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Posted by Commander Andrew Hakim on December 2, 2007, 4:17 am
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Louis,
where she was to pass the night, and to add his entreaties to those
of Louise.
"M. de Marmold, the bearer of this letter, will deliver it to you at
Louis, if he arrives there in good time," wrote Louise de Cochelet. "If
you go to Rambouillet, you will destroy your own position, and also that
of your children; this is the conviction of all your friends. I was so
happy, for Prince Leopold had written you, in the name of the Emperor
Alexander, and begged you to come to Malmaison. You could not have
avoided seeing him, as he would even have gone to Novara. Instead,
however, of returning with the Empress Josephine, you are on the point
of uniting yourself with a family that has never loved you. With them
you will experience nothing but distress, and they will not be thankful
for the sacrifice you are about to make. You will regret this step when
it is too late. I conjure you, do not go to Rambouillet!
"Your course will touch those to whom you are going but little, and will
displease the allies, who take so much interest in you.
"The empress is a thorough Austrian at heart, and the visits of mem
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