her in the following letter. We shall hereafter have occasion to refer to her in describing the disaster which terminated her life. It was the latter part of May when Hortense left her mother to journey to the south of France. Soon after her departure Josephine wrote to her as follows:
\"St. Cloud, May 27th, 1807.
Josephine to Hortense.
\"I have wept much since your departure, my dear Hortense. This separation has
her in the following letter. We shall hereafter have occasion to refer to her in describing the disaster which terminated her life. It was the latter part of May when Hortense left her mother to journey to the south of France. Soon after her departure Josephine wrote to her as follows:
\"St. Cloud, May 27th, 1807.
Josephine to Hortense.
\"I have wept much since your departure, my dear Hortense. This separation has
