CHAPTER TWENTY-NINE

1809–1810

JOSEPHINE AT MALMAISON

Dowry of the Empress--Napoleon’s Liberality--Her Debts Paid--The First Days at Malmaison--Napoleon’s Visits and Letters--Christmas Dinner at Trianon--Joséphine Tires of the Country--Her Interest in the Austrian Marriage--Napoleon Arranges for Her Return to Paris--Her Arrival at the Élysée Palace 306