NothingdisastrousoccurreduponthisoccasioninspiteofthetemptationthrowninAlexander’swaytosinktheraftandthusridtheworldofadangerousrivaltohissupremacy。Theconferenceresultedinatreatyofpeace，concludedonthe7thofJuly，1807，andbyitafewmorethroneswereaddedtotheBonapartecollection。
Jerome，whohadbeentryingtomakealivingasamusicteacherinAmerica，havingbeendivorcedfromhisAmericanwifeandmarriedtoanother，wasmadeKingofWestphalia。
\"HavingmadeafailureintheWest，mydearbrother，\"saidBonaparte，\"whatcouldbemoreappropriate？\"
LouiswasmadeKingofHolland，andJoseph’skingshipofNapleswasfullyrecognized，and，further，BonapartewasenabledtoreturntoParisandshowhimselftothecitizensofthatficklecity，whoweregettingrestiveunderJosephine’srule。
\"TheylikeJosephinewellenough，\"wroteFouche，\"butthemenprefertohaveyouhere。Thefactthatthingsrunsmoothlyunderawoman’sruleisgivingthefemalesuffragistsagreatboom，andthemensaythatdomesticlifeisbeingruined。Cooksarescarce，havingdesertedthekitchenfortheprimaries，andaltogethertheoutlookiseffeminate。Therefore，comebackassoonasyoucan，forifyoudon’tthefirstthingweknowthewomenwillbevoting，andyou’llfindyou’llhavetogiveupyourseattoalady。\"
TheEmperor’sreturntoPariswasmarkedbygreatrejoicing，particularlybythelargenumberofhattersandlaundressesandstable—boyswhomhehadinthemeantimepaidfortheirearlyservicesbymakingthemdukesandduchesses。Thecourtwasmagnificent，andentirelynew。Nosecond—handnobleswereallowedwithinthesacredcircle，andtheresultwasoneofextremesplendor。Inasmallway，tomaintaintheinterestwhichhehadinspired，aswellastokeepupthedisciplineofhisarmy，afewconquests，includingthoseofSpainandPortugal，wereindulgedin。Josephwasremovedfromacomfortable，warmthroneatNaplesandmadeKingofSpain，andMuratwassubstitutedforhimatNaples。TheEmperor’selderbrotherdidnotlikethechange，butsubmittedasgracefullyasever。
\"Napleswasextremelycomfortable，\"hesaid，\"butthisMadridpositionisnotatalltomytaste。Iprefermacaronitogarlic，andIcannotenduretheseCarmencitadances——theyremindmetoomuchofthegreen—appleseasonintheoldCorsicandays。However，whatmybrotherwillsIdo，merelyfromforceofhabit——notthatIfearhimorconsidermyselfboundtoobeyhim，mindyou，butbecauseIamaversetofamilydifferences。Onemustyield，andIhavealwaysbeentheself—sacrificingmemberofthefamily。He’sputmehere，andI
hopetoremain。\"
ThispromotionofJosephwasamisstepforonewhodesiredpeace，andBonapartesoonfoundanotherwarwithAustriaonthetapisbecauseofit。EmperorFrancisJoseph，jealousperhapsofthecopyrightonhisname，declinedtorecognizeKingJosephofSpain。WhereuponBonaparteagainsetoutforAustria，where，onthe6thofJuly，1809，AustriahavingrecognizedthestrengthofBonaparte’sarguments，backedup，astheywere，byanoverwhelmingforceofmen，eachworthyofamarshal’sbaton，andallconfident，underthenewregime，ofsomedaysecuringit，anarmisticewasagreedupon，andonthe14thofOctoberatreatysatisfactorytoFrancewassigned。
\"IfIhavetocomebackagain，mydearEmperorJoseph，\"Bonapartesaid，ashesetoutforParis，\"itwillbeforthepurposeofgivingyouanewposition，whichyoumaynotlikesowellastheneatandrathergaudysinecureyounowhold。\"
\"Whichis——？\"addedtheAustrian。
\"I’llbringyouasnow—shovelandsetyoutoclearingoffthesteps。\"
\"Whatsteps？\"queriedtheAustriananxiously。
\"Theback—steppesofRussia，\"repliedNapoleon，sternly。\"TheonlythingthatkeepsmefromdoingitnowisthatI——ah——Ihatetodoanythingunkindtothefatherof——ah——yourdaughterMarie—Louise，whomImetatthedancelastnight，andwho，betweenyouandme，looksremarkablyliketheonlywomanIeverloved。\"
CHAPTERX：THEFALLOFTHEEMPIRE
1810—1814
Justbeforetheopeningoftheyear1810，whichmarkedthebeginningofBonaparte’sdecay，Fouchedemandedanaudience。
\"Well，Fouche，\"saidtheEmperor，\"whatnow？\"
\"ThisEmpirecan’tgomuchfurther，YourMajesty，unlessmorenoveltyisintroduced。I’vehadmymenoutallthroughFrancetakingnotes，andthere’sbutoneopinionamong’emall。You’vegottodosomethingneworstoptheshow。Ifyou’donlydonewhatIsuggestedatAusterlitz，andlostaleg，itwouldhavebeendifferent。Thepeopledon’taskmuchsong—and—dancebusinessfromaone—leggedman。\"
\"Wecompromisedwithyouthere，\"retortedNapoleon。\"AtRatisbonourimperialfootwaslaidupforaweek。\"
\"Yes——butyoudidn’tloseit，\"returnedFouche。\"Can’tyouseethedifference？Ifyou’dlostit，andcomehomewithoutit，there’dhavebeenevidenceofyoursuffering。Asitis，doyouknowwhatyourenemiesaresayingaboutyourfoot？\"
\"Wedonot，\"saidtheEmperor，sternly。\"Whatdotheysay？\"
\"Well，theBourbonssayyousteppedonitrunningawayfromtheenemy’sguns，andtheextremeRepublicanssayyourwoundisnothingbutgoutandtheresultofhigh，undemocraticliving。Now，mydearsir——Sire，Imean——ItakeagreatdealofinterestinthisEmpire。
Itpaysmemysalary，andI’vehadchargeofthecalciumlightsforsometime，andIdon’twantourlustredimmed，butitwillbedimmedunless，asIhavealreadytoldyouamilliontimes，weintroducesomenewactonourprogramme。1492didn’tsucceedonitsmusic，oritsjokes，oritslivingpictures。Itwastheintroductionofnoveltieseveryweekthatkeptitontheboardsforfourhundredyears。\"
\"Well——whatdoyoupropose？\"askedBonaparte，recognizingthetruthofFouche’swords。
\"I——ah——Ithinkyououghttogetmarried，\"saidFouche。
\"Weammarried，you——you——idiot，\"criedBonaparte。
\"Well，marryagain，\"saidFouche。\"You’vebeengivingotherpeopleawayatagreatrateforseveralyears——what’sthematterwithacquiringarealprincessforyourself？\"
\"Youadvisebigamy，doyou？\"askedBonaparte，scornfully。
\"Notonyourlife，\"returnedFouche，\"butarealelegantdivorce，followedbyanimperialwedding，wouldrattlethebonesofthisblaseoldParisastheyhaven’tbeenrattledsinceRobespierre’sday。\"
Bonapartereddened，then，risingfromthethroneandputtinghishandtothesideofhismouth，hesaid，inalow，agitatedtone：
\"Closethedoor，Fouche。Closethedoorandcomehere。Wewanttowhispersomethingtoyou。\"
Theministerdidashewasbidden。
\"Fouche，oldboy，\"chuckledtheEmperorintheearofhisrascallyaide——\"Fouche，you’reamind—reader。We’vebeenthinkingofjustthatverythingforsometime——infact，eversinceWemetthatoldwomanEmperorFrancisJoseph。He’dmakeanelegantmother—in—law。\"
\"Precisely，\"saidFouche。\"HisdaughterMarie—Louise，anarchduchessbybirth，istheoneIhadselectedforyou。HistorywillnodoubtsaythatIopposethismatch，andpubliclyperhapsImayseemtodoso，butyouwillunderstand，mydearSire，thatthisoppositionwillserve，asitisdesignedtoserve，asanadvertisementofourenterprise，andwithoutadvertisingwemightaswellputuptheshutters。Shallwe——ah——announcetheattractiontothepublic？\"
\"Notyet，\"saidNapoleon。\"Wemustgetridofourleadingladybeforewebringontheunderstudy。\"
Itisasadchapterinthehistoryofthiseminentmanwhereinistoldtheheart—breakingstoryofhissacrifice——thegivingupthroughsheerloveofhiscountryoftheonlywomanhehadeverloved，andweshouldprefertopassitoverinsilence。Wealludetoitheremerelytoshowthatitwasbroughtaboutbytheexigenciesofhisoffice，andthatitwasnothingshortofheroicself—abnegationwhichledthisfaithfulloverofhisadoptednativelandtoputthebeautifulJosephineawayfromhim。HehadbuildedanEmpireforanoperabouffepeople，andhewasresolvedtomaintainitatanycost。
InMarch，1810，Bonaparte，havinginhisanxietytosparethefeelingsofthedivorcedJosephine，wooedMarie—LouisebyproxyinthepersonofMarshalBerthier，methisnewfianceeatSoissons。
\"ItisthreemonthssincewelostourbelovedJosephine，\"hesaidtoFouche，withtearsinhisvoice，\"butthewoundisbeginningtoheal。
Wefearweshallneverloveagain，butforthesakeoftheEmpirewewillnowbegintotakenoticeoncemore。Wewillmeetourbride—
electatSoissons，andescorthertoParisourself。\"
Thiswasdone，andonthe2ndofApril，1810，Marie—LouisebecameEmpressofFrance。Josephine，meanwhile，hadretiredtoMalmaisonwithalimonyof3，000，000francs。
Fouchewasdelighted；Pariswasprovidedwithconversationenoughforayearinanyevent，andBonapartefounditpossibletorelaxalittleinhiseffortstoinspireinterest。Hismainanxietyintheensuingyearwasastohisfamilyaffairs。Hisbrothersdidnotturnoutsohighlysuccessfulasprofessionalkingsashehadhoped，anditbecamenecessarytodeposeLouistheKingofHollandandplacehimunderarrest。Joseph，too，desiredtoresigntheSpanishthrone，whichhehadfoundtobefarfromcomfortable，andtherewasmuchelsetorestoreBonaparte’searlypronenesstoirritability；norwashislotrenderedanymorehappybyMarie—Louise’sexpresseddeterminationnottogototeawithJosephineatMalmaisononSundaynights，astheEmperorwishedhertodo。
\"Youmaygoifyouplease，\"saidshe，\"butIshallnot。Familyreunionsareneveragreeable，andthecircumstancesofthisaresopeculiarthateveniftheyhadredeemingfeaturesthisonewouldbeimpossible。\"
\"Wecallthatrebellion——don’tyou？\"askedBonaparteofFouche。
\"No，\"saidFouche。\"She’sright，andit’sforyourgood。IfsheandJosephinegotchummingandcomparednotes，I’mratheroftheopinionthatthere’dbeanotherdivorce。\"
Fouche’sreplysoenragedtheEmperorthathedismissedhimfromhispost，andtheEmpirebegantofall。
\"Ileaveyouatyourzenith，Sire，\"saidFouche。\"YousendmetoRomeasgovernorinthehopethatIwillgettheRomanfeveranddie。
Iknowitwell；butletmetellyouthatthereactionisnearlydue，andwiththelossofyourstagemanagerthefarcebeginstopall。
Farewell。Ifyoucanhookyourselfontoyourzenithandstaythere，doso，butthatyouwillIdon’tthink。\"
ItwasasFouchesaid。PerplexitiesnowarosewhichbadefairtooverwhelmtheEmperor。ForamomenttheyclearedawaywhentheinfantsonofMarie—LouiseandBonapartewasborn，buttheybrokeoutwithincreasingembarrassmentimmediatelyafter。
\"Whathasyourson—in—lawnamedhisboy，FrancisJoseph？\"askedAlexanderofRussia。
\"KingofRome，\"returnedtheAustrian。
\"What!\"criedAlexander，\"andnotafteryou——orme？Thecoxcomb!I
willmakewaruponhim。\"
Thisanecdoteisheregiventotheworldforthefirsttime。ItisgenerallysupposedthattheruptureoffriendlyrelationsbetweenAlexanderandBonapartegrewoutofothercauses，butthetruthisasindicatedinthisstory。HadFouchebeenathand，Bonapartewouldneverhavemadethemistake，butitwasmade，andwarwasdeclared。
Afterasuccessionofhard—foughtbattlestheinvadingarmyoftheEmperorenteredMoscow，butNapoleon’sspiritwasbroken。
\"TheseRussiannamesaregivingusparesis!\"hecried。\"HowIevergothereIdon’tknow，andIfindmyselfunprovidedwithareturnticket。ThenamesoftheRussiangenerals，tosaynothingofthoseoftheirriversandcities，makemyheadache，andhaveruinedmyteeth。Ifear，Davoust，thatIhavehadmyday。ItwaseasytocallonthePollylukestosurrenderinAfrica；itneverundulytaxedmypowersofenunciationtospeakthehoneyednamesofItaly；theAustriantongueneverbotheredme；butwhenItrytoinspiremysoldierswithremarkslike，’OntoSmolensko!’or’DownwithRostopchin!’and’ShallwebediscouragedbecauseTchigagoff，andKutusoff，andCarrymeoffski，oftheUpperjnavykCgoldSdreamGards，opposeus？’Iwanttoliedownanddie。Whatisthesenseofthesebarbed—wirenames，anyhow？Why，whenIwastoldthatBarclaydeTollyhadabandonedVitepsk，andwasmarchingonSmolenskowithafairchanceofunitingwithTormagoffandWittgenstein，IwassomixedthatIcouldn’ttellwhetherVitepskwasabrigadier—generaloraRussiansummer—resort。Nevertheless，wehavearrived，andIthinkwecanpassacomfortablewinterinMoscow。IsMoscowacoldplace，doyouknow？\"
MarshalNeylookedoutofthewindow。
\"No，YourMajesty，\"hesaid；\"Ijudgefromappearancesthatit’sthehottestplaceincreation，justnow。Look!\"
Bonaparte’sheartsankwithinhim。Helookedandsawthecityinflames。
\"Well，\"hecried，\"whydon’tyoudosomething？Whatkindoftheatricalsoldiersareyou？Ringupthefiredepartment!Ah，Fouche，Fouche，ifyouwereonlyherenow!Youcouldatleastarresttheflames。\"
Itwastoolate。Nothingcouldbedone，andtheconqueringheroofnearlytwentyyearsnowexperiencedthebitternessofdefeat。
Rushingthroughtheblazingtown，heorderedaretreat，andwassoonsadlywendinghiswaybacktoParis。
\"Weareafraid，\"hemurmured，\"thatthatMoscowfirehascookedourimperialgoose。\"
Then，findingtheprogressofthearmytooslow，andanxioustohearthenewsofParis，NapoleonlefthistroopsunderthecommandofNeyandpushedrapidlyon，travellingincognito，notbeingdesirousofacceptingsuchreceptionsandfetesinhishonorastheenemyhadinstoreforhim。
\"Idonotliketoleavemyarmyinsuchsorestraits，\"hesaid，\"butImust。IamneededattheTuileries。TheKingofRomehasfalleninlovewithhisnurse，andIunderstandalsothatthereisaconspiracytostealthethroneandsellit。Thismustnotbe。
Reassurethearmyofmylove。Tellthemthattheyare，aswasthearmyofEgypt，mychildren，andthattheymayplayoutinthesnowalittlewhilelonger，butmustcomeinbeforetheycatchcold。\"
Withthesewordshewasoff。Paris，asusual，receivedhimwithopenarms。Thingshadbeendullduringhisabsence，andhisreturnmeantexcitement。ThetotallossoftheFrenchinthiscampaignwas450，000men，nearlyathousandcannon，andseventy—fiveeaglesandstandards。
\"It’saheavyloss，\"saidtheEmperor，\"butittookasnow—stormtodoit。I’dratherfightbearsthanblizzards；buttheFrenchmustnotbediscouraged。Letthemjointhearmy。TheRussianshavecapturedthreethousandandforty—eightofficerswhoseplacesmustbefilled。Ifthatisn’tencouragementtojointhearmyIexpecttoraisenextspringIdon’tknowwhatis。Asfortheeagles——youcangetgoldeaglesinAmericafortendollarsapiece，sowhyrepine!Onwiththedance，letjoybeunconfined!\"
Itwastoolate，however。TheEmpirehadpalled。BonapartecouldhavestartedacomicpaperandstillhavefailedtorouseParisfromitslethargy，andParisistheheartofFrance。Stormsgathered，war—cloudsmultiplied，thenationsoftheearthunitedagainsthim，theKingofRomebegancuttinghisteethanddestroyedtheEmperor’srest。Thefoot—balloffatethatchancehadkickedsohighcamedowntoearthwithasickeningthud，andMr。BonaparteofCorsicayieldedtotheinevitable。
\"Fouche，\"hesaid，sendingfortheexiledministerinhisextremity，\"whenIlostyouIlostmyleadingman——thestarofmyenterprise。
Duringyourabsencetheprompter’sboxhasbeenempty，andIdon’tknowwhattodo。Theworldisagainstme——evenFrance。Iseebutonethingleft。DoyouthinkIcouldrestoreconfidencebydivorcingMarie—LouiseandremarryingJosephine？Itstrikesmethatanannualshaking—upofthatnaturewouldsortoflivenmattersup。
\"No!\"saidFouche，\"itwon’tdo。They’vehadonedivorce。Youmustn’trepeatyourselfnow。YouforgetthethingI’vealwaystriedtoimpressuponyou。BeNew；notparvenuoringenue，butplainupanddownNewiswhatyouneedtobe。Itwouldhavebeenjustthesameifyou’dthrashedRussia。They’dhaveforcedyoutogoonandconquerChina；thenthey’dhavedemandedawarwithJapan，afterwhichthey’dhavedethronedyouifyoudidn’tannextheSandwichIslandstotheUnitedStates，andthenbagthewholethingforFrance。ThisiswhatyougetforwantingtoruletheFrenchpeople。
Youcan’tkeepquiet——you’vegottohaveamoveonyouconstantlyortheywon’thaveyou。Furthermore，youmustn’tmake’emlaughexceptattheotherman。You’vehadluckinthatrespect，butthere’snotellinghowlongitwillcontinuenowthatyouhaveason。He’sbeginningtosayfunnythings，andthey’regenerallyatyourexpense，andoneortwopeoplehereaboutshavesnickeredatyoualready。\"
\"Whatdoyoumean？\"saidNapoleon，withafrown。\"Whathastheboysaidaboutme？\"
\"HetoldtheMinisterofFinancetheothernightthatnowthatyouwerethefatherofarealEmperor’sgrandson，youhadavalidclaimtorespectability，andhe’dbitetheheadoffthefirstpersonwhosaidyouhadn’t，\"saidFouche。
\"Well——thatcertainlywasstandingupforhisdaddy，\"saidtheEmperor，fondly。
\"Ye—e—es，\"saidFouche，\"butit’soneofthosedoubleback—actionremarksthatdomoreharmthangood。\"
\"Well，\"saidBonaparte，desperately，\"lettheboysaywhathepleases；he’smyson，andhehasthatright。Thethingforustodecideis，whatshallwedonow？\"
\"Therearethreethingsleft，\"saidFouche。
\"Andthey？\"askedtheEmperor。
\"WriteTrilby，abdicate，orcommitsuicide。Thefirstisbeyondyou。
YouknowenoughaboutParis，butyourstyleisagainstyou。Asforthesecond，abdication——ifyouabdicateyoumaycomeback，andthetroublewillbeginalloveragain。Ifyoucommitsuicide，youwon’thaveanymorerows。TheFrenchwillbestartled，andsaythatit’sasplendidclimax，andyouwillhavethesatisfactionofknowingthatsomeothermanwilltrytopleasethemwiththesameresult。\"
\"Itshallbeabdication，\"saidtheEmperor，withasigh。\"Idon’tmindsuicide，but，hangit，Fouche，ifIkilledmyselfIcouldnotreadwhatthepaperssaidaboutit。AsforwritingTrilby，itwoulddomoreforroyaltythanforme。ThereforeIwillgotoFontainebleauandabdicate。IwillgointoexileatElba。Exilesaremostinterestingpeople，anditmaybethatI’llhaveanotherchance。\"
Thiscoursewastaken，andonthe20thofApril，1814，Bonaparteabdicated。Hisspeechtohisfaithfulguardwasoneofthemostaffectingfarewellsinhistory，andhadmuchtodowiththeencorewhichNapoleonreceivedlessthanayearafter。Escortedbyfourcommissioners，onefromeachofthegreatalliedpowers，Austria，Russia，England，andPrussia，andattendedbyafewattachedfriendsandservants，BonapartesetoutfromParis。Thepartyoccupiedfourteencarriages，Bonaparteinthefirst；andastheyleftthecapitaltheex—Emperor，leaningoutofthewindow，lookedbackatthetrainofconveyancesandsighed。
\"What，Sire？Yousigh？\"criedBertrand。
\"Yes，Bertrand，yes。Notformydepartedglory，butbecauseIamalivingFrenchman，andnotadeadIrishman。\"
\"Andwhyso，Sire？\"askedBertrand。
\"Because，myfriend，ofthecarriages。Therearefourteeninthisfuneral。Think，Bertrand，\"hemoaned，inatonerendereddoublyimpressivebythefactthatitremindedoneofHenryIrvinginoneofhismostmanneredmoments。\"ThinkhowIshouldhaveenjoyedthismomenthadIbeenadeadIrishman!\"
CHAPTERXI：ELBA——THERETURN——WATERLOO——ST。HELENA
1814—1815
Bonaparte’sspiritsroseasthepartyproceeded。Therewereremarkableevidencesallalongthelineofmarchthathisgreatness，whiledimmedinonesense，hadnotdiminishedinothers。Aseriesofattacksuponhimhadbeenarranged，muchtothefallenEmperor’sdelight。
\"Ifyouwanttomakeafellowpopular，Bertrand，\"heremarkedafteroneofthem，\"kickhimwhenhe’sdown。I’llwagerIamhavingabettertimenowthanLouisXVIII。，and，afterall，Iregardthismerelyasavacation。I’llhaveagoodrestatElbawhileLouisispushingthebuttonofgovernmentatParis。AfterawhileI’llcomebackandpressthebuttonsandLouiswilldotherest。There’ssomehoneyintheoldBeesyet。\"
AtValence，however，theEmperorhadabittercuptodrain。MeetingAugereauthere，withwhomhehadfallenout，headdressedhiminhisold—timeimperialstyle，askinghimwhatrighthehadtostilllive，andrequestinghimtostandoutofhislight。Augereau，takingadvantageoftheEmperor’sfallenestate，repliedinaspiritedmanner，callingNapoleonanex—Emperorandatinsoldier，aswellasapplyingseveralotherepithetstohisdethronedmajestywhichmightbeprintedinaFrenchbook，butcanhavenoplaceinthis。
\"Weshallmeetagain，\"retortedBonaparte，withathreateninggesture。
\"NotifIseeyoufirst，\"repliedAugereau。\"Ifwedo，however，itwillbeunderanewsystemofetiquette。\"
\"I’llbetyouacrownyou’llbesinginganewtuneinsideofayear，\"
criedtheexasperatedBonaparte。
\"I’llgoyou，\"saidAugereau，snappinghisfingers。\"Putupyourcrown。\"
Napoleonfeltkeenlythestingingsatireofthisretort。Bowinghisheadwithagroan，hehadtoacknowledgethathehadnocrown，butinaninstantherecovered。
\"ButIhaveaNapoleonleftinmyclothes!\"hecried，withadrylaughathisownwit。\"I’llbetitagainstyourincomeforthenextfortycenturies，whichisgivingyoulargeodds，thatIshallreturn，andwhenIdo，MonsieurAugereau，yournamewillbeDenis。\"
TheappreciationofthoseaboutthemofthissallysoenragedAugereauthathewasdiscomfitedutterly，andheleftBonaparte’spresencemutteringwordswhicharefortunatelyforgotten。
ArrivedatCannes，BonapartehadhischoiceofvesselsuponwhichtomakehisvoyagetoElba，oneEnglishandoneFrench。\"I’lltaketheEnglish。IshallnottrustmylifetoaBourbonshipifIknowmyself。I’drathergotoseainabowl，\"saidhe。
HenceitwasthatanEnglishvessel，theUndaunted，hadthehonoroftransportingtheillustriousexiletohisislanddominion。Onthe4thofMayhelanded，andimmediatelymadeasurveyofhisnewkingdom。
\"Itisn’tlarge，\"heobserved，ashemadeamemorandumofitsdimensions，\"butneitherisacanvas—backduck。Ithinkwecanmakesomethingofit，particularlyasthepeopleseemgladtoseeme。\"
Thiswasindeedthetruth。TheElbeseweredelightedtohaveBonaparteintheirmidst。Theyrealizedthatexcursionsteamerswhichhadhithertopassedthembywouldnowcomecrowdedfrommain—
toptokeelwithpersonsdesirousofseeingtheillustriouscaptive。
Hotelratesrose200percent。，andonthefirstSundayofhisstayontheislandthereceiptsoftheIslandMuseum，asitwasnowcalled，weresufficienttopayitstaxestotheFrenchgovernment，whichhadbeeninarrearsforsometime，tentimesover。
\"Ifeellikeanossifiedmanoraturtle—boy，\"saidtheEmperortoBertrand，asthecuriousvisitorsgapedawe—strickenatthecagedlion。\"IfIonlyhadafewpicturesofmyselftosellthesepeopleI
couldbuyupthenationaldebt，foreclosethemortgage，andgobacktoFranceasitsabsolutemaster。\"
ThepopularityofBonaparteasanattractiontooutsiderssoendearedhimtotheheartsofhisnewsubjectsthathepracticallyhadgreaterswayherethanheeverhadinthepalmydaysoftheEmpire。Thecitizensmadehimmasterofeverything，andBonapartefilledtheroletothefull。Providedwithguardsandservants，hesurroundedhimselfwithallthegaudandglitterofamilitarydespotism，and，indefaultofcontinentstocapture，hekepthishandintrimasacommanderbytheconquestofsuchsmallneighboringislandsasnaturehadplacedwithinreach，butitcouldhardlybeexpectedthathecouldlongremaintranquil。HiseyessoonweariedofthecircumscribedlimitsofElba。
\"It’sallverywelltobemonarchofallyousurvey，Bertrand，\"saidhe，mournfully，\"butasforme，givemesomeofthethingsthatcan’tbeseen。Imightaswellbethatolddried—upfigofaP。T。OlemyoverthereinEgyptasEmperorofavest—pocketEmpirelikethis。
Isn’tthereanynewsfromFrance？\"
\"Yes，\"returnedBertrand，\"Parisismurmuringagain。Louishasn’tstoppedeatingyet，andtheFrenchthinkit’stimehisdinnerwasover。\"
\"Ha!\"criedBonaparteinecstasy。\"Ithoughtso。He’stoomuchofarevivalisttosuitParis。Furthermore，I’mtoldhe’sbroughtouthisshop—wornaristocracytodazzleFranceagain。They’reallwoolandayardwide，butyouneedn’tthinkmyhandmadenobilityisgoingtoeffaceitselfjustbecausetheMontmorenciesandtheRohansdon’taskitouttodine。Mydukesandduchesseswillhavesomethingtosay，I
fancy，andifmyoldlaundress，theDuchessofDantzig，doesn’ttakethestarchoutoftheoldregimeI’llbemightilymistaken。\"
Andthiswastheexactsituation。AsBonapartesaid，theoldregimebytheirhauteursoenragedthenewregimethatbythenewyearof1815itwasseenbyallexceptthoseinauthoritythatthereturnoftheexile，CorporalViolet，ashewasnowcalled，wasinevitable。Soitcameaboutthatonthe20thofFebruary，hispocketsstuffedwithimpromptuaddressestothepeopleandthearmy，Bonaparte，eludingthosewhosedutyitwastowatchhim，setsail，andonthe1stofMarchhereachedCannes，whenceheimmediatelymarched，gainingrecruitsateverystep，toParis。
AtLyonshebegantoissuehisimpromptuaddresses，andtheywereinhisbeststyle。
\"PeopleofFrance，\"ranone，\"Iamrefreshed，andhavereturnedtoresumebusinessattheoldstand。March21stwillbebargainday，andIhaveonhandaselectassortmentofsecond—handgoods。Oneking，onearistocracy，muchwornandslightlydog—eared，andamonarchywillbedisposedofatlessthancost。Comeearlyandavoidtherush。Adukedomwillbegivenawaywitheverypurchase。Donotforgettheaddress——TheTuileries，Paris。\"
Thiswassigned\"Napoleon，Emperor。\"Itseffectwasinstantaneous，andtheappointmentwasfaithfullykept，forontheeveningofMarch20ththeEmperor，amidgreatenthusiasm，enteredtheTuileries，wherehewasmetbyallhisoldfriends，includingFouche。
\"Fouche，\"hesaid，asheenteredthethrone—room，\"givemycardtoLouistheXVIII。，andaskhimifhisluggageisready。Makeouthisbill，andwhenhehaspaidit，tellhimthatIhaveorderedthe6：10
traintostartat9：48。Hecaneasilycatchit。\"
\"Hehasalreadydeparted，Sire，\"returnedFouche。\"HehadanimperativeengagementintheNetherlands。Inhishastehelefthiscrownhangingonthehat—rackinthehall。\"
\"Well，sendittohim，\"repliedBonaparte。\"Idon’twantHIScrown。
Iwantmyown。ItshallneverbesaidthatIrobbedapoorfellowoutofworkofhishat。\"
Settledoncemoreuponhisimperialthrone，themainquestionwhichhadpreviouslyagitatedtheEmperorandhisadvisers，andparticularlyhisstage—manager，Fouche，whomhenowrestoredtohisoldoffice，cameuponcemore。\"Whatnext？\"anditwashardertoanswerthanever，forBonaparte’smindwasnolongeralert。Hewaslistlessandgiventodelay，and，worstofall，invariablysleepy。
ItwasevidentthatElbahadnotprovedasrestfulashadbeenhoped。
\"Youshouldnothavereturned，\"saidFouche，firmly。\"Americawasthefieldforyou。That’swhereallgreatactorsgosoonerorlater，andtheymakefortunes。AseasoninNewYorkwouldhavemadeyouanewman。Asitisyouareanoldman。ItseemstomethatifanIrishmancanleaveQueenstownwithnothingbuthisbrogueandtheclothesonhisbackandbecomeanaldermanofNewYorkorChicagoinsideoftwoyears，youwithalltheadvertisingyou’vehadoughttobeabletogetintoCongressanyhow——you’vegotmoneyenoughfortheSenate。\"
\"Buttheyarenotmychildren，thoseAmericans，\"remonstratedNapoleon，rubbinghiseyessleepily。
\"Well，Franceisn’tthefamilyaffairitoncewas，either，\"retortedFouche，\"andyou’llfinditoutbeforelong。However，we’vegottodothebestwecan。SwearoffyouroldwaysandcomeoutasamanofPeace。FlattertheEnglish，andbyallmeansdon’taskyourmother—
in—lawFrancisJosephtosendbacktheonlywomanyoueverloved。
He’sgotherinVienna，andhe’sgoingtokeepherifhehastoputherinasafe—depositvault。\"
ItwouldhavebeenwellforNapoleonhadheheededthisadvice，butashewalkedabouttheTuileriesalone，andlistenedinvainfortheKingofRome’sdemandsformorecandy，andfailedtoseethatinterestinginfantslidingdownthebanistersandloadinghistoycannonswithhismother’sface—powder，hewasoppressedbyasenseofloneliness，andcouldnotresistthetemptationtosendforthem。
\"ThiswillbethelastchipI’llputonmyshoulder，Fouche，\"hepleaded。
\"Verywell，\"returnedFouche。\"Putitthere，butIwarnyou。ThislastchipwillbreaktheEmpire’sback。\"
ThedemandwasmadeuponAustria，and，asFouchehadsaid，theanswerwasamostdecidedrefusal，andtheresultwaswar。AgaintheotherpowersalliedagainstNapoleon。TheforcesoftheenemywereplacedunderWellington。Bonaparteledhisowninperson，buyinganewuniformforthepurpose。\"Wecanhandlethemeasilyenough，\"saidhe，\"ifIcanonlykeepawake。MysituationatpresentremindsmesomuchoftheoldBromidedaysthatIfallasleepwithoutknowingitbyamereassociationofideas。Still，we’llwhip’emoutoftheirboots。\"
\"Whatboots？\"demandedFouche。
\"TheirWellingtonsandtheirBluchers，\"retortedtheEmperor，therebyshowingthat，sleepyashewas，hehadnotlosthisold—timeabilityatrepartee。
Foroncehewasover—confident。Hefoughtdesperatelyandtriumphantlyforthreeorfourdays，butthefatesheldWaterlooinstore。RoutingtheenemyatLignyandQuatreBras，hepushedontowhereWellingtonstoodinBelgium，where，onthe18thofJune，wasfoughtthegreatestofhisbattles。
\"Nowforthetransformationscene，\"saidBonaparteontheeveofthebattle。\"Iftheweatherisgoodwe’llmaketheseforeignerswishtheyhadwornrunning—shoesinsteadofWellingtons。\"
Buttheweatherwasnotclear。Itwasexcessivelywet，andbynightfallBonaparterealizedthatallwasover。Histroopswereinfinecondition，buttherainseemedtohaveputoutthefiresoftheCommander’sgenius。AstheImperialGuardmarchedbeforehiminreviewtheEmperorgazeduponthemfondly。
\"They’relikeapicture!\"hecried，enthusiastically。\"Justseethatline。\"
\"Yes，\"returnedNey。\"Verylikeapicture；theyremindmeinawayofacomicpaperprint，butthatismoresuitableforframingthanforfighting。\"
TheEmperormakingnoresponse，NeylookedupandobservedthathisMajestyhadfallenasleep。\"Thatsettlesit，\"hesighed。\"To—dayistheWaterlooofNapoleonBonaparte。Whenamansleepsatamomentlikethishisfriendswouldbetterprepareforawake。\"
AndNeywasright。WaterloowastheWaterlooofNapoleonBonaparte。
Theopposingarmiesmetinconflict，and，astheworldknows，thestarofthegreatsoldierwasobscuredforever，andFrancewasconquered。Ruinedinhisfortunes，BonaparteatoncereturnedtoParis。
\"IsthereasteamerforNewYorkto—night，Fouche？\"heasked，as，completelywornout，hethrewhimselfuponhisthroneandlethischinhangdejectedlyoverhiscollar。
\"No，Sire，\"returnedFouche，withanill—concealedchuckle。\"Thereisnot。You’vemissedyourchancebytwodays。Thenisn’tanotherboatfortendays。\"
\"ThenIamlost，\"sobbedNapoleon。
\"Yes，Sire，youare，\"returnedFouche。\"ShallIofferarewardtoanybodywhowillfindyouandreturnyouingoodorder？\"
\"No，\"repliedtheEmperor。\"Iwillgivemyselfup。\"
\"Wiseman!\"saidFouche，unsympathetically。\"You’resuchaconfoundedriddlethatIwonderyoudidn’tdoitlongago。\"
\"Ah，Fouche!\"sighedtheEmperor，takinghiscrownoutofhiswardrobeandcrushingitinhishandsuntilthediamondsfelloutuponthefloor，\"thisshowsthefutilityofmakingwarwithoutpreparingforitbystudy。WhenIwasayoungmanIwasastudent。
Iknewthepagesofhistorybyheart，andIlearnedmylessonswell。
WhileIwasthestudentIwasinvincible。InmimicasinrealwarI
wastheconqueror。EverythingIundertookcameaboutasIhadwilledbecauseIwasthemasteroffacts——Idealtinfacts，andImadenomistakes。To—dayIamaconqueredman，andallbecauseIhaveneglectedtocontinuethestudyofthehistoryofmypeople——ofmyadoptednativeland。\"
\"Humph!\"retortedFouche。\"Idon’tseehowthatwouldhavehelpedmattersany。AllthehistoryincreationcouldnothavewonthebattleofWaterlooforyou。\"
\"Foolthatyouare!\"criedNapoleon，desperately，rising。\"Can’tyousee？AnybodywhoknowsanythingaboutthehistoryofFranceknowsthatthebattleofWaterlooresultedfatallyforme。HadIknownthat，doyousupposeI’dhavegonethere？NotI!I’dhavegonefishingintheSouthofFranceinstead，andthiswouldnothavehappened。Leaveme!Iwishtobealone。\"
LefttohisownreflectionsBonapartepacedhisroomforhours。
Then，tappinghisbell，hesummonedoneofhisfaithfuladherents。
\"MonsieurleB—，\"hesaid，astheattendantentered，\"youhaveheardthenews？\"
\"Yes，Sire，\"sobbedLeB—。
\"DoInotcarrymyselfwellinthehourofdefeat？\"
\"Youdo，YourMajesty。\"
\"AmIpale，LeB—？\"
\"No——no——oh，no，notatall，Sire。\"
\"Tellmethetruth，LeB—。Wemustnotlettheenemyfindusbrokenwhentheyarrive。HowdoIlook？Outwithit。\"
\"Outofsight，Sire!\"repliedLeB—，bendingbackwardasfarashecould，andgazingdirectlyattheceiling。
\"Thenbringonyourinvader，andletusheartheworst，\"orderedNapoleon，encouragedbyLeB—’sassurances。
Afewdayslater，Bonaparte，havingnothingelsetodo，oncemoreabdicated，andthrewhimselfuponthegenerosityoftheEnglishpeople。
\"Iwasonlyfooling，anyhow，\"hesaid，withasadsmile。\"Ifyouhadn’tsentmetoElbaIwouldn’thavecomeback。Asforthefighting，youallsaidIwasoutsideofthepaleofcivilization，andIhadtofight。Ididn’tcaremuchaboutgettingbackintothepail，butIreallyobjectedtohavingitsaidthatIwasinthetureen。\"
ThisjestcompletelywontheheartsoftheEnglishwhowereusedtojustsuchhumor，wholovedit，andwho，manyyearslater，showedthatlovebytheestablishmentofacomicjournalasanasylumforbon—
motssimilarlyafflicted。Theresultwas，notdeath，butanewEmpire，theIslandofSt。Helena。
\"This，\"saidWellington，\"willservetomakehisjokesmorefar—
fetchedthanever；sothatbysendinghimthereweshallnotonlybegracioustoafallenfoe，butaddtothegayetyofournation。\"
CHAPTERXII：1815—1821—1895
ItiswithSt。HelenathatallbiographiesofNapoleonBonapartehithertopublishedhaveended，andperhapsitisjustaswellthattheseentertainingworks，preparedbypurelyfiniteminds，shouldendthere。Itiswellforanhistoriannottotellmorethanheknows，aprinciplewhichhasguidedourpenfromtheinceptionofthisworktothispoint，andwhichmustcontinuetothebitterend。Weshallberelentlessandtruthfultothelast，eventhoughinsodoingwearecompelledtooverthrowallhistoricalprecedent。
BonapartearrivedatSt。HelenainOctober，1815。Hehadembarked，everyonesupposed，withtheimpressionthathewasgoingtoAmerica，andthoseabouthim，fearingapassionateoutbreakwhenhelearnedthetruth，triedforatimetoconvincehimthathehadtakenthewrongsteamer；thenwhentheyfoundthathecouldnotbedeceivedinthisway，theymadeallusionstothesteering—gearhavinggotoutoforder，buttheex—Emperormerelysmiled。
\"Youcannotfoolme，\"hesaid。\"IknowwhitherIamdrifting。I
wenttoaclairvoyantbeforeleavingParis，whocastafewdozenhoroscopesformeandtheyallendedatSt。Helena。Itisinevitable。Imustgothere，andallthesefairytalesaboutwrongsteamersandbrokenruddersandsoonareuseless。Isubmit。I
couldreturnifIwished，butIdonotwishtoreturn。ByamerespeechtothesesailorsIcouldplacemyselfincommandofthisshipto—day，turnheraboutandproclaimmyselfEmperoroftheSeas；butI
don’twantto。IpreferdrylandandpeacetoacoupdetarandthethroneofNeptune。\"
Allofwhichshowsthatthegreatwarriorwasweary。
Thenfollowedadrearyexileofuneventfulyears，inwhichtheex—
EmperorconductedpapercampaignsofgreatfiercenessagainsttheEnglishgovernment，whichwithunprecedentedparsimonyallowedhimnomorethan$60，000ayearandhouserent。
\"Theideaoflimitingmetofivethousanddollarsamonth，\"heremarked，savagely，toSirHudsonLowe。\"It’spositivelylow。\"
\"Itstrikesmeaspositivelyhigh，\"retortedthegovernor。\"Youknowwellenoughthatyoucouldn’tspendtendollarsaweekinthisplaceifyouputyourwholemindonit，ifyouhadn’tinsistedonhavingFrenchwaitersinyourdining—room，whomyouhavetotipeverytimetheybringyouanything。\"
\"Humph!\"saidBonaparte。\"Thatisn’tanyargument。I’mamanusedtohandlinglargesums。Itisn’tthatIwanttospendmoney；it’sthatIwanttohaveitaboutmeincaseofemergency。However，I
knowwellenoughwhytheykeepmyallowancedownto$60，000。\"
\"Whyisit？\"askedSirHudson。
\"Theyknowthatyoucan’tbeboughtfor$60，000，buttheywouldn’tdaremakeit$60，000andonecent，\"retortedthecaptive。\"Putthatinyourcigaretteandsmokeit，SirHarlem，andhereaftercallmeEmperor。That’smyname，EmperorN。Bonaparte。\"
\"AndIbegthatyouwillnotcallmeSirHarlem，\"returnedthegovernor，irritatedbytheEmperor’smanner。\"MynameisHudson，notHarlem。\"
\"Prayexcusetheslip，\"saidtheEmperor，scornfully。\"IknewyouwerenamedaftersomeAmericanriver，Ididn’tknowwhich。However，IimaginedthattheHarlemwasneareryoursizethantheHudson，sincethelatterhassomepretensionstograndeur。Nowpleaseflowdowntotheseaandloseyourself，I’mgettingsleepyagain。\"
So，inconstantconflictwithSirHudson，whorefusedtocallhimbyhistitle，andwhominconsequenceherefusedtocallbyhispropername，answeringsuchepithetsas\"Corporal\"and\"Major\"withasavagely—spoken\"Delaware\"oranironicallyrespectful\"Mohawk，\"
BonapartedweltatSt。Helenauntilthe5thofMay，1821，when，historianstellus，hedied。Thisisanerror，foruponthatdateBonaparteescaped。Hehadfoughtdeathtoomanytimestosuccumbtohimnow，and，whilethewritersofhistoryhaveinasensestatedthetruthwhentheysaythathepassedawayinthenight，theirreadershavegainedafalseimpression。ItisthefactthatNapoleonBonaparte，likeDanteandVirgil，passedoverthedarkriverStyxasthehonoredleaderoftherebelliousforcesofHades。Hedidpassawayinthenight，buthewentashewentfromElba，and，asweshallsee，withmoresuccessfulresults。
ForyearstheGovernmentofErebushadbeenunsatisfactorytomanyofitssubjects，mainlyonaccountofthearbitrarymethodsoftheWeatherDepartment。
\"Weareinaperpetualbroilhere，\"Caesarhadsaid，\"andIforoneamgettingtiredofit。Thecountrydemandsachange。Thisadministrationdoesn’tgiveusanythingbutdog—days。\"
ForthistheRomanwarriorhadbeenarrestedandkeptinanovenattherearoftheErebianTuileries，asApollyon’sPalacewascalled，fortwocenturies。
\"Thenextrebelgetsagridiron，andthethirdwillbeservedtoCerberusenbrochette，\"criedApollyon。
Thusmattershadgoneonforfiveorsixhundredyears，andnoonehadventuredtocomplainfurther，particularlyinviewofCaesar’scommentsuponthehorriddetailsofhisincarcerationpublishedseveralyearsafterhisrelease，underthetitleof\"TwoCenturiesinanOven；or，FourThousandandSixintheShade。\"
Attheendoftheeighteenthcentury，however，theaspectofaffairshadchanged。Apollyonhadspentagreatdealofhistimeabroad，andhadfailedtonotehowtherevolutioninAmerica，theReignofTerrorinFrance，andthesubsequentwarsinEuropehadmateriallyincreasedtheforcesoftheRepublicanPartyinHades。TheFrencharrivalsaloneshouldhavebeensufficienttoconvinceApollyonthathisattentiontodomesticaffairswasneeded，andthattheAmericanizationofhisdomainwasgainingamostconsiderableheadway。Allthemovementreallyneededwasaleader，buttherewasnonetolead。
\"Caesar’sbookhasmadeustimid。Idon’twantanyofit，\"saidAlcibiades。
\"I’vehadenoughofpubliclife，\"saidCharlemagne。
\"It’shotenoughforusasitis，\"saidallfourofthe\"ThreeMusketeers。\"
\"We’llhavetogetsomebodywhoisnotawareofthepossibilitiesofourclimate，\"observedFredericktheGreat。
\"TryNapoleonBonaparte，\"suggestedLouisXIV。，withachuckle，feelingthatherewasanopportunitytodooneoftwothings，togetevenwithApollyon，or，incaseofthefailureoftherebellion，toberevengeduponBonaparteforhistreatmentoftheBourbonsbysecuringforhimthewarmestreceptiontheKingdomofHadescouldafford。
Thesuggestion，accordingtodocumentsathandwhichseemtobeveracious，wasadoptedwithenthusiasm。Theexilewascommunicatedwith，andjoysettleduponthepeopleofHadeswhenwordwasreceivedthatBonapartewasonhisway。Aswehaveseen，onthenightofthe5thofMayheleftSt。Helena，andonthe10thhelandedontherightbankoftheStyx。Amagnificentarmyawaitedhim。TotheOldGuard，manyofwhomhadprecededhim，wasaccordedthepositionofhonor，andasBonapartesteppedashoretheroofofErebuswasrentwithvivas。Suchascenehasneverbeenwitnessedbefore，andmayneverbewitnessedagain。Thepopulaceflockedabouthim，andstrovetokisshishand；somewentsofarastoclipoffsamplesofhisuniformtotreasureintheirhomes。Itwasevidentthatthegovernmentmustlooktoitself。
\"Whatisthisnoise？\"askedApollyon，whohadreturnedtohisdomainonlythenightbefore。
\"Bonapartehasarrived，\"returnedtheheadImp，\"andthepeopleareinrevolt。\"
Apollyonpaledandsummonedhisministers。
MeanwhileBonapartehadheldacouncilofwar，appointingCaesar，Pompey，Alcibiades，andCharlemagnemarshalsofHades。
\"Thefirstthingtobedoneistocapturethecoal—yards，\"hesaid，takinginthesituationataglance。\"Caesar，letthecoal—yardsbeyourcare。AlcibiadeswilltaketheThreeMusketeers，andbynightwillmakeadetourtotheothersideofthepalaceandopenthesluicesofthevitriolreservoir，whichIunderstandrunintotheStyx。Pompeywillsurprisethestokersinthenationalengine—roomwithaforceoftenthousand，putoutthefires，andawaitfurtherorders。Charlemagnewillaccompanymewiththearmytothepalace，whereIshalldemandanaudiencewiththeking。\"
Itwillbeseenatoncethat，grantingthesuccessofallthesemanoeuvres，Apollyoncouldnotpossiblyholdout。AstheHollandershadonlywaterwithwhichtofloodtheircountryandrouttheirenemies，soApollyonhadonlyfirewithwhichtowitheraninvaderorarebelliousforce。ThequickmindofBonapartetookthisinontheinstant。Hewasnolongerlistlessandsleepy，forherewasthegrandestopportunityofhislife，andheknewit。
Fortunefavoredhim。InHadesfortunewasamaterialpersonality，andnotanabstractideaassheiswithus，andwhenshemetBonaparteonhistriumphalmarchalongtheStyx，sheyieldedtothatfascinationwhichevenphlegmaticEnglishmencouldnotdenythathepossessed；andwhenatthismeetingthemanofthehourtookherbythehandandbreathedsoftlyintoherearthatshewasinverytruththeonlywomanhehadeverloved，sheinstinctivelyfeltthathehadatlastspokenfromhisheartofhearts。
\"Ibelieveyou，Bonaparte，\"shemurmuredsoftly，\"andIthinkIhaveshownyouinthepastthatIamnotindifferenttoyou。Iamwithyou——Apollyonisdoomed。\"
Thusencouraged，Bonaparte，followedbyhisconstantlygrowingarmy，proceededtothepalace。
Apollyonreceivedhimwithdignity。
\"Iamgladtoreceivesodistinguishedaperson，\"hesaid。
\"Thankyou，\"saidBonaparte，\"butthisisnotasocietyfunction，YourHighness——Ihavecomehereonbusiness，sosparemeyourflatteries。\"
Apollyonturnedpurplewithrage。
\"Insolent!\"hecried。\"Consideryourselfunderarrest。\"
\"Certainly，\"saidBonaparte，calmly。\"Willyoukindlyhandmeyourcrown？\"
Apollyonroseinhiswrath，andorderedhisaidestoarrestBonaparte，andtocasthimintothefurnace。\"MakeitamilliondegreesFarenheit，\"heroared。
\"Iregrettoinformyourmajesty，\"saidthechiefaide，\"thatwordhasjustbeenreceivedthatthefiresareout，thecoal—yardhasbeencapturedbytherebels，andfiveadventurousspiritshaveletallthevitrioloutofthereservoirintotheStyx。\"
\"Summonmyguards，andhavethismanboned，then!\"ragedApollyon。
\"ItisalsowithregretthatIhavetotellyou，\"returnedtheaide，\"thattheRoyalGuardhasgoneovertotheenemy，havingbeenpromisedhigherwages。\"
\"WehaveCerberusleft，\"criedApollyon，\"lethimtakethisbaseintruderandtearhimlimbfromlimb。\"
Napoleonburstoutintoalaugh。\"Youwillexcuseme，YourMajesty，\"
hesaid。\"ButCerberusisalreadyfixed。Wepoisonedtwoofhisheads，andheisevennowwhiningforhislifewiththethird。\"
\"ThenamIundone，\"moanedApollyon，coveringhisfacewithhishands。
\"Youare，\"saidBonaparte，\"butwe’lltieyouupagaininshortorder。We’llputyouononeofyourowngridironsanddoyoutoaturn。\"
Ofcoursethiswastheend。
InthreedaysNapoleonhadmadehimselfmasterofthekingdom，hadproclaimedtheEmpirewithhimselfatitshead。Apollyonwastreatedwithconsideration。Hislifewasspared，buthewasshornofhispower。BonapartesenthimintoexileatParis，where，accordingtoreport，hestilllives。
\"Nowforanewcoronation，\"saidthevictor。\"Sendforthepope。\"
\"Notthistune!\"criedCaesarwithalaugh。\"Thepopeshavealwaysstudiouslyavoidedthisplace。\"
\"Then，\"saidNapoleonwithasmile，\"letFortunecrownme。Afterall，ithasalwaysbeenshewhodidit——whynotnow？\"
HenceitwasthatatthedawningofNewYear’sdayof1822，NapoleonBonaparteopenedanewandmosthighlysuccessfulcareer。Hispowerhasincreaseddaybydayuntilnow，whenthereisevidencethathehasthegreaterpartoftheworldinhisfirmgrasp。
SomeyearslaterhisbelovedBourriennearrived。
\"Remember，Bourrienne，\"hesaid，asheinstalledhisoldandfaithfulsecretaryinhisnewoffice，\"youhavealwayswrittenmyautographsforme，andshallstillcontinuetodoso，onlypleasenotethechange。ItisnolongerBonaparte，orNapoleon，EmperoroftheFrench，ithasbecomeNapollyon，EmperorofHades。\"
AndtoFouche，whenthatworthyarrived，hesaid：
\"Fouche，thisisdifferentfromtheoldshow。ThatoriginalEmpireofminewasruinedbyjustonething。Iwaseternallyanxioustoprovideforthesuccession，andoutofthatgrewallmytroubles；buthere，asthelittlegirlsaidabouttheapple—core，thereain’ta—
goin’tobenosuccession。Iamheretostay。Meanwhile，Fouche，I
haveanimpressionthatyouandAugureautookmorepleasureoutofmymisfortunesthanIdid；whereforeIauthorizeyoutosendforAugereauandtakehimswimminginthevitrioltank。Itwilldoyoubothgood。\"
AsforJoseph，whenheheardofhisbrother’snewacquisitionhereformedatonce，ledanirreproachablelifeinAmerica，whitherhehadfled，andwhenhediedwenttotheotherplace。
Footnote：
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