the stairs to the parlor where she had so often received the caresses of her husband. She opened the door. Napoleon stood before her, pale, motionless as a marble statue. Without one kind word of greeting he said sternly, in words which pierced her heart,
\"Madame, it is my wish that you retire immediately to Malmaison.\"
The meek and loving Josephine uttered not a word. She would have fallen senseless to the floor,
the stairs to the parlor where she had so often received the caresses of her husband. She opened the door. Napoleon stood before her, pale, motionless as a marble statue. Without one kind word of greeting he said sternly, in words which pierced her heart,
\"Madame, it is my wish that you retire immediately to Malmaison.\"
The meek and loving Josephine uttered not a word. She would have fallen senseless to the floor,
