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,PEOPLE 3 

,AU?OR 3 ,LEO ,TOL/OY 

,TEXT 3 

,ON ,AUGU/ #b#e1 ! EVE ( ! BATTLE ( ,BOROD9O1 ,M4 DE ,BEAUSSET1 PREFECT 
 ( ! ,FR5* ,EMP]OR'S PALACE1 >RIV$ AT ,NAPOLEON'S QU>T]S AT ,VALUEVO 
 ) ,COLONEL ,FABVI]1 ! =M] FROM ,P>IS & ! LATT] FROM ,MADRID4 

,DONN+ HIS C\RT UNI=M1 ,M4 DE ,BEAUSSET ORD]$ A BOX HE HAD BR\<T = 
 ! ,EMP]OR TO BE C>RI$ BE=E HIM & 5T]$ ! FIR/ COMP>TM5T ( 
 ,NAPOLEON'S T5T1 :]E HE BEGAN OP5+ ! BOX :ILE CONV]S+ ) 
 ,NAPOLEON'S AIDES-DE-CAMP :O SURR\ND$ HIM4 

,FABVI]1 NOT 5T]+ ! T5T1 REMA9$ AT ! 5TRANCE TALK+ TO SOME 
 G5]ALS ( HIS ACQUA9TANCE4 

,! ,EMP]OR ,NAPOLEON HAD NOT YET LEFT HIS B$ROOM & WAS F9I%+ HIS 
 TOILET4 ,SLI<TLY SNORT+ & GRUNT+1 HE PRES5T$ N[ HIS BACK & N[ 
 HIS PLUMP HAIRY *E/ TO ! BRU% ) :I* HIS VALET WAS RUBB+ HIM 
 D[N4 ,ANO!R VALET1 ) HIS F+] OV] ! M\? ( A BOTTLE1 WAS 
 SPR9KL+ ,EAU DE ,COLOGNE ON ! ,EMP]OR'S PAMP]$ BODY ) AN 
 EXPRESSION :I* SEEM$ TO SAY ?AT HE ALONE KNEW :]E & H[ MU* ,EAU 
 DE ,COLOGNE %\LD BE SPR9KL$4 ,NAPOLEON'S %ORT HAIR WAS WET & MATT$ 
 ON ! =EHEAD1 BUT HIS FACE1 ?\< PUFFY & YELL[1 EXPRESS$ PHYSICAL 
 SATISFACTION4 0,GO ON1 H>D]1 GO ON60 HE MUTT]$ TO ! VALET :O WAS 
 RUBB+ HIM1 SLI<TLY TWIT*+ & GRUNT+4 ,AN AIDE-DE-CAMP1 :O HAD 
 5T]$ ! B$ROOM TO REPORT TO ! ,EMP]OR ! NUMB] ( PRISON]S TAK5 
 9 YE/]DAY'S ACTION1 WAS /&+ BY ! DOOR AFT] DELIV]+ HIS 
 MESSAGE1 AWAIT+ P]MISSION TO )DRAW4 ,NAPOLEON1 FR[N+1 LOOK$ AT 
 HIM FROM UND] HIS BR[S4 

0,NO PRISON]S60 SAID HE1 REPEAT+ ! AIDE-DE-CAMP'S WORDS4 0,!Y >E 
 =C+ US TO EXT]M9ATE !M4 ,SO MU* ! WORSE = ! ,RUSSIAN >MY4444 
 ,GO ON444 H>D]1 H>D]60 HE MUTT]$1 HUN*+ HIS BACK & PRES5T+ 
 HIS FAT %\LD]S4 

0,ALL RI<T4 ,LET ,MONSIEUR DE ,BEAUSSET 5T]1 & ,FABVI] TOO10 HE SAID1 
 NODD+ TO ! AIDE-DE-CAMP4 

0,YES1 SIRE10 & ! AIDE-DE-CAMP DISAPPE>$ ?R\< ! DOOR ( ! 
 T5T4 

,TWO VALETS RAPIDLY DRESS$ ,HIS ,MAJE/Y1 & WE>+ ! BLUE UNI=M ( 
 ! ,GU>DS HE W5T ) FIRM QUICK /EPS TO ! RECEPTION ROOM4 

,DE ,BEAUSSET'S H&S MEAN:ILE W]E BUSILY 5GAG$ >RANG+ ! PRES5T HE 
 HAD BR\<T FROM ! ,EMPRESS1 ON TWO *AIRS DIRECTLY 9 FRONT ( ! 
 5TRANCE4 ,BUT ,NAPOLEON HAD DRESS$ & COME \T ) SU* UNEXPECT$ 
 RAPIDITY ?AT HE HAD NOT TIME TO F9I% >RANG+ ! SURPRISE4 

,NAPOLEON NOTIC$ AT ONCE :AT !Y W]E AB\T & GUESS$ ?AT !Y W]E 
 NOT READY4 ,HE DID NOT WI% TO DEPRIVE !M ( ! PLEASURE ( GIV+ HIM A 
 SURPRISE1 SO HE PRET5D$ NOT TO SEE DE ,BEAUSSET & CALL$ ,FABVI] TO 
 HIM1 LI/5+ SIL5TLY & ) A /]N FR[N TO :AT ,FABVI] TOLD HIM ( 
 ! H]OISM & DEVOTION ( HIS TROOPS FI<T+ AT ,SALAMANCA1 AT ! O!R 
 5D ( ,EUROPE1 ) BUT ONE ?\<T--TO BE WOR?Y ( !IR ,EMP]OR--& 
 BUT ONE FE>--TO FAIL TO PLEASE HIM4 ,! RESULT ( ?AT BATTLE HAD 
 BE5 DEPLORABLE4 ,NAPOLEON MADE IRONIC REM>KS DUR+ ,FABVI]'S ACC\NT1 AS 
 IF HE HAD NOT EXPECT$ ?AT MATT]S C\LD GO O!RWISE 9 HIS ABS5CE4 

0,I MU/ MAKE UP = ?AT 9 ,MOSC[10 SAID ,NAPOLEON4 0,I'LL SEE Y\ LAT]10 
 HE ADD$1 & SUMMON$ DE ,BEAUSSET1 :O BY ?AT TIME HAD PREP>$ ! 
 SURPRISE1 HAV+ PLAC$ SOME?+ ON ! *AIRS & COV]$ IT ) A 
 CLO?4 

,DE ,BEAUSSET B[$ L[1 ) ?AT C\RTLY ,FR5* B[ :I* ONLY ! OLD 
 RETA9]S ( ! ,B\RBONS KNEW H[ TO MAKE1 & APPROA*$ HIM1 PRES5T+ 
 AN 5VELOPE4 

,NAPOLEON TURN$ TO HIM GAILY & PULL$ HIS E>4 

0,Y\ HAVE HURRI$ H]E4 ,I AM V]Y GLAD4 ,WELL1 :AT IS ,P>IS SAY+80 HE 
 ASK$1 SUDD5LY *ANG+ HIS =M] /]N EXPRESSION = A MO/ CORDIAL 
 TONE4 

0,SIRE1 ALL ,P>IS REGRETS Y\R ABS5CE10 REPLI$ DE ,BEAUSSET AS WAS PROP]4 

,BUT ?\< ,NAPOLEON KNEW ?AT DE ,BEAUSSET HAD TO SAY SOME?+ ( ?IS 
 K9D1 & ?\< 9 HIS LUCID MOM5TS HE KNEW IT WAS UNTRUE1 HE WAS 
 PLEAS$ TO HE> IT FROM HIM4 ,AGA9 HE HONOR$ HIM BY T\*+ HIS E>4 

0,I AM V]Y SORRY TO HAVE MADE Y\ TRAVEL SO F>10 SAID HE4 

0,SIRE1 ,I EXPECT$ NO?+ LESS ?AN TO F9D Y\ AT ! GATES ( ,MOSC[10 
 REPLI$ DE ,BEAUSSET4 

,NAPOLEON SMIL$ &1 LIFT+ HIS HEAD ABS5T-M9D$LY1 GLANC$ TO ! 
 RI<T4 ,AN AIDE-DE-CAMP APPROA*$ ) GLID+ /EPS & (F]$ HIM A 
 GOLD SNUFFBOX1 :I* HE TOOK4 

0,YES1 IT HAS HAPP5$ LUCKILY = Y\10 HE SAID1 RAIS+ ! OP5 SNUFFBOX 
 TO HIS NOSE4 0,Y\ >E FOND ( TRAVEL1 & 9 ?REE DAYS Y\ WILL SEE 
 ,MOSC[4 ,Y\ SURELY DID NOT EXPECT TO SEE ?AT ,ASIATIC CAPITAL4 ,Y\ WILL 
 HAVE A PLEASANT J\RNEY40 

,DE ,BEAUSSET B[$ GRATEFULLY AT ?IS REG>D = HIS TA/E = TRAVEL 7( 
 :I* HE HAD NOT TILL !N BE5 AW>E74 

0,HA1 :AT'S ?IS80 ASK$ ,NAPOLEON1 NOTIC+ ?AT ALL ! C\RTI]S W]E 
 LOOK+ AT SOME?+ CONCEAL$ UND] A CLO?4 

,) C\RTLY ADROITNESS DE ,BEAUSSET HALF TURN$ & )\T TURN+ HIS 
 BACK TO ! ,EMP]OR RETIR$ TWO /EPS1 TWIT*+ (F ! CLO? AT ! SAME 
 TIME1 & SAID3 

0,A PRES5T TO ,Y\R ,MAJE/Y FROM ! ,EMPRESS40 

,IT WAS A PORTRAIT1 PA9T$ 9 BRI<T COLORS BY ,G]>D1 ( ! SON BORNE TO 
 ,NAPOLEON BY ! DAU<T] ( ! ,EMP]OR ( ,AU/RIA1 ! BOY :OM = SOME 
 REASON EV]YONE CALL$ 0,! ,K+ ( ,ROME40 

,A V]Y PRETTY CURLY-HEAD$ BOY ) A LOOK ( ! ,*RI/ 9 ! ,SI/9E 
 ,MADONNA WAS DEPICT$ PLAY+ AT /ICK & BALL4 ,! BALL REPRES5T$ ! 
 T]RE/RIAL GLOBE & ! /ICK 9 HIS O!R H& A SCEPT]4 

,?\< IT WAS NOT CLE> :AT ! >TI/ MEANT TO EXPRESS BY DEPICT+ ! 
 SO-CALL$ ,K+ ( ,ROME SPIK+ ! E>? ) A /ICK1 ! ALLEGORY 
 APP>5TLY SEEM$ TO ,NAPOLEON1 AS IT HAD DONE TO ALL :O HAD SE5 IT 9 
 ,P>IS1 QUITE CLE> & V]Y PLEAS+4 

0,! ,K+ ( ,ROME60 HE SAID1 PO9T+ TO ! PORTRAIT ) A GRACEFUL 
 GE/URE4 0,ADMIRABLE60 

,) ! NATURAL CAPACITY ( AN ,ITALIAN = *ANG+ ! EXPRESSION ( HIS 
 FACE AT WILL1 HE DREW NE>] TO ! PORTRAIT & ASSUM$ A LOOK ( P5SIVE 
 T5D]NESS4 ,HE FELT ?AT :AT HE N[ SAID & DID W\LD BE HI/ORICAL1 & 
 IT SEEM$ TO HIM ?AT IT W\LD N[ BE BE/ = HIM--:OSE GR&EUR 
 5ABL$ HIS SON TO PLAY /ICK & BALL ) ! T]RE/RIAL GLOBE--TO 
 %[1 9 CONTRA/ TO ?AT GR&EUR1 ! SIMPLE/ PAT]NAL T5D]NESS4 ,HIS 
 EYES GREW DIM1 HE MOV$ =W>D1 GLANC$ R\ND AT A *AIR 7:I* SEEM$ TO 
 PLACE ITSELF UND] HIM71 & SAT D[N ON IT BE=E ! PORTRAIT4 ,AT A 
 S+LE GE/URE FROM HIM EV]YONE W5T \T ON TIPTOE1 LEAV+ ! GREAT MAN 
 TO HIMSELF & HIS EMOTION4 

,HAV+ SAT /ILL = A :ILE HE T\*$--HIMSELF NOT KN[+ :Y--! 
 ?ICK SPOT ( PA9T REPRES5T+ ! HI<E/ LI<T 9 ! PORTRAIT1 ROSE1 
 & RECALL$ DE ,BEAUSSET & ! (FIC] ON DUTY4 ,HE ORD]$ ! PORTRAIT 
 TO BE C>RI$ \TSIDE HIS T5T1 ?AT ! ,OLD ,GU>D1 /ATION$ R\ND IT1 
 MI<T NOT BE DEPRIV$ ( ! PLEASURE ( SEE+ ! ,K+ ( ,ROME1 ! SON 
 & HEIR ( !IR ADOR$ MON>*4 

,& :ILE HE WAS DO+ ,M4 DE ,BEAUSSET ! HONOR ( BREAKFA/+ ) HIM1 
 !Y HE>D1 AS ,NAPOLEON HAD ANTICIPAT$1 ! RAPTUR\S CRIES ( ! 
 (FIC]S & M5 ( ! ,OLD ,GU>D :O HAD RUN UP TO SEE ! PORTRAIT4 

0,VIVE L',EMP]EUR6 ,VIVE LE ROI DE ,ROME6 ,VIVE L',EMP]EUR60 
 CAME ?OSE EC/ATIC CRIES4 

,AFT] BREAKFA/ ,NAPOLEON 9 DE ,BEAUSSET'S PRES5CE DICTAT$ HIS ORD] ( 
 ! DAY TO ! >MY4 

0,%ORT & 5]GETIC60 HE REM>K$ :5 HE HAD READ OV] ! PROCLAMATION 
 :I* HE HAD DICTAT$ /RAI<T (F )\T CORRECTIONS4 ,IT RAN3 

,SOLDI]S6 ,?IS IS ! BATTLE Y\ HAVE SO LONG$ =4 ,VICTORY DEP5DS ON 
 Y\4 ,IT IS ESS5TIAL = US2 IT WILL GIVE US ALL WE NE$3 COM=TABLE 
 QU>T]S & A SPE$Y RETURN TO \R C\NTRY4 ,BEHAVE AS Y\ DID AT 
 ,AU/]LITZ1 ,FRI$L&1 ,VITEBSK1 & ,SMOL5SK4 ,LET \R REMOTE/ PO/]ITY 
 RECALL Y\R A*IEVEM5TS ?IS DAY ) PRIDE4 ,LET IT BE SAID ( EA* ( 
 Y\3 0,HE WAS 9 ! GREAT BATTLE BE=E ,MOSC[60 

0,BE=E ,MOSC[60 REPEAT$ ,NAPOLEON1 & 9VIT+ ,M4 DE ,BEAUSSET1 :O WAS 
 SO FOND ( TRAVEL1 TO ACCOMPANY HIM ON HIS RIDE1 HE W5T \T ( ! T5T 
 TO :]E ! HORSES /OOD SADDL$4 

0,Y\R ,MAJE/Y IS TOO K9D60 REPLI$ DE ,BEAUSSET TO ! 9VITATION TO 
 ACCOMPANY ! ,EMP]OR2 HE WANT$ TO SLEEP1 DID NOT KN[ H[ TO RIDE & 
 WAS AFRAID ( DO+ SO4 

,BUT ,NAPOLEON NODD$ TO ! TRAVEL]1 & DE ,BEAUSSET HAD TO M\NT4 ,:5 
 ,NAPOLEON CAME \T ( ! T5T ! %\T+ ( ! ,GU>DS BE=E HIS SON'S 
 PORTRAIT GREW /ILL L\D]4 ,NAPOLEON FR[N$4 

0,TAKE HIM AWAY60 HE SAID1 PO9T+ ) A GRACEFULLY MAJE/IC GE/URE TO 
 ! PORTRAIT4 0,IT IS TOO SOON = HIM TO SEE A FIELD ( BATTLE40 

,DE ,BEAUSSET CLOS$ HIS EYES1 B[$ HIS HEAD1 & SI<$ DEEPLY1 TO 
 9DICATE H[ PR(\NDLY HE VALU$ & COMPREH5D$ ! ,EMP]OR'S WORDS4 

,FROM 3 ,GUT5B]G4ORG4 

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