and with features distorted with agony, he was scarcely recognizable. The Emperor approached the litter, threw his arms around the neck of the friend he so tenderly loved, and exclaimed, in tones of deepest grief, \"Alas! then is there no hope?\"
\"None whatever,\" the physicians replied.
The dying man took the hand of Napoleon, and gazing upon him affectionately, said, \"Sire, my whole life has been devoted to your service,
and with features distorted with agony, he was scarcely recognizable. The Emperor approached the litter, threw his arms around the neck of the friend he so tenderly loved, and exclaimed, in tones of deepest grief, \"Alas! then is there no hope?\"
\"None whatever,\" the physicians replied.
The dying man took the hand of Napoleon, and gazing upon him affectionately, said, \"Sire, my whole life has been devoted to your service,
