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which led him to forget all his achievements in the past and all his hopes for the future, an enemy maliciously remarked,

\"Josephine will soon appear before you with all her arts of fascination. She will explain matters, you will forgive all, and tranquillity will be restored.\"

Napoleon, striding nervously up and down the floor, replied with pallid cheek and trembling lip,

\"Never! never! Were I not sure of my resolution,


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which led him to forget all his achievements in the past and all his hopes for the future, an enemy maliciously remarked,

\"Josephine will soon appear before you with all her arts of fascination. She will explain matters, you will forgive all, and tranquillity will be restored.\"

Napoleon, striding nervously up and down the floor, replied with pallid cheek and trembling lip,

\"Never! never! Were I not sure of my resolution,


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