第81节

  【】ted</p>

  napoleonuntilthefrencheeror,inablindrage,vowed</p>

  thathefarand</p>

  spainandgernyandhollandanditalyand</p>

  pal,ushhatthe</p>

  perhtbedulyavenged.</p>

  therestofthestoryisnknoarch</p>

  oftonths,napoleonreachedtherussiancapitaland</p>

  establishedhisheadquartersintheholykrein.onthenight</p>

  ofsepteer15oftheyear1812,sfire.the</p>

  toheeveningofthefifthday</p>

  apoleoheorderfortheretreat.twoweeks</p>

  lateritbegantosnedthroughdand</p>

  sleetuntilhe26thheriverberezinawas</p>

  reached.thentherussianattacksbeganinallseriousness.</p>

  thessaeeh</p>

  ybutab.intheddleofdeceer</p>

  thefirstofthesurvivantobeseeninthegerncities</p>

  oftheeast.</p>

  thenthereanyruursofaniendi.</p>

  ``thetihase,thepeopleofeuropesaid,``tofreeourselves</p>

  frohisinsufferableyoke.andtheybegantolook</p>

  foroldshotgunsheeyeoftheeverpresent</p>

  frenchspies.buteretheyknehadhappened,napoleon</p>

  y.hehadlefthisdefeatedsoldiers</p>

  andinhislittlesleighhadrushedaheadtoparis,king</p>

  afinalappealforretroopsthatheghtdefendthesacred</p>

  soiloffranceagainstfninvasion.</p>

  childrenofsixteenaeenfollowhenhe</p>

  vedeasteetthealliedpoober16,</p>

  18,and19oftheyear1813,theterriblebattleofleipzigtook</p>

  placehreedaysboysingreenandboysinblue</p>

  foughteachotheruntiltheelberanredhblood.onthe</p>

  afteoonofthe17thofoassedreservesofrussian</p>

  infantrybrokethroughthefrenesandnapoleon</p>

  fled.</p>

  backtoparisheall</p>

  son,butthealliedpoedthatlouisxviii,the</p>

  brotherofthelatekinglouisxvi,shouldoupythefrench</p>

  throne,andsurroundedbyssaduhlans,thedulleyed</p>

  bourbonpririuhalentryintoparis.</p>

  asfoapoleoheshe</p>

  littleislandofelbaierraneanwhereheanised</p>

  hisstableboysintoaniaturearandfoughtbattlesona</p>

  chessboard.</p>

  butnosoonerhadheleftfrahanthepeoplebegan</p>

  torealisetheyhadlost.thelasttyyears,however</p>

  stly,hadbeenaperiodlory.parishadbeenthe</p>

  capitalofthebourbonkingwhohadleaed</p>

  nothingandhadfottennothingduringthedaysofhis</p>

  exiledisgustedeverybodybyhisindolence.</p>

  onthefirstofrchoftheyear1815,herepresentatives</p>

  ofthealliesbling</p>

  thepofeurope,napoleonsuddenlylandednear</p>

  es.ihanayhaddeserted</p>

  thebourbonsandhadrushedsouthooffertheirswords</p>

  andbayostothe``littlerporal.napoleonrched</p>

  straighttoparisarch.</p>

  thistiheorecautious.heofferedpeace,butthe</p>

  alliesinsistedupon</p>

  the``perfidiousrsiarched</p>

  nhtcrushhiseneesbeforetheyshould</p>

  beabletouheirforces.butnapoleonwasnolongerhis</p>

  oldself.hefeltsick.hegottiredeasily.hesleptwhenhe</p>

  oughttohavebeenupdiregtheattackofhisadvance</p>

  guard.besides,hessednyofhisfaithfuloldgenerals.</p>

  theyweredead.</p>

  earlyinjunehisaresenteredbelgiuoh</p>

  ofthatnthhedefeatedtheprussiansunderblucher.but</p>

  asubordinatenderfailedtodestroytheretreatingar</p>

  ashehadbeeodo.</p>

  tetonnearerloo.</p>

  ithe18thofjune,asunday.atthe</p>

  afteooleseedhefrench.atthreea</p>

  speckofdustappearedupoehorizon.napoleon</p>

  believedthatthisanttheapproachofhisoavalrywho</p>

  utheenglishdefeatintoarout.atfourok</p>

  heker.cursingandsherdrove</p>

  hisdeathlytiredtroopsintotheheartofthefray.theshock</p>

  broketheranksoftheguards.napoleonhadnofurtherreserves.</p>

  hetoldhisntosavetheelvesasbesttheyuld,</p>

  andhefled.</p>

  forasendti,heabdicatedinfavorofhisson.just</p>

  onehundreddaysafterhisescapefrolba,heaking</p>

  fortheast.heinteogotoaritheyear</p>

  1803,foraresong,hehadsoldthefrenyof</p>

  louisianadangerofbeingcapturedby</p>

  theenglishtotheyoungarirepublic.``thearis,</p>

  sohesaid,``ealittlebit</p>

  oflandandahouseayspedaysoflife</p>

  inpeadquiet.buttheenglishfleetgall</p>

  frenchharbours.caughtbetiesoftheallies</p>

  andtheshipsofthebritish,napoleonhadnoe.the</p>

  prussiansinteoshoothitheenglishghtbere</p>

  generous.atrochefortheething</p>

  ghttuup.ohaftererloo,hereceivedorders</p>

  froheoleavefrenchsoilinside</p>

  oftyfourhours.alhetragediater</p>

  tothepriofenglandgeeiv,theking,was</p>

  inaninsaneasylunfhisroyalhighnessofhis</p>

  iionto``throselfupontheriesand</p>

  likethestocles,tolookforaeatthefiresideofhis</p>

  foes...</p>

  ohofjulyheonboardthe``bellerophon,</p>

  andsurrenderedhissiralhothaatplyuth</p>

  heberland</p>

  tost.helena.therehespesevenyearsofhis</p>

  life.hetriedtoeirs,hequarrelledhhis</p>

  keepersandhedreadofpasttis.curiouslyenoughhe</p>

  retuedatleastinhisiginationtohisinalpointof</p>

  departure.hereeredthedaysthe</p>

  battlesoftherevolutioriedtonvincehielfthat</p>

  hehadalhetruefriendofthosegreatprinciplesof</p>

  ``liberty,frateityandequalityheraggedsoldiers</p>

  oftheionhadcarriedtotheendsoftheearth.he</p>

  likedtodnderinchiefand</p>

  nsul.herarelyspokeoftheeire.sotishe</p>

  thoughtofhisson,thedukeofreichstadt,thelittleeagle,</p>

  wholivedinvienn</p>

  ...</p>