ABSTRACT
Madame Mère visits the King and Queen of Westphalia at Napoleonshöhe—Honours paid to her—She secretly finances Lucien in England—She goes to Aix-les-Bains—Supervision which she exercises over the affairs of Corsica—The beginning of the débâcle : Madame’s great qualities reveal themselves once more on the approach of adversity—She seeks to reconcile her sons to the Emperor—Her letter to Louis—The Queen of Westphalia at Pont—Madame and Marie Louise—A characteristic story—Departure of Pauline for Aix-les-Bains—Commandant Auguste Duchand of the Artillery—Pauline learns of the death of Canouville, killed at Borodino—Her anguish—She is ordered to winter in the South—Duchand recalled to the Army—Pauline’s sojourn at Hyères, Nice, and Gréoulx—She sells a diamond necklace and offers the money to the Emperor.
