Chapter 2

           

           Onthetwenty-ninthofMayNapoleonleftDresden,wherehehadspentthreeweekssurroundedbyacourtthatincludedprinces,dukes,kings,andevenanemperor.Beforeleaving,Napoleonshowedfavortotheemperor,kings,andprinceswhohaddeservedit,reprimandedthekingsandprinceswithwhomhewasdissatisfied,presentedpearlsanddiamondsofhisown—thatis,whichhehadtakenfromotherkings—totheEmpressofAustria,andhaving,ashishistoriantellsus,tenderlyembracedtheEmpressMarieLouise—whoregardedhimasherhusband,thoughhehadleftanotherwifeinParis—lefthergrievedbythepartingwhichsheseemedhardlyabletobear.Thoughthediplomatistsstillfirmlybelievedinthepossibilityofpeaceandworkedzealouslytothatend,andthoughtheEmperorNapoleonhimselfwrotealettertoAlexander,callinghimMonsieurmonfrère,andsincerelyassuredhimthathedidnotwantwarandwouldalwaysloveandhonorhim—yethesetofftojoinhisarmy,andateverystationgavefreshorderstoacceleratethemovementofhistroopsfromwesttoeast.Hewentinatravelingcoachwithsixhorses,surroundedbypages,aides-de-camp,andanescort,alongtheroadtoPosen,Thorn,Danzig,andKönigsberg.Ateachofthesetownsthousandsofpeoplemethimwithexcitementandenthusiasm.

           Thearmywasmovingfromwesttoeast,andrelaysofsixhorsescarriedhiminthesamedirection.OnthetenthofJune,*comingupwiththearmy,hespentthenightinapartmentspreparedforhimontheestateofaPolishcountintheVilkavisskiforest.

           *Oldstyle.

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