IthasbeengenerallysupposedthatNapoleonwasabelieverinthedoctrineofpredestination.ThefollowingconversationwithLasCasesclearlydecidesthatpoint.\"Pray，\"saidhe，\"amInotthoughttobegiventoabeliefinpredestination？\"——\"Yes，Sire;atleastbymanypeople.\"——\"Well，well！letthemsaywhattheyplease，onemaysometimesbetemptedtosetapart，anditmayoccasionallybeuseful.Butwhataremen？Howmucheasierisittooccupytheirattentionandtostriketheirimaginationsbyabsurditiesthanbyrationalideas！Butcanamanofsoundsenselistenforonemomenttosuchadoctrine？Eitherpredestinationadmitstheexistenceoffree—will，oritrejectsit.
Ifitadmitsit，whatkindofpredeterminedresultcanthatbewhichasimpleresolution，astep，aword，mayalterormodifyadinfinitum？
Ifpredestination，onthecontrary，rejectstheexistenceoffree—willitisquiteanotherquestion;inthatcaseachildneedonlybethrownintoitscradleassoonasitisborn，thereisnonecessityforbestowingtheleastcareuponit，forifitbeirrevocablydecreedthatitistolive，itwillgrowthoughnofoodshouldbegiventoit.Youseethatsuchadoctrinecannotbemaintained;predestinationisbutawordwithoutmeaning.TheTurksthemselves，theprofessorsofpredestination，arenotconvincedofthedoctrine，forinthatcasemedicinewouldnotexistinTurkey，andamanresidinginathirdfloorwouldnottakethetroubleofgoingdownstairs，butwouldimmediatelythrowhimselfoutofthewindow.
Youseetowhatastringofabsurditiesthatwilllead？\"
Thefollowingtraitsarecharacteristicoftheman.Inthecommonintercourseoflife，andhisfamiliarconversation，Napoleonmutilatedthenamesmostfamiliartohim，evenFrenchnames;yetthiswouldnothaveoccurredonanypublicoccasion.HehasbeenheardmanytimesduringhiswalkstorepeatthecelebratedspeechofAugustusinCorneille’stragedy，andhehasnevermissedsaying，\"Takeaseat，Sylla，\"insteadofCinna.Hewouldfrequentlycreatenamesaccordingtohisfancy，andwhenhehadonceadoptedthemtheyremainedfixedinhismind，althoughtheywerepronouncedproperlyahundredtimesadayinhishearing;buthewouldhavebeenstruckifothershadusedthemashehadalteredthem.Itwasthesamethingwithrespecttoorthography;ingeneralhedidnotattendtoit，yetifthecopieswhichweremadecontainedanyfaultsofspellinghewouldhavecomplainedofit.OnedayNapoleonsaidtoLasCases，\"Yourorthographyisnotcorrect，isit？\"
Thisquestiongaveoccasiontoasarcasticsmilefromapersonwhostoodnear，whothoughtitwasmeanttoconveyareproach.TheEmperor，whosawthis，continued，\"AtleastIsupposeitisnot，foramanoccupiedwithimportantpublicbusiness，aminister，forinstance，cannotandneednotattendtoorthography.Hisideasmustflowfasterthanhishandcantracethem，hehasonlytimetodwelluponessentials;hemustputwordsinletters，andphrasesinwords，andletthescribesmakeitoutafterwards.\"Napoleonindeedleftagreatdealforthecopyiststodo;
hewastheirtorment;hishandwritingactuallyresembledhieroglyphics——
heoftencouldnotdecipherithimself.LasCases’sonwasonedayreadingtohimachapterofTheCampaignofItaly;onasuddenhestoppedshort，unabletomakeoutthewriting.\"Thelittleblockhead，\"saidNapoleon，\"cannotreadhisownhandwriting.\"——\"Itisnotmine，Sire.\"——
\"Andwhose，then？\"——\"YourMajesty’s.\"——\"Howso，youlittlerogue;doyoumeantoinsultme？\"TheEmperortookthemanuscript，triedalongwhiletoreadit，andatlastthrewitdown，saying，\"Heisright;Icannottellmyselfwhatiswritten.\"HehasoftensentthecopyiststoLasCasestoreadwhathehadhimselfbeenunabletodecipher.
WearenowapproachingthelastmelancholyepochofNapoleon’slife，whenhefirstfelttheravagesofthatmaladywhichfinallyputaperiodtohisexistence.Occasionalmanifestationsofitspresencehadbeenexhibitedforsomeyears，buthisusualhealthalwaysreturnedaftereveryattack，anditsfatalnaturewasnotsuspected，althoughNapoleonhimselfhadseveraltimessaidthatheshoulddieofascirrhusinthepylorus，thediseasewhichkilledhisfather，andwhichthephysiciansofMontpelierdeclaredwouldbehereditaryinhisfamily.Aboutthemiddleoftheyear1818itwasobservedthathishealthgrewgraduallyworse，anditwasthoughtproperbyO’MearatoreporttotheGovernorthestateinwhichhewas.EvenontheseoccasionsNapoleonseizedtheopportunityforrenewinghisclaimtothetitleofEmperor.HeinsistedthatthephysicianshouldnotsendanybulletinwhateverunlesshenamedhiminitbyhisImperialdesignation.O’MearaexplainedthattheinstructionsofhisGovernmentandtheordersofSirHudsonLoweprohibitedhimfromusingtheterm;butitwasinvain.Aftersomedifficultyitwasagreeduponthattheword\"patient\"shouldbeusedinsteadofthetitleofGeneral，whichcausedsomuchoffence，andthissubstitutiongotridofthedifficulty.
O’MearaafterwardsproposedtocallintheassistanceofDr.Baxter，theprincipalmedicalofficeroftheisland，butthisofferNapoleonrefusedatonce，allegingthat，although\"itwastruehelookedlikeanhonestman，hewastoomuchattachedtothathangman\"（Lows），healsopersistedinrejectingtheaidofmedicine，anddeterminedtotakenoexerciseout—
of—doorsaslongasheshouldbesubjectedtothechallengeofsentinels.
Toarepresentationthathisdeterminationmightconvertacurabletoafatalmalady，hereplied，\"IshallatleasthavetheconsolationthatmydeathwillbeaneternaldishonourtotheEnglishnationwhosentmetothisclimatetodieunderthehandsof\"
AnimportantincidentinNapoleon’smonotonouslifewastheremovalofO’Meara，whohadattendedhimashisphysicianfromthetimeofhisarrivalontheisland.Theremovalofthisgentleman，wasoccasionedbythesuspicionofsimilarconducttothatwhichbroughtaboutthedismissalofLasCasestwentymonthspreviously，namely，thecarryingonsecretcorrespondencewithpersonsoutoftheisland.Napoleoncomplainedbitterlyofthelossofhismedicalattendant，thoughhehadmostassuredlyveryseldomattendedtohisadvice，andrepelledasaninsulttheprofferedassistanceofDr.Baxter，insinuatingthattheGovernorwishedtohavehislifeinhispower.SometimeafterDr.
Stokes，anavalsurgeon，wascalledin，butwithdrawnandeventuallytriedbycourt—martialforfurnishinginformationtotheFrenchatLongwood.AfterthisNapoleonexpressedhisdeterminationtoadmitnomorevisitsfromanyEnglishphysicianwhatever，andCardinalFeschwasrequestedbytheBritishMinistrytoselectsomephysicianofreputationinItalywhoshouldbesenttoSt.HelenatoattendonNapoleon.ThechoicefellonDr.Antommarchi，ayoungsurgeon，whowasaccordinglysenttoSt.HelenaincompanywithtwoCatholicpriests，theAbbesBuonavitaandVignale，andtwodomestics，incompliancewiththewishofNapoleontothateffect.Thepartyreachedtheislandon10thSeptember1819.
OnhisfirstvisittheEmperoroverwhelmedAntommarchiwithquestionsconcerninghismotherandfamily，thePrincessJulie（wifeofJoseph），andLasCases，whomAntommarchihadseeninpassingthroughFrankfort，expatiatedwithsatisfactionontheretreatwhichhehadatonetimemeditatedinCorsica，enteredintosomediscussionswiththedoctoronhisprofession，andthendirectedhisattentiontothedetailsofhisdisorder.WhileheexaminedthesymptomstheEmperorcontinuedhisremarks.Theyweresometimesserious，sometimeslively;kindness，indignation，gaiety，wereexpressedbyturnsinhiswordsandinhiscountenance.\"Well，doctor！\"heexclaimed，\"whatisyouropinion？AmI
totroublemuchlongerthedigestionofKings？\"——\"Youwillsurvivethem，Sire.\"——\"Aye，Ibelieveyou;theywillnotbeabletosubjecttothebanofEuropethefameofourvictories，itwilltraverseages，itwill.
proclaimtheconquerorsandtheconquered，thosewhoweregenerousandthosewhowerenotso;posteritywilljudge，Idonotdreaditsdecision.\"——\"Thisafter—lifebelongstoyouofright.Yournamewillneverberepeatedwithadmirationwithoutrecallingthoseingloriouswarriorssobaselyleaguedagainstasingleman.Butyouarenotnearyourend，youhaveyetalongcareertorun.\"——\"No，Doctor！Icannotholdoutlongunderthisfrightfulclimate.\"——\"Yourexcellentconstitutionisproofagainstitsperniciouseffects.\"——\"Itoncedidnotyieldtothestrengthofmindwithwhichnaturehasendowedme，butthetransitionfromalifeofactiontoacompleteseclusionhasruinedall.
Ihavegrownfat，myenergyisgone，thebowisunstrung.\"Antommarchididnottrytocombatanopinionbuttoowell—founded，butdivertedtheconversationtoanothersubject.\"Iresignmyself，\"saidNapoleon，\"toyourdirection.Letmedicinegivetheorder，Isubmittoitsdecisions.
Ientrustmyhealthtoyourcare.IoweyouthedetailofthehabitsI
haveacquired，oftheaffectionstowhichIamsubject.
\"ThehoursatwhichIobeytheinjunctionsofnatureareingeneralextremelyirregular.Isleep，IeataccordingtocircumstancesorthesituationinwhichIamplaced;mysleepisordinarilysoundandtranquil.IfpainoranyaccidentinterruptitIjumpoutofbed，callforalight，walk，settowork，andfixmyattentiononsomesubject;
sometimesIremaininthedark，changemyapartment，liedowninanotherbed，orstretchmyselfonthesofa.Iriseattwo，three，orfourinthemorning;Icallforsomeonetokeepmecompany，amusemyselfwithrecollectionsorbusiness，andwaitforthereturnofday.Igooutassoonasdawnappears，takeastroll，andwhenthesunshowsitselfI
reenterandgotobedagain，whereIremainalongerorshortertime，accordingasthedaypromisestoturnout.Ifitisbad，andIfeelirritationanduneasiness，IhaverecoursetothemethodIhavejustmentioned.Ichangemyposture，passfrommybedtothesofa，fromthesofatothebed，seekandfindadegreeoffreshness.Idonotdescribetoyoumymorningcostume;ithasnothingtodowiththesufferingsI
endure，andbesides，Idonotwishtodepriveyouofthepleasureofyoursurprisewhenyouseeit.Theseingeniouscontrivancescarrymeontonineorteno’clock，sometimeslater.Ithenorderthebreakfasttobebrought，whichItakefromtimetotimeinmybath，butmostfrequentlyinthegarden.EitherBertrandorMontholonkeepmecompany，oftenbothofthem.Physicianshavetherightofregulatingthetable;itisproperthatIshouldgiveyouanaccountofmine.Well，then，abasinofsoup，twoplatesofmeat，oneofvegetables，asaladwhenIcantakeit，composethewholeservice;halfabottleofclaret;whichIdilutewithagooddealofwater，servesmefordrink;Idrinkalittleofitpuretowardstheendoftherepast.Sometimes，whenIfeelfatigued，I
substitutechampagneforclaret，itisacertainmeansofgivingafilliptothestomach.\"
ThedoctorhavingexpressedhissurpriseatNapoleon’stemperance，hereplied，\"InmymarcheswiththearmyofItalyIneverfailedtoputintothebowofmysaddleabottleofwine，somebread，andacoldfowl.Thisprovisionsufficedforthewantsoftheday，——ImayevensaythatIoftenshareditwithothers.Ithusgainedtime.Ieatfast，masticatelittle，mymealsdonotconsumemyhours.Thisisnotwhatyouwillapprovethemost，butinmypresentsituationwhatsignifiesit？Iamattackedwithalivercomplaint，amaladywhichisgeneralinthishorribleclimate.\"
Antommarchi，havinggainedhisconfidence，nowbecamecompanionaswellasphysiciantotheEmperor，andsometimesreadwithhim.Heeagerlyturnedoverthenewspaperswhentheyarrived，andcommentedfreelyontheircontents.\"Itisamusing，\"hewouldsay，\"toseethesagemeasuresresortedtobytheAlliestomakepeopleforgetmytyranny！\"Ononeoccasionhefeltmorelanguidthanordinary，andlightingonthe’Andromache’ofRacine;hetookupthebook，begantoread，butsoonletitdropfromhishands.Hehadcometothefamouspassagewherethemotherdescribesherbeingallowedtoseehersononceaday.
Hewasmoved，coveredhisfacewithhishands，and，sayingthathewastoomuchaffected，desiredtobeleftalone.Hegrewcalmer，fellasleep，andwhenheawoke，desiredAntommarchitobecalledagain.Hewasgettingreadytoshave，andthedoctorwascurioustowitnesstheoperation.Hewasinhisshirt，hisheaduncovered，withtwovaletsathisside，oneholdingtheglassandatowel，theothertherestoftheapparatus.TheEmperorspreadthesoapoveronesideofhisface，putdownthebrush，wipedhishandsandmouth，tookarazordippedinhotwaterandshavedtherightsidewithsingulardexterity.\"Isitdone，Noverraz？\"——\"Yes，Sire.\"——\"Well，then，faceabout.Come，villain，quick，standstill.\"Thelightfellontheleftside，which，afterapplyingthelather，heshavedinthesamemannerandwiththesamedexterity.Hedrewhishandoverhischin.\"Raisetheglass.AmIquiteright？\"——
\"Quiteso.\"——\"Notahairhasescapedme：whatsayyou？\"——\"No，Sire，\"
repliedthevaletdechambre.\"No！IthinkIperceiveone.Liftuptheglass，placeitinabetterlight.How，rascal！Flattery？YoudeceivemeatSt.Helena？Onthisrock？You，too，areanaccomplice.\"Withthishegavethembothaboxontheear，laughed，andjokedinthemostpleasantmannerpossible.
AnalmostincredibleinstanceofthedeterminationoftheexilestomakeasmanyenemiesastheypossiblycouldwasexhibitedtoAntommarchionhisarrivalatLongwood.HestatesthatbeforehewaspermittedtoenteronhisfunctionsassurgeonhewasrequiredtotakeanoaththathewouldnotcommunicatewiththeEnglish，andthathewouldmoreespeciallyavoidgivingthemtheleastinformationrespectingtheprogressofNapoleon’sdisorder.Hewasnotallowedtoseehisillustriouspatientuntiltheoathwastaken.AfterexactingsuchanoathfromhisphysiciantheattendantsofBonapartehadlittlerighttocomplain，astheydid，thattherealstateofhisdisorderwaspurposelyconcealedfromtheworldbytheEnglishGovernment.Itismorethanprobablethattheconstantattemptsobservedtothrowmysteryandsecrecyaroundthemmusthavetendedtocreatethesuspicionofescape，andtoincreasetheconsequentrigouroftheregulationsmaintainedbytheGovernor.
SoonafterthearrivalofthepriestsNapoleondetermined，wemaysupposepartlyinjest，toelevateoneofthemtothedignityofbishop，andhechoseforadiocesetheJumna.\"ThelastboxbroughtfromEuropehadbeenbrokenopen，\"saysAntommarchi;\"itcontainedthevasesandchurchornaments.\"Stop，\"saidNapoleon，\"thisisthepropertyofSt.Peter;
haveacarewhotouchesit;sendfortheabbes——buttalkingoftheabbes，doyouknowthattheCardinal[Fesch]isapoorcreature？Hesendsmemissionariesandpropagandists，asifIwereapenitent，andasifawholestringoftheirEminenceshadnotalwaysattendedatmychapel.
Iwilldowhatheoughttohavedone;Ipossesstherightofinvestiture，andIshalluseit.AbbeBuonavitawasjustenteringtheroom，`Igiveyoutheepiscopalmitre.’——’Sire！’——’Irestoreittoyou;youshallwearitinspiteoftheheretics;theywillnotagaintakeitfromyou.’——
’But，Sire！’——’IcannotaddtoitsorichabeneficeasthatofValencia，whichSuchethadgivenyou，butatanyrateyourseeshallbesecurefromthechancesofbattles.IappointyouBishopof——letmesee——oftheJumna.Thevastcountriesthroughwhichthatriverflowswereonthepointofenteringintoalliancewithme——allwasinreadiness，allweregoingtomarch.WewereabouttogivethefinishingblowtoEngland.\"
ThespeechconcludedwithanordertoCountMontholontoprocurethenecessarydressfortheabbeinordertostrikewithawealltheheretics.Theupshotofthewholewas，thatthescarletandvioletcolouredclothesnecessarytofurnishthenewbishopwiththeonlyvaluableportionofhistemporalities，hisdress，couldnotbeprocuredintheisland，andtheabberemainedanabbeinspiteoftheinvestiture，andthewholefarcewasforgotten.
WeoccasionallyseetheExileinbettermoods，whenhelistenedtothevoiceofreason，andthoughtlessoftheannoyancesinseparablefromthestatetowhichhisambition，orashehimselfalwaysaverred，hisdestiny，hadreducedhim.Hehadforalongtimedebarredhimselffromallexercise，having，asheexpressedit，determinednottoexposehimselftotheinsultofbeingaccompaniedonhisridebyaBritishofficer;orthepossibilityofbeingchallengedbyasentinel.Onedaywhenhecomplainedofhisinactivelifehismedicalattendantrecommendedtheexerciseofdiggingtheground;theideawasinstantlyseizeduponbyNapoleonwithhischaracteristicardour.Noverraz，hischasseur，whohadbeenformerlyaccustomedtoruraloccupations，washonouredwiththetitleofheadgardener，andunderhisdirectionsNapoleonproceededtoworkwithgreatvigour.HesentforAntommarchitowitnesshisnewlyacquireddexterityintheuseofthespade.\"Well，Doctor，\"saidhetohim，\"areyousatisfiedwithyourpatient——isheobedientenough？Thisisbetterthanyourpills，Dottoraccio;youshallnotphysicmeanymore.\"Atfirsthesoongotfatigued，andcomplainedmuchoftheweaknessofhisbodyanddelicacyofhishands;but\"nevermind，\"saidhe，\"Ihavealwaysaccustomedmybodytobendtomywill，andIshallbringittodosonow，andinureittotheexercise.\"Hesoongrewfondofhisnewemployment，andpressedalltheinhabitantsofLongwoodintotheservice.Eventheladieshadgreatdifficultytoavoidbeingsettowork.Helaughedatthem，urgedthem，entreatedthem，andusedallhisartsofpersuasion，particularlywithMadameBertrand.Heassuredherthattheexerciseofgardeningwasmuchbetterthanallthedoctor’sprescriptions——thatitwasinfactoneofhisprescriptions.Butinthisinstancehiseloquencefailedinitseffect，andhewasobliged，thoughwithmuchreluctance，todesistfromhisattemptstomakeladygardeners.
Butinrecompensehehadwillinglabourersonthepartofthegentlemen.
Antommarchisays，\"TheEmperorurgedus，excitedus，andeverythingaroundussoonassumedadifferentaspect.Herewasanexcavation，thereabasinoraroad.Wemadealleys，grottoes，cascades;theappearanceofthegroundhadnowsomelifeanddiversity.Weplantedwillows，oaks，peach—trees，togivealittleshaderoundthehouse.Havingcompletedtheornamentalpartofourlaboursweturnedtotheuseful.Wedividedtheground，wemanuredit，andsoweditwithabundanceofbeans，peas，andeveryvegetablethatgrowsintheisland.\"Inthecourseoftheirlabourstheyfoundthatatankwouldbeofgreatusetoholdwater，whichmightbebroughtbypipesfromaspringatadistanceof3000feet.
Forthislaboriousattemptitwasabsolutelynecessarytoprocureadditionalforces，andapartyofChinese，ofwhomtherearemanyontheisland，wasengagedtohelpthem.ThesepeopleweremuchamusedatNapoleon’sworking—dress，whichwasajacketandlargetrousers，withanenormousstrawhattoshieldhimfromthesun，andsandals.Hepitiedthosepoorfellowswhosufferedfromtheheatofthesun，andmadeeachofthemapresentofalargehatlikehisown.Aftermuchexertionthebasinwasfinished，thepipeslaid，andthewaterbegantoflowintoit.
Napoleonstockedhispondwithgold—fish，whichheplacedinitwithhisownhands.Hewouldremainbythepondforhourstogether，atatimewhenhewassoweakthathecouldhardlysupporthimself.Hewouldamusehimselfbyfollowingthemotionofthefishes，throwingbreadtothem，studyingtheirways，takinganinterestintheirlovesandtheirquarrels，andendeavouringwithanxietytofindoutpointsofresemblancebetweentheirmotivesandthoseofmankind.Heoftensentforhisattendantstocommunicatehisremarkstothem，anddirectedtheirobservationstoanypeculiaritieshehadobserved.Hisfavouritesatlastsickened，theystruggled，floatedonthewater，anddiedoneafteranother.Hewasdeeplyaffectedbythis，andremarkedtoAntommarchi，\"Youseeverywellthatthereisafatalityattachedtome.EverythingI
love，everythingthatbelongstome，isimmediatelystruck：heavenandmankindunitetopersecuteme.\"Fromthistimehevisitedthemdailyinspiteofsicknessorbadweather，nordidhisanxietydiminishuntilitwasdiscoveredthatacopperycement，withwhichthebottomofthebasinwasplastered，hadpoisonedthewater.Thefishwhichwerenotyetdeadwerethentakenoutandputintoatub.
Napoleonappearstohavetakenpeculiarinterestinobservingtheinstinctsofanimals，andcomparingtheirpracticesandpropensitieswiththoseofmen.Arainyday，duringwhichthediggingofthetankcouldnotbeproceededwith，gaveoccasionforsomeobservationsontheactionsofanumberofants，whichhadmadeawayintohisbedroom，climbeduponatableonwhichsomesugarusuallystood，andtakenpossessionofthesugar—basin.Hewouldnotallowtheindustriouslittleinsectstobedisturbedintheirplans;buthenowandthenmovedthesugar，followedtheirmanoeuvres，andadmiredtheactivityandindustrytheydisplayeduntiltheyfounditagain;thistheyhadbeensometimeseventwoorthreedaysineffecting，thoughtheyalwayssucceededatlast.Hethensurroundedthebasinwithwater，buttheantsstillreachedit;hefinallyemployedvinegar，andtheinsectswereunabletogetthroughthenewobstacle.
Buttheslightactivityofmindthatnowremainedtohimwassoontobeexchangedforthelanguorandgloomofsickness，withbutfewintervalsbetweenpositivesufferingandthemostdistressinglownessofspirits.
Towardstheendoftheyear1820hewalkedwithdifficulty，andrequiredassistanceeventoreachachairinhisgarden.Hebecamenearlyincapableoftheslightestaction;hislegsswelled;thepainsinhissideandbackwereincreased;hewastroubledwithnausea，profusesweats，lossofappetite，.andwassubjecttofrequentfaintings.\"HereIam，Doctor，\"saidheoneday，\"atmylastcast.Nomoreenergyandstrengthleft：IbendundertheloadIamgoing.Ifeelthatmyhouriscome.\"
Somedaysafter，ashelayonhiscouch，hefeelinglyexpressedtoAntommarchithevastchangewhichhadtakenplacewithinhim.Herecalledforafewmomentsthevividrecollectionofpasttimes，andcomparedhisformerenergywiththeweaknesswhichhewasthensinkingunder.
ThenewsofthedeathofhissisterElisaalsoaffectedhimdeeply.
Afterastrugglewithhisfeelings，whichhadnearlyoverpoweredhim，herose，supportedhimselfonAntommarchi’sarm;andregardinghimsteadfastly，said，\"Well，Doctor！youseeElisahasjustshownmetheway.Death，whichseemedtohaveforgottenmyfamily，hasbeguntostrikeit;myturncannotbefaroff.Whatthinkyou？\"——\"YourMajestyisinnodanger：youarestillreservedforsomegloriousenterprise.\"——
\"Ah，Doctor！Ihaveneitherstrengthnoractivitynorenergy;IamnolongerNapoleon.Youstriveinvaintogivemehopes，torecalllifereadytoexpire.Yourcarecandonothinginspiteoffate：itisimmovable：thereisnoappealfromitsdecisions.ThenextpersonofourfamilywhowillfollowElisatothetombisthatgreatNapoleonwhohardlyexists，whobendsundertheyoke，andwhostill，neverthelesskeepsEuropeinalarm.Behold，mygoodfriend，howIlookonmysituation！Asforme，allisover：Irepeatittoyou，mydayswillsooncloseonthismiserablerock.\"——\"Wereturned，\"saysAntommarchi，\"intohischamber.Napoleonlaydown’inbed.\"——`Closemywindows，’hesaid;
leavemetomyself;Iwillsendforyouby—and—by.Whatadelightfulthingrestis！Iwouldnotexchangeitforallthethronesintheworld！
Whatanalteration！HowIamfallen！I，whoseactivitywasboundless，whosemindneverslumbered，amnowplungedintoalethargicstupor，sothatitrequiresanefforteventoraisemyeyelids.Isometimesdictatedtofourorfivesecretaries，whowroteasfastaswordscouldbeuttered，butthenIwasNAPOLEON——nowIamnolongeranything.Mystrength——myfacultiesforsakeme.Idonotlive——Imerelyexist.\"
FromthisperiodtheexistenceofNapoleonwasevidentlydrawingtoaclosehisdayswerecounted.Wholehours，andevendays，wereeitherpassedingloomysilenceorspentinpain，accompaniedbydistressingcoughs，andallthemelancholysignsoftheapproachofdeath.HemadealastefforttorideafewmilesroundLongwoodonthe22dofJanuary1821，butitexhaustedhisstrength，andfromthattimehisonlyexercisewasinthecalash.Eventhatslightmotionsoonbecametoofatiguing.
Henowkepthisroom，andnolongerstirredout.Hisdisorderandhisweaknessincreaseduponhim.Hestillwasabletoeatsomething，butverylittle，andwithaworseappetitethanever.\"Ah！doctor，\"heexclaimed，\"howIsuffer！Whydidthecannon—ballssparemeonlytodieinthisdeplorablemanner？Ithatwassoactive，soalert，cannowscarcelyraisemyeyelids！\"
Hislastairingwasonthe17thofMarch.Thediseaseincreased，andAntommarchi，whowasmuchalarmed，obtainedwithsomedifficultypermissiontoseeanEnglishphysician.Heheldaconsultation，onthe26thofMarch，withDr.Arnottofthe20thRegiment;butNapoleonstillrefusedtotakemedicine，andoftenrepeatedhisfavouritesaying：
\"Everythingthatmusthappeniswrittendownourhourismarked，anditisnotinourpowertotakefromtimeaportionwhichnaturerefusesus.\"
Hecontinuedtogrowworse，andatlastconsentedtoseeDr.Arnott，whosefirstvisitwasonthe1stofAprilHewasintroducedintothechamberofthepatient，whichwasdarkened，andintowhichNapoleondidnotsufferanylighttobebrought，examinedhispulseandtheothersymptoms，andwasrequestedtorepeathisvisitthenextday.Napoleonwasnowwithinamonthofhisdeath，andalthoughheoccasionallyspokewiththeeloquenceandvehemencehehadsooftenexhibited，hismindwasevidentlygivingway.Thereportedappearanceofacometwastakenasatokenofhisdeath.Hewasexcited，andexclaimedwithemotion，\"Acomet！thatwastheprecursorofthedeathofCaesar.\"
Onthe3dofAprilthesymptomsofthedisorderhadbecomesoalarmingthatAntommarchiinformedBertrandandMontholonhethoughtNapoleon’sdangerimminent，andthatNapoleonoughttotakestepstoputhisaffairsinorder.Hewasnowattackedbyfeverandbyviolentthirst，whichofteninterruptedhissleepinthenight.Onthe14thNapoleonfoundhimselfinbetterspirits，andtalkedwithDr.ArnottonthemeritsofMarlborough，whoseCampaignshedesiredhimtopresenttothe20thRegiment，learningthattheydidnot，possessacopyintheirlibrary.
Onthe15thofAprilNapoleon’sdoorswereclosedtoallbutMontholonandMarchand，anditappearedthathehadbeenmakinghisWill.Onthe19thhewasbetter，wasfreefrompain，satup，andatealittle.Hewasingoodspirits，andwishedthemtoreadtohim.AsGeneralMontholonwiththeothersexpressedhissatisfactionatthisimprovementhesmiledgently，andsaid，\"Youdeceiveyourselves，myfriends：Iam，itistrue，somewhatbetter，butIfeelnolessthatmyenddrawsnear.WhenIamdeadyouwillhavetheagreeableconsolationofreturningtoEurope.Onewillmeethisrelations，anotherhisfriends;andasforme，Ishallbeholdmybravecompanions—in—armsintheElysianFields.Yes，\"hewenton，raisinghisvoice，\"Kleber，Desaix，Bessieres，Duroc，Ney，Murat，Massena，Berthier，allwillcometogreetme：theywilltalktomeofwhatwehavedonetogether.Iwillrecounttothemthelatesteventsofmylife.Onseeingmetheywillbecomeoncemoreintoxicatedwithenthusiasmandglory.WewilldiscourseofourwarswiththeScipios，Hannibal，Caesar，andFrederick——therewillbeasatisfactioninthat：
unless，\"headded，laughingbitterly，\"theyshouldbealarmedbelowtoseesomanywarriorsassembledtogether！\"
HeaddressedDr.Arnott，whocameinwhilehewasspeaking，onthetreatmenthehadreceivedfromEnglandsaidthatshehadviolatedeverysacredrightinmakinghimprisoner，thatheshouldhavebeenmuchbettertreatedinRussia，Austria，orevenPrussia;thathewassenttothehorriblerockofSt.Helenaonpurposetodie;thathehadbeenpurposelyplacedonthemostuninhabitablespotofthatinhospitableisland，andkeptsixyearsacloseprisoner，andthatSirHudsonLowewashisexecutioner.Heconcludedwiththesewords：\"YouwillendliketheproudrepublicofVenice;andI，dyinguponthisdrearyrock，awayfromthoseI
holddear，anddeprivedofeverything，bequeaththeopprobriumandhorrorofmydeathtothereigningfamilyofEngland.\"
Onthe21stNapoleongavedirectionstothepriestwhowasinattendanceastothemannerinwhichhewouldbeplacedtolieinstateafterhisdeath;andfindinghisreligiousattendanthadneverofficiatedinsuchasolemnityhegavethemostminuteinstructionsforthemodeofconductingit.Heafterwardsdeclaredthathewoulddie，ashewasbornaCatholic，anddesiredthatmassshouldbesaidbyhisbody，andthecustomaryceremoniesshouldbeperformedeverydayuntilhisburial.Theexpressionofhisfacewasearnestandconvulsive;hesawAntommarchiwatchingthecontractionswhichheunderwent，whenhiseyecaughtsomeindicationthatdispleasedhim.\"Youareabovetheseweaknesses;butwhatwouldyouhave？Iamneitherphilosophernorphysician.IbelieveinGod;Iamofthereligionofmyfathers;everyonecannotbeanatheistwhopleases.\"Thenturningtothepriest——\"IwasbornintheCatholicreligion.Iwishtofulfilthedutieswhichitimposes，andtoreceivethesuccourwhichitadministers.Youwillsaymasseverydayintheadjoiningchapel，andyouwillexposetheHolySacramentforfortyhours.AfterIamdeadyouwillplaceyouraltaratmyheadinthefuneralchamber;youwillcontinuetocelebratemass，andperformallthecustomaryceremonies;youwillnotceasetillIamlaidintheground.\"
TheAbbe（Vignale）withdrew;Napoleonreprovedhisfellow—countrymanforhissupposedincredulity.\"Canyoucarryittothispoint？CanyoudisbelieveinGod？EverythingproclaimsHisexistence;and，besides，thegreatestmindshavethoughtso.\"——\"But，Sire，Ihavenevercalleditinquestion.Iwasattendingtotheprogressofthefever：yourMajestyfanciedyousawinmyfeaturesanexpressionwhichtheyhadnot.\"——
\"Youareaphysician，Doctor，\"herepliedlaughingly;\"thesefolks，\"headded，halftohimself，\"areconversantonlywithmatter;theywillbelieveinnothingbeyond.\"
Intheafternoonofthe25thhewasbetter;butbeingleftalone，asuddenfancypossessedhimtoeat.Hecalledforfruits，wine，triedabiscuit，thenswallowedsomechampagne，seizedabunchofgrapes，andburstintoafitoflaughterassoonashesawAntommarchireturn.Thephysicianorderedawaythedessert，andfoundfaultwiththemaitred’hotel;butthemischiefwasdone，thefeverreturnedandbecameviolent.TheEmperorwasnowonhisdeath—bed，buthetestifiedconcernforeveryone.HeaskedAntommarchiif500guineaswouldsatisfytheEnglishphysician，andifhehimselfwouldliketoserveMariaLouisainqualityofaphysician？\"Sheismywife，thefirstPrincessinEurope，andaftermeyoushouldservenooneelse.\"Antommarchiexpressedhisacknowledgments.Thefevercontinuedunabated，withviolentthirstandcoldinthefeet.Onthe27thhedeterminedtoremovefromthesmallchamberintothesalon.Theywerepreparingtocarryhim.\"No，\"hesaid，\"notuntilIamdead;forthepresentitwillbesufficientifyousupportme.\"
Betweenthe27thand28ththeEmperorpassedaverybadnight;thefeverincreased，coldnessspreadoverhislimbs，hisstrengthwasquitegone.
HespokeafewwordsofencouragementtoAntommarchi;theninatoneofperfectcalmnessandcomposurehedeliveredtohimthefollowinginstructions：\"Aftermydeath，whichcannotbefaroff，Iwishyoutoopenmybody：Iwishalso，nay，Irequire，thatyouwillnotsufferanyEnglishphysiciantotouchme.If，however，youfinditindispensabletohavesomeonetoassistyou，Dr.ArnottistheonlyoneIamwillingyoushouldemploy.Iamdesirous，further，thatyoushouldtakeoutmyheart，thatyouputitinspiritsofwine，andthatyoucarryittoParmatomydearMariaLouisa：youwilltellherhowtenderlyIhavelovedher，thatIhaveneverceasedtoloveher;andyouwillreporttoherallthatyouhavewitnessed，allthatrelatestomysituationandmydeath.I
recommendyou，aboveall，carefullytoexaminemystomach，tomakean.
exactdetailedreportofit，whichyouwillconveytomyson.Thevomitingswhichsucceedeachotherwithoutintermissionleadmetosupposethatthestomachistheoneofmyorganswhichisthemostderanged，andIaminclinedtobelievethatitisaffectedwiththediseasewhichconductedmyfathertothegrave，——Imeanacancerinthelowerstomach.Whatthinkyou？\"Hisphysicianhesitating，hecontinued——\"IhavenotdoubtedthissinceIfoundthesicknessbecomefrequentandobstinate.ItisneverthelesswellworthyofremarkthatIhavealwayshadastomachofiron，thatIhavefeltnoinconveniencefromthisorgantilllatterly，andthatwhereasmyfatherwasfondofhigh—seasoneddishesandspirituousliquors，Ihaveneverbeenabletomakeuseofthem.Beitasitmay，Ientreat，Ichargeyoutoneglectnothinginsuchanexamination，inorderthatwhenyouseemysonyoumaycommunicatetheresultofyourobservationstohim，andpointoutthemostsuitableremedies.WhenIamnomoreyouwillrepairtoRome;youwillfindoutmymotherandmyfamily.Youwillgivethemanaccountofallyouhaveobservedrelativetomysituation，mydisorder，andmydeathonthisremoteandmiserablerock;youwilltellthemthatthegreatNapoleonexpiredinthemostdeplorablestate，wantingeverything，abandonedtohimselfandhisglory.\"Itwastenintheforenoon;afterthisthefeverabated，andhefellintoasortofdoze.
TheEmperorpassedaverybadnight，andcouldnotsleep.Hegrewlight—
headedandtalkedincoherently;stillthefeverhadabatedinitsviolence.Towardsmorningthehiccoughbegantotormenthim，thefeverincreased，andhebecamequitedelirious.Hespokeofhiscomplaint，andcalleduponBaxter（theGovernor’sphysician）toappear，tocomeandseethetruthofhisreports.ThenallatoncefancyingO’Mearapresent，heimaginedadialoguebetweenthem，throwingaweightofodiumontheEnglishpolicy.Thefeverhavingsubsided，hishearingbecamedistinct;
hegrewcalm，andenteredintosomefurtherconversationonwhatwastobedoneafterhisdeath.Hefeltthirsty，anddrankalargequantityofcoldwater.\"IffateshoulddeterminethatIshallrecover，Iwouldraiseamonumentonthespotwherethiswatergushesout：Iwouldcrownthefountaininmemoryofthecomfortwhichithasaffordedme.IfI
die，andtheyshouldnotproscribemyremainsastheyhaveproscribedmyperson，IshoulddesiretobeburiedwithmyancestorsinthecathedralofAjaccio，inCorsica.ButifIamnotallowedtoreposewhereIwasborn，why，then，letthemburymeatthespotwherethisfineandrefreshingwaterflows.\"Thisrequestwasafterwardscompliedwith.
Heremainednearlyinthesamestateforsomedays.Onthe1stofMayhewasdeliriousnearlyallday，andsuffereddreadfulvomitings.Hetooktwosmallbiscuitsandafewdropsofredwine.Onthe2dhewasratherquieter，andthealarmingsymptomsdiminishedalittle.At2P.M.，however，hehadaparoxysmoffever，andbecameagaindelirious.HetalkedtohimselfofFrance，ofhisdearson，ofsomeofhisoldcompanions—in—arms.Attimeshewasevidentlyinimaginationonthefieldofbattle.\"Stengel！\"hecried;\"Desaix！Massena！Ah！victoryisdeclaringitself！run——rushforward0—pressthecharge！——theyareours！\"
\"Iwaslistening，\"saysDr.Antommarchi，\"andfollowingtheprogressofthatpainfulagonyinthedeepestdistress，whenNapoleon，suddenlycollectinghisstrength，jumpedonthefloor，andwouldabsolutelygodownintothegardentotakeawalk.Irantoreceivehiminmyarms，buthislegsbentundertheweightofhisbody;hefellbackwards，andI
hadthemortificationofbeingunabletopreventhisfalling.Weraisedhimupandentreatedhimtogetintobedagain;buthedidnotrecogniseanybody，andbegantostormandfallintoaviolentpassion.Hewasunconscious，andanxiouslydesiredtowalkinthegarden.Inthecourseoftheday，however，hebecamemorecollected，andagainspokeofhisdisease，andthepreciseanatomicalexaminationhewishedtobemadeofhisbodyafterdeath.Hehadafancythatthismightbeusefultohisson.\"\"ThephysiciansofMontpelier，\"hesaidtoAntommarchi，\"announcedthatthescirrhosisinthepyloruswouldbehereditaryinmyfamily;
theirreportis，Ibelieve，inthehandsofmybrotherLouis;askforitandcompareitwithyourownobservationsonmycase，inorderthatmysonmaybesavedfromthiscrueldisease.Youwillseehim，Doctor，andyouwillpointouttohimwhatisbesttodo，andwillsavehimfromthecruelsufferingsInowexperience.ThisisthelastserviceIaskofyou.\"Laterinthedayhesaid，\"Doctor，Iamveryill——IfeelthatIamgoingtodie.\"
ThelasttimeNapoleonspoke，excepttoutterafewshortunconnectedwords，wasonthe3dofMay.Itwasintheafternoon，andhehadrequestedhisattendants，incaseofhislosingconsciousness，nottoallowanyEnglishphysiciantoapproachhimexceptDr.Arnott.\"Iamgoingtodie，\"saidhe，\"andyoutoreturntoEurope;Imustgiveyousomeadviceastothelineofconductyouaretopursue.Youhavesharedmyexile，youwillbefaithfultomymemory，andwillnotdoanythingthatmayinjureit.Ihavesanctionedallproperprinciples，andinfusedthemintomylawsandacts;Ihavenotomittedasingleone.
Unfortunately，however，thecircumstancesinwhichIwasplacedwerearduous，andIwasobligedtoactwithseverity，andtopostponetheexecutionofmyplans.Ourreversesoccurred;Icouldnotunbendthebow;andFrancehasbeendeprivedoftheliberalinstitutionsIintendedtogiveher.Shejudgesmewithindulgence;shefeelsgratefulformyintentions;shecherishesmynameandmyvictories.Imitateherexample，befaithfultotheopinionswehavedefended，andtotheglorywehaveacquired：anyothercoursecanonlyleadtoshameandconfusion.\"
FromthismomentitdoesnotappearthatNapoleonshowedanysignsofunderstandingwhatwasgoingforwardaroundhim.Hisweaknessincreasedeverymoment，andaharassinghiccoughcontinueduntildeathtookplace.
ThedaybeforethateventafearfultempestthreatenedtodestroyeverythingaboutLongwood.Theplantationsweretornupbytheroots，anditwasparticularlyremarkedthatawillow，underwhichNapoleonusuallysattoenjoythefreshair，hadfallen.\"Itseemed，\"saysAntommarchi，\"asifnoneofthethingstheEmperorvaluedweretosurvivehim.\"OnthedayofhisdeathMadameBertrand，whohadnotlefthisbedside，sentforherchildrentotakealastfarewellofNapoleon.Thescenewhichensuedwasaffecting：thechildrenrantothebed，kissedthehandsofNapoleon，andcoveredthemwithtears.Oneofthechildrenfainted，andallhadtobecarriedfromthespot.\"Weall，\"saysAntommarchi，\"mixedourlamentationswiththeirs：weallfeltthesameanguish，thesamecruelforebodingoftheapproachofthefatalinstant，whicheveryminuteaccelerated.\"Thefavouritevalet，Noverraz，whohadbeenforsometimeveryill，whenheheardofthestateinwhichNapoleonwas，causedhimselftobecarrieddownstairs，andenteredtheapartmentintears.Hewaswithgreatdifficultyprevailedupontoleavetheroom：
hewasinadeliriousstate，andhefanciedhismasterwasthreatenedwithdanger，andwascallinguponhimforassistance：hesaidhewouldnotleavehimbutwouldfightanddieforhim.ButNapoleonwasnowinsensibletothetearsofhisservants;hehadscarcelyspokenfortwodays;earlyinthemorninghearticulatedafewbrokensentences，amongwhichtheonlywordsdistinguishablewere，\"toted’armee，’thelastthateverlefthislips，andwhichindicatedthetenorofhisfancies.Thedaypassedinconvulsivemovementsandlowmoanings，withoccasionallyaloudshriek，andthedismalsceneclosedjustbeforesixintheevening.
Aslightfrothcoveredhislips，andhewasnomore.
AfterhehadbeendeadaboutsixhoursAntommarchihadthebodycarefullywashedandlaidoutonanotherbed.TheexecutorsthenproceededtoexaminetwocodicilswhichweredirectedtobeopenedimmediatelyaftertheEmperor’sdecease.Theonerelatedtothegratuitieswhichbeintendedoutofhisprivatepurseforthedifferentindividualsofhishousehold，andtothealmswhichhewishedtobedistributedamongthepoorofSt.Helena;theothercontainedhislastwishthat\"hisashesshouldreposeonthebanksoftheSeine，inthemidstoftheFrenchpeoplewhomhehadlovedsowell.\"TheexecutorsnotifiedthisrequesttotheGovernor，whostatedthathisorderswerethatthebodywasto，remainontheisland.Onthenextday，aftertakingaplastercastofthefaceofNapoleon，AntommarchiproceededtoopenthebodyinthepresenceofSirThomasReade，somestaffofficers，andeightmedicalmen.
TheEmperorhadintendedhishair（whichwasofachestnutcolour）forpresentstothedifferentmembersofhisfamily，anditwascutoffandkeptforthispurpose.
Hehadgrownconsiderablythinnerinpersonduringthelastfewmonths.
Afterhisdeathhisfaceandbodywerepale，butwithoutalterationoranythingofacadaverousappearance.Hisphysiognomywasfine，theeyesfastclosed，andyouwouldhavesaidthattheEmperorwasnotdead，butinaprofoundsleep.Hismouthretaineditsexpressionofsweetness，thoughonesidewascontractedintoabittersmile.Severalscarswereseenonhisbody.Onopeningititwasfoundthattheliverwasnotaffected，butthattherewasthatcancerofthestomachwhichhehadhimselfsuspected，andofwhichhisfatherandtwoofhissistersdied.
Thispainfulexaminationhavingbeencompleted，Antommarchitookouttheheartandplaceditinasilvervasefilledwithspiritsofwine;hethendirectedthevaletdechambretodressthebodyashehadbeenaccustomedintheEmperor’slifetime，withthegrandcordonoftheLegionofHonouracrossthebreast，inthegreenuniformofacoloneloftheChasseursoftheGuard，decoratedwiththeordersoftheLegionofHonourandoftheIronCrown，longbootswithlittlespurs，finally，histhreecorneredhat.Thushabited，Napoleonwasremovedintheafternoonofthe6thoutofthehall，intowhichthe，crowdrushedimmediately.Thelinenwhichhadbeenemployedinthedissectionofthebody，thoughstainedwithblood，waseagerlyseized，torninpieces，anddistributedamongthebystanders.
Napoleonlayinstateinhislittlebedroomwhichhadbeenconvertedintoafuneralchamber.Itwashungwithblackclothbroughtfromthetown.
Thiscircumstancefirstapprisedtheinhabitantsofhisdeath.Thecorpse，whichhadnotbeenembalmed，andwhichwasofanextraordinarywhiteness，wasplacedononeofthecampbeds，surroundedwithlittlewhitecurtains，whichservedforasarcophagus.ThebluecloakwhichNapoleonhadwornatthebattleofMarengocoveredit.Thefeetandthehandswerefree;theswordontheleftside，andacrucifixonthebreast.Atsomedistancewasthesilvervasecontainingtheheartandstomach，whichwerenotallowedtoberemoved.Atthebackoftheheadwasanaltar，wherethepriestinhisstoleandsurplicerecitedthecustomaryprayers.AlltheindividualsofNapoleon’ssuite，officersanddomestics，dressedinmourning，remainedstandingontheleft.Dr.
Arnotthadbeenchargedtoseethatnoattemptwasmadetoconveyawaythebody.
Forsome—hoursthecrowdhadbesiegedthedoors;theywereadmitted，andbeheldtheinanimateremainsofNapoleoninrespectfulsilence.Theofficersofthe20thand66th’Regimentswereadmittedfirst，thentheothers.Thefollowingday（the7th）thethrongwasgreater.AntommarchiwasnotallowedtotaketheheartofNapoleontoEuropewithhim;hedepositedthatandthestomachintwovases，filledwithalcoholandhermeticallysealed，inthecornersofthecoffininwhichthecorpsewaslaid.Thiswasashellofzinclinedwithwhitesatin，inwhichwasamattressfurnishedwithapillow.Therenotbeingroomforthehattoremainonhishead，itwasplacedathisfeet，withsomeeagles，piecesofFrenchmoneycoinedduringhisreign，aplateengravedwithhisarms，etc.Thecoffinwasclosed，carefullysolderedup，andthenfixedinanothercaseofmahogany，whichwasenclosedinathirdmadeoflead，whichlastwasfastenedinafourthofmahogany，whichwassealedupandfastenedwithscrews.Thecoffinwasexhibitedinthesameplaceasthebodyhadbeen，andwasalsocoveredwiththecloakthatNapoleonhadwornatthebattleofMarengo.Thefuneralwasorderedforthemorrow，8thMay，andthetroopsweretoattendinthemorningbybreakofday.
Thistookplaceaccordingly：theGovernorarrivedfirst，theRear—Admiralsoonafter，andshortlyalltheauthorities，civilandmilitary，wereassembledatLongwood.Thedaywasfine，thepeoplecrowdedtheroads，musicresoundedfromtheheights;neverhadspectaclesosadandsolemnbeenwitnessedintheseremoteregions.Athalf—pasttwelvethegrenadierstookholdofthecoffin，lifteditwithdifficulty，andsucceededinremovingitintothegreatwalkinthegarden，wherethehearseawaitedthem.Itwasplacedinthecarriage，coveredwithapallofviolet—colouredvelvet，andwiththecloakwhichtheheroworeatMarengo.TheEmperor’shouseholdwereinmourning.ThecavalcadewasarrangedbyorderoftheGovernorinthefollowingmanner：TheAbbeVignaleinhissacerdotalrobes，withyoungHenryBertrandathisside，bearinganaspersorium;DoctorsArnottandAntommarchi，thepersonsentrustedwiththesuperintendenceofthehearse，drawnbyfourhorses，ledbygrooms，andescortedbytwelvegrenadierswithoutarms，oneachside;theselastweretocarrythecoffinontheirshouldersassoonastheruggednessoftheroadpreventedthehearsefromadvancing;youngNapoleonBertrand，andMarchand，bothonfoot，andbythesideofthehearse;CountsBertrandandMontholononhorsebackclosebehindthehearse;apartofthehouseholdoftheEmperor;CountessBertrandwithherdaughterHortense，inacalashdrawnbytwohorsesledbyhandbyherdomestics，whowalkedbythesideoftheprecipice;theEmperor’shorseledbyhispiqueurArchambaud;theofficersofmarineonhorsebackandonfoot;theofficersofthestaffonhorse—back;themembersofthecounciloftheislandinlikemanner;GeneralCoffinandtheMarquisMontchenuonhorseback;theRear—AdmiralandtheGovernoronhorseback;theinhabitantsoftheisland.
ThetrainsetoutinthisorderfromLongwood，passedbythebarracks，andwasmetbythegarrison，about2500innumber，drawnupontheleftoftheroadasfarasHut’sGate.Militarybandsplacedatdifferentdistancesaddedstillmore，bythemournfulairswhichtheyplayed，tothestrikingsolemnityoftheoccasion.Whenthetrainhadpassedthetroopsfollowedandaccompaniedittotheburying—place.Thedragoonsmarchedfirst.Thencamethe20thRegimentofinfantry，themarines，the66th，thevolunteersofSt.Helena，andlastly，thecompanyofRoyalArtillery，withfifteenpiecesofcannon.LadyLoweandherdaughterwereattheroadsideatHut’sGate，inanopencarriagedrawnbytwohorses.Theywereattendedbysomedomesticsinmourning，andfollowedtheprocessionatadistance.Thefifteenpiecesofartillerywererangedalongtheroad，andthegunnerswereattheirpostsreadytofire.
HavingadvancedaboutaquarterofamilebeyondHut’sGatethehearsestopped，thetroopshaltedanddrewupinlineofbattlebytheroadside.
Thegrenadiersthenraisedthecoffinontheirshouldersandboreitthustotheplaceofinterment，bythenewroutewhichhadbeenmadeonpurposeonthedeclivityofthemountain.Alltheattendantsalighted，theladiesdescendedfromtheircarriages，andtheprocessionfollowedthecorpsewithoutobservinganyregularorder.
CountsBertrandandMontholon，MarchandandyoungNapoleonBertrand，carriedthefourcornersofthepall.Thecoffinwaslaiddownatthesideofthetomb，whichwashungwithblack.Nearwereseenthecordsandpulleyswhichweretoloweritintotheearth.Thecoffinwasthenuncovered，theAbbeVignalerepeatedtheusualprayers，andthebodywasletdownintothegravewiththefeettotheeast.Theartillerythenfiredthreesalutesinsuccessionoffifteendischargeseach.TheAdmiral’svesselhadfiredduringtheprocessiontwenty—fiveminutegunsfromtimetotime.Ahugestone，whichwastohavebeenemployedinthebuildingofthenewhouseoftheEmperor，wasnowusedtoclosehisgrave，andwasloweredtillitrestedonastrongstonewallsoasnottotouchthecoffin.Whilethegravewasclosedthecrowdseizeduponthewillows，whichtheformerpresenceofNapoleonhadalreadyrenderedobjectsofveneration.Everyonewasambitioustopossessabranchorsomeleavesofthesetreeswhichwerehenceforthtoshadowthetombofthisgreatman，andtopreservethemasapreciousrelicofsomemorableascene.TheGovernorandAdmiralendeavouredtopreventthisoutrage，butinvain.TheGovernor，however，surroundedthespotafterwardswithabarricade，whereheplacedaguardtokeepoffallintruders.ThetomboftheEmperorwasaboutaleaguefromLongwood.Itwasofaquadrangularshape，widerattopthanatbottom;thedepthabouttwelvefeet.Thecoffinwasplacedontwostrongpiecesofwood，andwasdetachedinitswholecircumference.
ThecompanionsofNapoleonreturnedtoFrance，andtheislandgraduallyresumeditsformerquietstate，whilethewillowsweepingoverthegraveguardedtheashesofthemanforwhomEuropehadbeenalltoosmall.
EndofTheMemoirsofNapoleon，V16，1815