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foryearsbeenstrugglingtoregainitsindependence;
firstofallfrohegenoese;andaftertheddleofthe
eighteenthcenturyfrohefrench;whohadkindlyoffered
tohelpthersiandhad
thenoccupiedtheislandfortheiro
duringthefirsttyyearsofhislife;youngnapoleon
riotarsicansinnfeiner;
theyokeofthe
bitterlyhatedfrenchenebutthefrenchrevolutionhad
unexpectedlyregnisedtheclaiofthersicansandgradually
napoleon;ilitary
schoolofbrienne;driftedintotheserviceofhisadopteduntry
althoughheneverleaedtospellfrenchrrectlyor
tospeakiteafrenchn
induetihecatostandasthehighestexpression
ofallfrenchvirtuesatpresentheisregardedasthesyol
ofthegallicgenius
napoleoniscalle**stareer
doesnotverrethantyyearsinthatshortspan
oftihefoughtreorevictoriesand
rilesandnqueredresquarekilotersand
killedrepeopleandbroughtaboutrereforandgenerally
upseteuropetoagreaterextentthananybodyincluding
alexanderthegreatandjenghiskhanhadeveaged
todo
hetlefellohefirstyearsofhislife
hishealthpressedanybody
byhisgoodlooksandhereinedtotheendofhisdaysvery
cluyoappearatasocialfunction
hedidnotenjoyasingleadvantageofbreedingorbirthor
richesforthegreaterpartofhisyouthheely
poorandoftenhehadtogoealorwasobliged
tokeaferapenniesincuriousways
hegavelittleproseasaliterarygeniuspeted
foraprizeofferedbytheacadeoflyons;hisessay
ber15outof
16eallthesedifficultiesthrough
hisabsoluteandunshakablebeliefinhisoiny;andin
hisobitionainspringofhis
lifethethoughtofself;thehatcapitalletter
‘‘nhters;andhrecurred
foreverintheoantsofhishastilynstructedpalaces;the
absoluteakethenanapoleonthestiortant
thingintheeofgod;thesedesirescarried
napoleontoapinnaeanhas
everreached
;youngbonapartewas
veryfondofthe‘‘livesoffausnarch;the
ronhistorian;hadtenbuthenevertriedtoliveup
tothehighstandardofcharactersetbytheseheroesofthe
olderdaysnapoleonseetohavebeendevoidofallthose
nsiderateandthoughtfulsentintsaken
differentfroheanilsittodecide
hanydegreeofaccuracyherheeverlovedanyone
besideshielfhekeptaother;but
letiziahadtheairandnnersofagreatladyandafterthe
fashionofitalianthers;shekneoruleherbroodof
childrenandndtheirrespectforafewyearshewas
fondofjosephine;hisprettycreolehedaughter
ofafrenartiniqueandthehe
vitedebeauhaais;edbyrobespierre
abattleagainsttheprussiansbut
theeerordivorcedherason
andheirandrriedthedaughteroftheaustrianeeror;
becauseitseedgoodpolicy
duringthesiegeoftoulon;e
asnderofabattery;napoleonstudiedcchiavelli
hindustriouscarehefolloheadviceoftheflorentine
statesnandneverkepthisohis
advantagetobreakittheitudedidnotoccurin
hispersonaldictionaryneither;tobequitefair;didheexpect
itfrothersheansuffering
heexecutedprisonersofin1798whohad
beenprosedtheirlives;andhequietlyallowedhiswounded
insyriatobeedpossibleto
transporttheohisshipsheorderedthedukeofenghien
tobendeedtodeathbyaprejudicedurtrtialandto
beshotntrarytoalllahesolegroundthatthe
‘‘bourbonsneededaan
officersadeprisoneringfortheir
untrysindependenceshouldbeshotagainstthenearestwall;
andhetyrolesehero;fellintohishands
afterastheroicresistance;hen
traitor
inshort;peror;we
begintounderstandthoseanxiousbritishtherswhoused
todrivetheirchildrentobedhthethreatthat‘‘bonaparte;
eandget
theftheyverygoodandyet;havingsaidthese
nyunpleasantthingsaboutthisstrangetyrant;wholooked
aftereveryotherdepartntofhisarostcare;
butneglectedthedicalservice;ands
ellof
hispoorsingsoldiers;havingsaidalltheseunpleasant
thingsandbeingfullypreparedtoaddnyre;ist
nfesstoacertainlurkingfeelingofdoubt
hereiaittingatafortabletableloadedheavily
ytypeerandtheotheron
liricethecat;fondnessforcarbonpaper;
andiaellingyouthattheeeroapoleonost
ntetiblepersonbutshouldihappentolookoutof
thehavenue;andshouldtheendless
processionoftrucksandcartsetoasuddenhalt;and
shouldihearthesoundoftheheavydru
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andseethelittle
nonhisuch;
thenidontknoafraidthatiwouldleave
booksandthekittenandhoandeverythingelseto
folloyoher
didthisandheavenknobotobeahero
llionsofotherpeoplesgrandfathersdidittheyreceived
noretheyexpectednonetheycheerfully
gavelegsandarandlivestoservethisforeigner;ook
thethousandlesatheirhosandrched
thentoabarrageofrussianorenglishorspanishor
italianoraustriancannonandstaredquietlyintospacewhile
theyheagonyofdeath
ifyouaskforanexplanation;istanshati
havenoneicanonlyguessatoneofthereasonsnapoleon
hegreatestofactorsandtheinent
esandunderallcircutances
heknepressthespectators
standheunderstoodakethedeepest
iressionherhespokeintheegyptiandesert;before
thebaids;oraddressed
hisshiveringnonthedeadeno
differenceatalltisheasterofthesituationeven
attheend;anexileonalittlerockintheddleoftheatlantic;
asicknatthercyofadullandintolerablebritishgoveor;
heheldthecentreofthestage
afterthedefeatoferloo;nooneoutsideofafew
trustedfriendseversaperorthepeopleof
europeknehatheheislandofsthelena
theyknedayandnight
theyknehatthebritishfleetguardedthegarrisonh
guardedtheeeroronhisfartlonghewas
neveroutofthendofeitherfriendorenewhenillness
anddespairhadatlasttakenhieyesntinued
tohaunttheuchofaforce
inthelifeoffranceasahundredyearsagowhenpeople
faintedattheresightofthissalloanabled
hishorsesintheholiesttelesoftherussiankrein;and
ightyonesofthisearthasif
theykeys
togiveyouareoutlineofhislifeand
upleofvolustotellyouofhisgreatpoliti
ofthefrenchstate;ofhisneodesoflahwere
adoptedinsteuropeanuntries;ofhisactivitiesinevery