Hortense

and which have separated me from you? But they have not banished you from my memory.'

\"'Sire,' I replied—

\"'Call me Bonaparte,' said he; 'speak to me, my beloved, with the same freedom, the same familiarity as ever.'

\"Bonaparte soon disappeared, and I heard only the sound of his retiring footsteps. Oh, how quickly does every thing take place on earth. I had once more felt the pleasure of being loved.\"

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and which have separated me from you? But they have not banished you from my memory.'

\"'Sire,' I replied—

\"'Call me Bonaparte,' said he; 'speak to me, my beloved, with the same freedom, the same familiarity as ever.'

\"Bonaparte soon disappeared, and I heard only the sound of his retiring footsteps. Oh, how quickly does every thing take place on earth. I had once more felt the pleasure of being loved.\"

In reference to this melancholy event,


414 of 926