Excerpt from The Marriages of the Bonapartes, Vol. 2 of 2 Allow me to call you brother. My first child was born at a moment when you were irritated with us. I wish she could caress you in order to indemnify you for the annoy ance caused by my marriage. My second child was still born. Flying from Paris in Obedience to your order, I had a miscarriage in Germany. In a month's time I hope to give you a nephew. I promise you to make a soldier of him. I hope he will bear your name, and that you will consent to stand godfather. I trust that you will not refuse this to your sister. You will not despise us because we are poor; for, after all, you are our brother; my children are your only nephews, and we love you better than fortune. I hope one day to be able to give you proofs Of my tender ness. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.