This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1900 Excerpt: ...to accompany his wife when she left in 1819, and had his daily struggles with Napoleon, who besought him to remain. Nine weeks, indeed, before the Emperor's death we find him discussing with Lowe who should succeed Bertrand and himself as attendants on the exile, and Planat, as we have seen, was almost starting to ...
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This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1900 Excerpt: ...to accompany his wife when she left in 1819, and had his daily struggles with Napoleon, who besought him to remain. Nine weeks, indeed, before the Emperor's death we find him discussing with Lowe who should succeed Bertrand and himself as attendants on the exile, and Planat, as we have seen, was almost starting to replace him. Scott met him at Paris in 1826, and found him an "interesting person, by no means overmuch prepossessed in favor of his late master, whom he judged impartially, though with affection." Of Albinie Helene de Vassal, Mme. de Montholon, but for the insane jealousy of Gourgaud, we should know nothing, or next to nothing, though she left behind her some vivid notes of her exile. We learn incidentally from Meneval that her marriage with Montholon encountered some difficulties, for she had two divorced husbands living. The Emperor forbade the banns, but afterwards gave Montholon permission to marry "the niece of the President Siguier." Montholon had tricked his sovereign, for his bride was the forbidden lady under another description. "A quiet, unassuming woman," says Maitland, "who gave no trouble, and seemed perfectly satisfied, provided she were allowed to accompany her husband." She provided the music of the Emperor's drawing-room, singing Italian songs, with little voice, and strumming on the piano. Emmanuel, Marquis of Las Cases, had had a somewhat checkered career. At an early age he entered the French navy and took part in the siege of Gibraltar. Before he was twenty-one he had passed as a lieutenant, and soon afterwards was placed in command of a brig. Then came the Revolution, and the young officer was one of the first to emigrate. This was ultimately fortunate, for his recollections of Coblen...
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