\"In that case, Sire, permit me to retire from your service.\"
\"How,\" exclaimed Napoleon, looking sadly upon him. \"Will you, my adopted son, forsake me?\"
\"Yes, Sire,\" Eugene replied. \"The son of her who is no longer Empress, can not remain viceroy. I will follow my mother into her retreat. She must now find her consolation in her children.\"
Tears filled the eyes of the Emperor. \"You know,\" said he, \"the
\"In that case, Sire, permit me to retire from your service.\"
\"How,\" exclaimed Napoleon, looking sadly upon him. \"Will you, my adopted son, forsake me?\"
\"Yes, Sire,\" Eugene replied. \"The son of her who is no longer Empress, can not remain viceroy. I will follow my mother into her retreat. She must now find her consolation in her children.\"
Tears filled the eyes of the Emperor. \"You know,\" said he, \"the
