Letter 163 — CLXIII
Original French
Le 19 février 1810.
Mon amie, j’ai reçu ta lettre. Je désire te voir; mais les réflexions que tu fais sont peut-être vraies. Il y a peut-être quelque inconvénient à nous trouver sous le même toit pendant la première année. Cependant la campagne de Bessières est trop loin pour pouvoir revenir; d’un autre côté je suis un peu enrhumé, et je ne suis pas sûr d’y aller. Adieu, mon amie.
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.
February 19, 1810.
My friend, I have received your letter. I wish to see you, but the reflections you make may be true. There may be some objection to our being under the same roof during the first year. Still, Bessières's country house is too far away for me to return; on the other hand, I have a slight cold, and I am not sure I shall go there. Farewell, my friend.
Plain English translation
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February 19, 1810.
My dear, your letter has reached me. I wish to see you, but perhaps your observations are sound. Our being in the same house during the first year may have its drawbacks. But Bessières's country place is too distant for me to make the return journey; besides, I have a slight cold and may not go at all. Farewell, my dear.
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