Letter 166 — CLXVI
Original French
Compiègne, 26 avril 1810.
Mon amie, je reçois deux lettres de toi. J’écris à Eugène. J’ai ordonné que l’on fît le mariage de Tascher avec la princesse de La Layen. J’irai demain à Anvers voir ma flotte et ordonner des travaux. Je serai de retour le 15 mai. Eugène me dit que tu veux aller aux eaux; ne te gêne en rien. N’écoute pas les bavardages de Paris: ils sont oiseux et bien loin de connaître le véritable état des choses. Mes sentiments pour toi ne changent pas, et je désire beaucoup te savoir heureuse et contente.
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.
Compiègne, April 26, 1810.
My friend, I have received two letters from you. I am writing to Eugène. I have ordered that Tascher be married to the Princess of La Layen. Tomorrow I shall go to Antwerp to see my fleet and order work to be done. I shall be back on May 15. Eugène tells me that you want to go to the waters; do not put yourself out in any way. Do not listen to the gossip of Paris: the people who spread it are idle and far from knowing the true state of affairs. My feelings for you do not change, and I very much wish to know that you are happy and content.
Plain English translation
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Compiègne, April 26, 1810.
My dear, two letters have arrived from you. I am writing to Eugène. I have given orders for Tascher's marriage to the Princess of La Layen to take place. Tomorrow I am going to Antwerp to see my fleet and give orders for work there. I will be back on May 15. Eugène says you want to go to the waters; do not let anything constrain you. Pay no attention to Parisian gossip: it is idle talk and very far from knowing how matters really stand. My feelings towards you are unchanged, and I greatly want to hear that you are happy and content.
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Letter 166 — CLXVI 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 166 of 172 in the work, which is kept in the European tradition.
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