"Heisverymuchmistaken，"resumedtheEmperor，"ifheconceivesIboreanyill—willtowardshim.AfterhisarrestIsentLauristontotheTemple，whomIchosebecausehewasofanamiableandconciliatingdisposition;IchargedhimtotellMoreautoconfesshehadonlyseenPichegru，andIwouldcausetheproceedingsagainsthimtobesuspended.
Insteadofreceivingthisactofgenerosityasheoughttohavedone，herepliedtoitwithgreathaughtiness，somuchwasheelatedthatPichegruhadnotbeenarrested;heafterwards，however，loweredhistone.Hewrotetomealetterofexcuserespectinghisanteriorconduct，whichIcausedtobeproducedonthetrial.Hewastheauthorofhisownruin;besides，itwouldhaverequiredmenofadifferentstampfromMoreautoconspireagainstme.Amoung，theconspirators，forexample，wasanindividualwhosefateIregret;thisGeorgesinmyhandsmighthaveachievedgreatthings.Icandulyappreciatethefirmnessofcharacterhedisplayed，andtowhichIcouldhavegivenaproperdirection.IcausedRealtointimatetohimthat，ifhewouldattachhimselftome，notonlyshouldhebepardoned，butthatIwouldgivehimthecommandofaregiment.
PerhapsImightevenhavemadehimmyaidedecamp.Complaintswouldhavebeenmade，but，parbleu，Ishouldnothavecared.Georgesrefusedallmyoffers;hewasasinflexibleasiron.WhatcouldIdo？heunderwenthisfate，forhewasadangerousman;circumstancesrenderedhisdeathamatterofnecessity.Examplesofseveritywerecalledfor，whenEnglandwaspouringintoFrancethewholeoffscouringoftheemigration;butpatience，patience！Ihavealongarm，andshallbeabletoreachthem，whennecessary.MoreauregardedGeorgesmerelyasaruffian——Iviewedhiminadifferentlight.YoumayremembertheconversationIhadwithhimattheTuileries——youandRappwereinanadjoiningcabinet.Itriedinvaintoinfluencehim——someofhisassociateswereaffectedatthementionofcountryandofglory;healonestoodcoldandunmoved.Iaddressedmyselftohisfeelings，butinvain;
hewasinsensibletoeverythingIsaid.AtthatperiodGeorgesappearedtomelittleambitiousofpower;hiswholewishesseemedtocentreincommandingtheVendeans.ItwasnottillIhadexhaustedeverymeansofconciliationthatIassumedthetoneandlanguageofthefirstmagistrate.Idismissedhimwithastronginjunctiontoliveretired——
tobepeaceableandobedient——nottomisinterpretthemotivesofmyconducttowardshimself——norattributetoweaknesswhatwasmerelytheresultofmoderationandstrength.’Restassured，’Iadded，’andrepeattoyourassociates，thatwhileIholdthereinsofauthoritytherewillbeneitherchancenorsalvationforthosewhodaretoconspireagainstme：Howheconformedtothisinjunctiontheeventhasshown.RealtoldmethatwhenMoreauandGeorgesfoundthemselvesinthepresenceofPichegrutheycouldnotcometoanyunderstanding，becauseGeorgeswouldnotactagainsttheBourbons.Well，hehadaplan，butMoreauhadnone;
hemerelywishedformyoverthrow，withouthavingformedanyulteriorviewswhatever.Thisshowedthathewasdestituteofevencommonsense.
Apropos，Bourrienne，haveyouseenCorvisart？"——"Yes，Sire."——"Well！"
"Hedeliveredtomethemessagewithwhichyouentrustedhim."——"AndDesmaisons！——Iwagerthatyouhavenotspokentohiminconformitytomywishes."——"Sire，theestimationinwhichIholdDesmaisonsdeterredmefromacoursesoinjurioustohim;forinwhatotherlightcouldhehaveconsideredwhatIshouldhavesaidtohim？Ihavenevervisitedathishousesincethecommencementofthetrial."——"Well！well！Beprudentanddiscreet，Ishallnotforgetyou."Hethenwavedaverygracioussalutewithhishand，andwithdrewintohiscabinet.
TheEmperorhaddetainedmemorethananhour.Onleavingtheaudience—
chamberIpassedthroughtheoutersalon，whereanumberofindividualswerewaiting;andIperceivedthatanobservanceofetiquettewasfastgainingground，thoughtheEmperorhadnotyetadoptedtheadmirableinstitutionofCourtChamberlains.
IcannotdenythatIwasmuchgratifiedwithmyreception;besidesIwasbeginningtobewearyofaninactivelife，andwasanxioustoobtainaplace，ofwhichIstoodingreatneed，fromthelossesIhadsustainedandtheunjustresumptionwhichBonapartehadmadeofhisgifts.BeingdesiroustospeakofNapoleonwiththestrictestimpartiality，IpreferdrawingmyconclusionsfromthoseactionsinwhichIhadnopersonalconcern.Ishallthereforeonlyrelatehere，evenbeforegivinganaccountofmyvisittotheEmpressonleavingtheaudience—chamber，theformerconductofNapoleontowardsmyselfandMadamedeBourrienne，whichwilljustifythemomentaryalarmwithwhichIwasseizedwhensummonedtotheTuileries，andthesatisfactionIfeltatmyreception.IhadaproofofwhatRappsaidoftheEmperorbeingingood—humour，andwasflatteredbytheconfidentialmannerinwhichhespoketomeconcerningsomeofthegreatpoliticalsecretsofhisGovernment.OnseeingmecomeoutRappobserved，"Youhavehadalongaudience."——"Yes，notamiss;"andthiscircumstanceprocuredformeacourtlysalutationfromallpersonswaitingintheantechamber.’
IshallnowrelatehowIspentthetwoprecedingyears.ThemonthafterItenderedmyresignationtotheFirstConsul，andwhichherefusedtoaccept，thehouseatSt.CloudbelongingtoMadameDevillewasofferedtome;itwasthatinwhichtheDued’AngoulemeandtheDuedeBerriwereinoculated.Ivisitedthismansion，thinkingitmightbesuitableformyfamily;but，notwithstandingthebeautyofitssituation，itseemedfartoosplendideitherformytasteormyfortune.Excepttheouterwalls，itwasinaverydilapidatedstate，andwouldrequirenumerousandexpensiverepairs.Josephine，beinginformedthatMadamedeBourriennehadsetherfaceagainstthepurchase，expressedawishtoseethemansion，andaccompaniedusforthatpurpose.Shewassomuchdelightedwithitthatsheblamedmywifeforstartinganyobjectionstomybecoming，itspossessor."Withregardtotheexpense，"Josephinerepliedtoher，"ah，weshallarrangethat."OnourreturntoMalmaisonshespokeofitinsuchhightermsthatBonapartesaidtome，"Whydon’tyoupurchaseit，Bourrienne，sincethepriceissoreasonable？"
Thehousewasaccordinglypurchased.Anoutlayof20，000francswasimmediatelyrequiredtorenderithabitable.Furniturewasalsonecessaryforthislargemansion，andordersforitwereaccordinglygiven.Butnosoonerwererepairsbegunthaneverythingcrumbledtopieces，whichrenderedmanyadditionalexpensesnecessary.
AboutthisperiodBonapartehurriedforwardtheworksatSt.Cloud，towhichplaceheimmediatelyremoved.Myservicesbeingconstantlyrequired，IfounditsofatiguingtogotwiceorthriceadayfromRueltoSt.CloudthatItookpossessionofmynewmansion，thoughitwasstillfilledwithworkmen.ScarcelyeightdayshadelapsedfromthisperiodwhenBonaparteintimatedthathenolongerhadoccasionformyservices.WhenmywifewenttotakeleaveNapoleonspoketoherinaflatteringmannerofmygoodqualities，mymerit，andtheutilityofmylabours，sayingthathewashimselfthemostunfortunateofthethree，andthatmylosscouldneverbereplaced.Hethenadded，"Ishallbeabsentforamonth，butBourriennemaybequiteeasy;lethimremaininretirement，andonmyreturnIshallrewardhisservices，shouldIevencreateaplaceonpurposeforhim.
MadamedeBourriennethenrequestedleavetoretaintheapartmentsappropriatedtoherintheTuileriestillafterheraccouchement，whichwasnotfardistant，towhichhereplied，"Youmaykeepthemaslongasyouplease;foritwillbesometimebeforeIagainresideinParis."
Bonapartesetoutonhisjourney，andshortly—afterwardsIwentwithmyfamilytovisitMadamedeCoubertin，mycousin—german，whoreceiveduswithherusualkindness.WepassedthetimeoftheFirstConsul’sabsenceathercountryseat，andonlyreturnedtoSt.CloudonthedayBonapartewasexpected.
ScarcelyaquarterofanhourhadelapsedafterhisarrivalwhenI
receivedanintimationtogiveup，intwenty—fourhours，theapartmentsintheTuileries，whichhehadpromisedmywifeshouldretaintillafterherconfinement.HereclaimedatthesametimethefurnitureofRuel，whichhepresentedtometwoyearsbefore，whenIpurchasedthatsmallhouseonpurposetobenearhim.
Iaddressedseveralmemorialstohimonthissubject，statingthatIhadreplacedtheworn—outfurniturewithnewandsuperiorarticles;butthishewhollydisregarded，compellingmetogiveupeverything，eventothegreatesttrifle.ItmayberighttosaythatonhisreturntheEmperorfoundhistablecoveredwithinformationrespectingmyconductinParis，thoughIhadnotheldthesmallestcommunicationwithanyoneinthecapital，noronceentereditduringhisabsence.
AftermydepartureforHamburg，Bonapartetookpossessionofmystablesandcoach—house，whichhefilledwithhorses.Eventheveryavenuesandwalkswereconvertedintostabling.Ahandsomehouseattheentrancetotheparkwasalsoappropriatedtosimilarpurposes;infact，hesparednothing.Everythingwasdoneinthetruemilitarystyle;Ineitherhadpreviousintimationoftheproceedingsnorreceivedanyremunerationformyloss.TheEmperorseemedtoregardthepropertyashisown;butthoughheallbutorderedmetomakethepurchase，hedidnotfurnishthemoneythatwaspaidforit.Inthiswayitwasoccupiedformorethanfouryears.
TherecollectionofthosearbitraryandvexatiousproceedingsonthepartofBonapartehasledmefartherthanIintended.IshallthereforereturntotheimperialresidenceofSt.Cloud.Onleavingtheaudience—
chamber，asalreadystated，IrepairedtotheapartmentsoftheEmpress，who，knowingthatIwasinthePalace，hadintimatedherwishesformyattendance.Nocommandcouldhavebeenmoreagreeabletome，foreveryonewascertainofagraciousreceptionfromJosephine.Idonotrecollectwhichoftheladiesinwaitingwasinattendancewhenmynamewasannounced;butsheimmediatelyretired，andleftmealonewithJosephine.Herrecentelevationhadnotchangedtheusualamenityofherdisposition.Aftersomeconversationrespectingthechangeinhersituation，IgaveheranaccountofwhathadpassedbetweentheEmperorandmyself.
IfaithfullyrelatedallthathehadsaidofMoreau，observingthatatonemomentIimaginedhewasabouttospeakoftheDued’Enghien，whenhesuddenlyrevertedtowhathehadbeensaying，andnevermadetheslightestallusiontothesubject.
MadameBonaparterepliedtome，"NapoleonhasspokenthetruthrespectingMoreau.Hewasgrosslydeceivedbythosewhobelievedtheycouldbestpaytheircourttohimbycalumniatingthatgeneral.HissilenceonthesubjectoftheDued’Enghiendoesnotsurpriseme;hesaysaslittlerespectingitaspossible，andalwaysinavaguemanner，andwithmanifestrepugnance.WhenyouseeBonaparteagainbesilentonthesubject，andshouldchancebringitforward，avoideveryexpressioninthesmallestdegreeindicativeofreproach;hewouldnotsufferit;youwouldruinyourselfforeverinhisestimation，andtheevilis，alas！
withoutremedy.WhenyoucametoMalmaisonItoldyouthatIhadvainlyendeavouredtoturnhimfromhisfatalpurpose，andhowhehadtreatedme.Sincethenhehasexperiencedbutlittleinternalsatisfaction;itisonlyinthepresenceofhiscourtiersthatheaffectsacalmandtranquildeportment;butIperceivehissufferingsarethegreaterfromthusendeavouringtoconcealthem.Bytheby，Iforgottomentionthatheknewofthevisityoupaidmeonthedayafterthecatastrophe.I
dreadedthatyourenemies，thegreaternumberofwhomarealsomine，mighthavemisrepresentedthatinterview;but，fortunately，hepaidlittleattentiontoit.Hemerelysaid，’SoyouhaveseenBourrienne？
Doeshesulkatme？NeverthelessImustdosomethingforhim.’Hehasagainspokeninthesamestrain，andrepeatednearlythesameexpressionsthreedaysago;andsincehehascommandedyourpresenceto—day，Ihavenotadoubtbuthehassomethinginviewforyouradvantage."——"MayI
presumetoinquirewhatitis？"——"Idonotyetknow;butIwouldrecommendtoyou，inthemeantime，tobemorestrictlyonyourguardthanever;heissosuspicious，andsowellinformedofallthatisdoneorsaidrespectinghimself.IhavesufferedsomuchsinceIlastsawyou;
nevercanIforgettheunkindmannerinwhichherejectedmyentreaties！
ForseveraldaysIlabouredunderadepressionofspiritswhichgreatlyirritatedhim，becauseheclearlysawwhenceitproceeded.IamnotdazzledbythetitleofEmpress;Idreadsomeevilwillresultfromthissteptohim，tomychildren，andtomyself.Themiscreantsoughttobesatisfied;seetowhattheyhavedrivenus！Thisdeathembitterseverymomentofmylife.Ineednotsaytoyou，Bourrienne，thatIspeakthisinconfidence."——"Youcannotdoubtmyprudence."——"No，certainlynot，Bourrienne.Idonotdoubtit.Myconfidenceinyouisunbounded.RestassuredthatIshallneverforgetwhatyouhavedoneforme，undervariouscircumstances，andthedevotednessyouevincedtomeonyourreturnfromEgypt.——Adieu，myfriend.Letmeseeyousoonagain."
Itwasonthe14thofJune1804thatIhadthisaudienceoftheEmperor，andafterwardsattendedtheEmpress.
OnmyreturnhomeIspentthreehoursinmakingnotesofallthatwassaidtomebythesetwopersonages;andthesubstanceofthesenotesI
havenowgiventothereader.
CHAPTERXXVIII.
1804.
CuriousdisclosuresofFouche——RemarkablewordsofBonaparterespectingtheprotestofLouisXVIII——SecretdocumentinsertedintheMoniteur——AnnouncementfromBonapartetoRegnier——FoucheappointedMinisterofPolice——ErrorofRegnierrespectingtheconspiracyofGeorges——UndeservedpraisebestowedonFouche——
IndicationofthereturnoftheBourbons——VariationbetweenthewordsandconductofBonaparte——Theironcrown——Celebrationofthe14thofJuly——Churchfestivalsandlossoftime——GrandceremonialattheInvalides——Recollectionsofthe18thBrumaire——NewoathoftheLegionofHonour——Generalenthusiasm——DepartureforBoulogne——VisitstoJosephineatSt.CloudandMalmaison——JosephineandMadamedeRemusat——PardonsgrantedbytheEmperor——Anniversaryofthe14thofJuly——DepartureforthecampofBoulogne——GeneralerrorrespectingNapoleon’sdesigns——Caesar’sTower——DistributionofthecrossesoftheLegionofHonour——Themilitarythrone——Bonaparte’scharlatanism——IntrepidityoftwoEnglishsailors——ThedecennialprizesandthePolytechnicSchool——MeetingoftheEmperorandEmpress——FirstnegotiationwiththeHolySea——ThePrefectofArrasandComteLouisdeNarbonne——ChangeintheFrenchMinistry.
LouisXVIII.，beingatWarsawwhenhewasinformedoftheelevationofNapoleontotheImperialdignity，addressedtothesovereignsofEuropeaprotestagainstthatusurpationofhisthrone.Fouche，beingthefirstwhoheardofthisprotest，immediatelycommunicatedthecircumstancetotheEmperor，observingthatdoubtlessthecopieswouldbemultipliedanddistributedamongsttheenemiesofhisGovernment，intheFaubourgSt.
Germain，whichmightproducetheworsteffects，andthathethereforedeemedithisdutytoinformhimthatordersmightbegiventoRegnierandRealtokeepastrictwatchoverthoseengagedindistributingthisdocument.
"Youmayjudgeofmysurprise，"addedFouche，"youwhoknowsowellthatformerlytheverymentionoftheBourbonsrenderedBonapartefurious，when，afterperusingtheprotest，hereturnedittome，saying，’Ah，ah，sotheComtedeLillemakeshisprotest！Well，well，allingoodtime.
IholdmyrightbythevoiceoftheFrenchnation，andwhileIwearaswordIwillmaintainit！TheBourbonsoughttoknowthatIdonotfearthem;letthem，therefore，leavemeintranquillity.DidyousaythatthefoolsoftheFaubourgSt.GermainwouldmultiplythecopiesofthisprotestofComtedeLille？well，theyshallreaditattheirease.SendittotheMoniteur，Fouche;andletitbeinsertedto—morrowmorning.’"
Thispassedonthe30thofJune，andthenextdaytheprotestofLouisXVIII.didactuallyappearinthatpaper.
Fouchewaswhollyindifferentrespectingthecirculationofthisprotest;
hemerelywishedtoshowtheEmperorthathewasbetterinformedofpassingeventsthanRegnier，andtoaffordNapoleonanotherproofoftheinexperienceandinabilityoftheGrandJudgeinpolice;andFouchewasnotlonginreceivingtherewardwhichheexpectedfromthisstep.Infact，tendaysafterthepublicationoftheprotest，theEmperorannouncedtoRegnierthere—establishmentoftheMinistryofGeneralPolice.
Theformula，IPrayGodtohaveyouinHisholykeeping，withwhichthelettertoRegnierclosed，wasanotherstepofNapoleonintheknowledgeofancientusages，withwhichhewasnotsufficientlyfamiliarwhenhewroteCambaceresonthedaysucceedinghiselevationtotheImperialthrone;atthesametimeitmustbeconfessedthatthisformulaassortedawkwardlywiththemonthof"Messidor，"andthe"twelfthyearoftheRepublic！"
TheerrorswhichRegnierhadcommittedintheaffairofGeorgeswerethecausewhichdeterminedBonapartetore—establishtheMinistryofPolice，andtobestowitonamanwhohadcreatedabeliefinthenecessityofthatmeasure，byamonstrousaccumulationofplotsandintrigues.IamalsocertainthattheEmperorwasswayedbytheprobabilityofawarbreakingout，whichwouldforcehimtoleaveFrance;andthatheconsideredFoucheasthemostproperpersontomaintainthepublictranquillityduringhisabsence，anddetectanycabalathatmightbeformedinfavouroftheBourbons.
Atthisperiod，whenBonapartehadgiventhefinishingblowtotheRepublic，whichhadonlybeenashadowsincethe19thBrumaire，itwasnotdifficulttoforeseethattheBourbonswouldonedayremountthethroneoftheirancestors;andthispresentimentwasnot，perhaps，withoutitsinfluenceinrenderingthemajoritygreaterinfavourofthefoundationoftheEmpirethanfortheestablishmentofaConsulateforlife.ThereestablishmentofthethronewasamostimportantstepinfavouroftheBourbons，forthatwasthethingmostdifficulttobedone.
ButBonaparteundertookthetask;and，asifbytheaidofamagicrod，theancientorderofthingswasrestoredinthetwinklingofaneye.Thedistinctionsofrank——orders——titles，thenoblesse——decorations——allthebaublesofvanity——inshort，alltheburlesquetattooingwhichthevulgarregardasanindispensableattributeofroyalty，reappearedinaninstant.Thequestionnolongerregardedtheformofgovernment，buttheindividualwhoshouldbeplacedatitshead.Byrestoringtheancientorderofthings，theRepublicanshadthemselvesdecidedthequestion，anditcouldnolongerbedoubtedthatwhenanoccasionpresenteditselfthemajorityofthenationwouldprefertheancientroyalfamily，towhomFranceowedhercivilisation，hergreatness，andherpower，andwhohadexaltedhertosuchahighdegreeofgloryandprosperity.
ItwasnotoneoftheleastsingulartraitsinNapoleon’scharacterthatduringthefirstyearofhisreignheretainedthefeteofthe14thofJuly.ItwasnotindeedstrictlyaRepublicanfate，butitrecalled.therecollectionoftwogreatpopulartriumphs，——thetakingoftheBastilleandthefirstFederation.Thisyearthe14thofJulyfellonaSaturday，andtheEmperorordereditscelebrationtobedelayedtillthefollowingday，becauseitwasSunday;whichwasinconformitywiththesentimentshedeliveredrespectingtheConcordat."Whatrendersme，"hesaid，"mosthostiletothere—establishmentoftheCatholicworshipisthenumberoffestivalsformerlyobserved.Asaint’sdayisadayofindolence，andI
wishnotforthat;thepeoplemustlabourinordertolive.Iconsenttofourholidaysintheyear，butnomore;ifthegentlemenfromRomearenotsatisfiedwiththis，theymaytaketheirdeparture."
Thelossoftimeseemedtohimsogreatacalamitythatheseldomfailedtoorderanindispensablesolemnitytobeheldonthesucceedingholiday.
ThushepostponedtheCorpusChristitothefollowingSunday.
OnSunday，the15thofJuly1804，theEmperorappearedforthefirsttimebeforetheParisianssurroundedbyallthepompofroyalty.ThemembersoftheLegionofHonour，theninParis，tooktheoathprescribedbythenewConstitution，andonthisoccasiontheEmperorandEmpressappearedattendedforthefirsttimebyaseparateandnumerousretinue.
ThecarriagesinthetrainoftheEmpresscrossedthegardenoftheTuileries，hithertoexclusivelyappropriatedtothepublic;thenfollowedthecavalcadeoftheEmperor，whoappearedonhorseback，surroundedbyhisprincipalgenerals，whomhehadcreatedMarshalsoftheEmpire.
M.deSegur，whoheldtheofficeofGrandMasterofCeremonies，hadthedirectionoftheceremonialtobeobservedonthisoccasion，andwith，theGovernorreceivedtheEmperoronthethresholdoftheHoteldesInvalides.TheyconductedtheEmpresstoatribunepreparedforherreception，oppositetheImperialthronewhichNapoleonaloneoccupied，totherightofthealtar.Iwaspresentatthisceremony，notwithstandingtherepugnanceIhavetosuchbrilliantexhibitions;butasDurochadtwodaysbeforepresentedmewithtickets，Ideemeditprudenttoattendontheoccasion，lestthekeeneyeofBonaparteshouldhaveremarkedmyabsenceifDurochadactedbyhisorder.
IspentaboutanhourcontemplatingtheproudandsometimesalmostludicrousdemeanourofthenewgrandeesoftheEmpire;Imarkedthemanoeuvringoftheclergy，who，withCardinalBelloyattheirhead，proceededtoreceivetheEmperoronhisentranceintothechurch.WhatasingulartrainofideaswascalleduptomymindwhenIbeheldmyformercomradeattheschoolofBrienneseateduponanelevatedthrone，surroundedbyhisbrilliantstaff，thegreatdignitariesofhisEmpire——
hisMinistersandMarshals！Iinvoluntarilyrecurredtothe19thBrumaire，andallthissplendidscenevanished;whenIthoughtofBonapartestammeringtosuchadegreethatIwasobligedtopulltheskirtofhiscoattoinducehimtowithdraw.
Itwasneitherafeelingofanimositynorofjealousywhichcalledupsuchreflections;atnoperiodofourcareerwouldIhaveexchangedmysituationforhis;butwhoevercanreflect，whoeverhaswitnessedtheunexpectedelevationofaformerequal，mayperhapsbeabletoconceivethestrangethoughtsthatassailedmymind，forthefirsttime，onthisoccasion.
Whenthereligiouspartoftheceremonyterminated，thechurchassumed，insomemeasure，theappearanceofaprofanetemple.ThecongregationdisplayedmoredevotiontotheEmperorthantowardstheGodoftheChristians，——moreenthusiasmthanfervour.Themasshadbeenheardwithlittleattention;butwhenM.deLacepede，GrandChancelloroftheLegionofHonour，afterpronouncingaflatteringdiscourse，finishedthecalloftheGrandOfficersoftheLegion，Bonapartecovered，asdi...完整阅读请扫描二维码下载丁香书院APP免费看：