cast´off clothes。I even saw German Princesses
     wearing them; ��Memoires de Mademoiselle Avrillion��。

on his way Cologne and Coblentz��which the emigration had rendered so
famous�察�and arrived at Mayence��where his sojourn was distinguished by the
first attempt at negotiation with the Holy See�察�in order to induce the
Pope to come to France to crown the new Emperor�察�and consolidate his
power by supporting it with the sanction of the Church。  This journey of
Napoleon occupied three months�察�and he did not return to St。 Cloud till
October。  Amongst the flattering addresses which the Emperor received in
the course of his journey I cannot pass over unnoticed the speech of M。
de la Chaise�察�Prefect of Arras�察�who said�察 �God made Bonaparte�察�and then
rested。;  This occasioned Comte Louis de Narbonne�察�who was not yet
attached to the Imperial system�察�to remark ;That it would have been well
had God rested a little sooner。;

During the Emperor's absence a partial change took place in the Ministry。
M。 de Champagny succeeded M。 Chaptal as Minister of the Interior。  At the
camp of Boulogne the pacific Joseph found himself�察�by his brother's
wish�察�transformed into a warrior�察�and placed in command of a regiment of
dragoons�察�which was a subject of laughter with a great number of
generals。  I recollect that one day Lannes�察�speaking to me of the
circumstance in his usual downright and energetic way�察�said�察 �He had
better not place him under my orders�察�for upon the first fault I will put
the scamp under arrest。;




CHAPTER XXIX。

1804。

     England deceived by NapoleonAdmirals Missiessy and Villeneuve
     Command given to LauristonNapoleon's opinion of Madame de Stael
     Her letters to NapoleonHer enthusiasm converted into hatred
     Bonaparte's opinion of the power of the ChurchThe Pope's arrival
     at FontainebleauNapoleon's first interview with Pius VII。
     The Pope and the Emperor on a footing of equalityHonours rendered
     to the PopeHis apartments at the TuileriesHis visit to the
     Imperial printing officePaternal rebukeEffect produced in
     England by the Pope's presence in ParisPreparations for Napoleon's
     coronationVotes in favour of hereditary successionConvocation of
     the Legislative BodyThe presidents of cantonsAnecdote related by
     Michot the actorComparisonsInfluence of the Coronation on the
     trade of ParisThe insignia of Napoleon and the insignia of
     CharlemagneThe Pope's muleAnecdote of the notary Raguideau
     Distribution of eagles in the Champ de MarsRemarkable coincidence。

England was never so much deceived by Bonaparte as during the period of
the encampment at Boulogne。  The English really believed that an invasion
was intended�察�and the Government exhausted itself in efforts for raising
men and money to guard against the danger of being taken by surprise。
Such�察�indeed�察�is the advantage always possessed by the assailant。  He can
choose the point on which he thinks it most convenient to act�察�while the
party which stands on the defence�察�and is afraid of being attacked�察�is
compelled to be prepared in every point。  However�察�Napoleon�察�who was then
in the full vigour of his genius and activity�察�had always his eyes fixed
on objects remote from those which surrounded him�察�and which seemed to
absorb his whole attention。  Thus�察�during the journey of which I have
spoken�察�the ostensible object of which was the organisation of the
departments on the Rhine�察�he despatched two squadrons from Rochefort and
Boulogne�察�one commanded by Missiessy�察�the other by VilleneuveI shall
not enter into any details about those squadrons�察�I shall merely mention
with respect to them that�察�while the Emperor was still in Belgium��
Lauriston paid me a sudden and unexpected visit。  He was on his way to
Toulon to take command of the troops which were to be embarked on
Villeneuve's squadron�察�and he was not much pleased with the service to
which he had been appointed。

Lauriston's visit was a piece of good fortune for me。  We were always on
friendly terms�察�and I received much information from him�察�particularly
with respect to the manner in which the Emperor spent his time。  ;You can
have no idea�察─�said he�察 �how much the Emperor does�察�and the sort of
enthusiasm which his presence excites in the army。  But his anger at the
contractors is greater than ever�察�and he has been very severe with some
of them。;  These words of Lauriaton did not at all surprise me�察�for I
well knew Napoleon's dislike to contractors�察�and all men who had
mercantile transactions with the army。  I have often heard him say that
they were a curse and a leprosy to nations�察�that whatever power he might
attain�察�he never would grant honours to any of them�察�and that of all
aristocracies�察�theirs was to him the moat insupportable。  After his
accession to the Empire the contractors were no longer the important
persons they had been under the Directory�察�or even during the two first
years of the Consulate。  Bonaparte sometimes acted with them as he had
before done with the Beya of Egypt�察�when he drew from them forced
contributions。

     ��Lauriston�察�one of Napoleon's aides de camp�察�who was with him at
     the Military School of Paris�察�and who had been commissioned in the
     artillery at the same time as Napoleon�察�considered that he should
     have had the post of Grand Ecuyer which Caulaincourt had obtained。
     He had complained angrily to the Emperor�察�and after a stormy
     interview was ordered to join the fleet of VilleneuveIn
     consequence he was at Trafalgar。  On his return after Austerlitz
     his temporary disgrace was forgotten�察�and he was sent as governor to
     Venice。  He became marshal under the Restoration。��

I recollect another somewhat curious circumstance respecting the visit of
Lauriston�察�who had left the Emperor and Empress at Aix´la´Chapelle。
Lauriston was the best educated of the aides de camp�察�and Napoleon often
conversed with him on such literary works as he chose to notice。
;He sent for me one day�察─�said Lauriston�察 �when I was on duty at the
Palace of Lacken�察�and spoke to me of the decennial prizes�察�and the
tragedy of 'Carion de Nisas'�察�and a novel by Madame de Stael�察�which he
had just read�察�but which I had not seen�察�and was therefore rather
embarrassed in replying to him。  Respecting Madame de Stael and her
Delphine�察�he said some remarkable things。  'I do not like women��' he
observed�察�'who make men of themselves�察�any more than I like effeminate
men。  There is s proper part for every one to play in the world。  What
does all this flight of imagination mean�拭 �What is the result of it��
Nothing。  It is all sentimental metaphysics and disorder of the mind。  I
cannot endure that woman�察�for one reason�察�that I cannot bear women who
make a set at me�察�and God knows how often she has tried to cajole me��';

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