Letter 156 — CLVI
Original French
Le mercredi, 10 janvier 1810.
Mon amie, je ne vois pas d’inconvénient que tu reçoives le roi de Wurtemberg quand tu voudras. Le roi et la reine de Bavière doivent aller te voir après-demain. Je désire fort aller à la Malmaison; mais il faut que tu sois forte et tranquille; le page de ce matin dit qu’il t’a vue pleurer. Adieu, mon amie; ne doute jamais de mes sentiments pour toi; tu serais injuste et mauvaise.
Musean translation
Machine-assisted Musean English translated from the French of the 172 Napoleon letters selected from Tancrède Martel, ed., Œuvres littéraires de Napoléon Bonaparte, tome 1 (Albert Savine, Paris, 1888). French Wikisource contributors supplied the scan-backed transcription: https://fr.wikisource.org/wiki/Livre:Bonaparte_-_Œuvres_littéraires,_tome_1,_1888.djvu (page histories credit contributors). The transcription is CC BY-SA 4.0: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/; this adapted text and translations are shared under the same license. Extraction removes markup and editorial notes; selected transcription repairs were checked against print images.
Wednesday, January 10, 1810.
My friend, I see no objection to your receiving the King of Württemberg whenever you wish. The King and Queen of Bavaria are to visit you the day after tomorrow. I very much wish to go to Malmaison, but you must be strong and calm; the page this morning says he saw you weeping. Farewell, my friend; never doubt my feelings for you; you would be unjust and unkind.
Plain English translation
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Wednesday, January 10, 1810.
My dear, I have no objection if you choose to receive the King of Württemberg whenever you please. The King and Queen of Bavaria are due to call on you the day after tomorrow. I long to come to Malmaison, but you must be strong and at peace; the page said this morning that he had seen you weeping. Farewell, my dear. You must never question my feelings for you; to do so would be unfair and unkind.
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Letter 156 — CLVI is part of Letters to Josephine by Napoléon Bonaparte. This page sets the French original beside 2 direct-source translations, so any line can be checked against the source. It is part 156 of 172 in the work, which is kept in the European tradition.
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