第81节 (第2/2页)

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    nhtcrushhiseneesbeforetheyshould

    beabletouheirforces.butnapoleonwasnolongerhis

    oldself.hefeltsick.hegottiredeasily.hesleptwhenhe

    oughttohavebeenupdiregtheattackofhisadvance

    guard.besides,hessednyofhisfaithfuloldgenerals.

    theyweredead.

    earlyinjunehisaresenteredbelgiuoh

    ofthatnthhedefeatedtheprussiansunderblucher.but

    asubordinatenderfailedtodestroytheretreatingar

    ashehadbeeodo.

    tetonnearerloo.

    ithe18thofjune,asunday.atthe

    afteooleseedhefrench.atthreea

    speckofdustappearedupoehorizon.napoleon

    believedthatthisanttheapproachofhisoavalrywho

    utheenglishdefeatintoarout.atfourok

    heker.cursingandsherdrove

    hisdeathlytiredtroopsintotheheartofthefray.theshock

    broketheranksoftheguards.napoleonhadnofurtherreserves.

    hetoldhisntosavetheelvesasbesttheyuld,

    andhefled.

    forasendti,heabdicatedinfavorofhisson.just

    onehundreddaysafterhisescapefrolba,heaking

    fortheast.heinteogotoaritheyear

    1803,foraresong,hehadsoldthefrenyof

    louisianadangerofbeingcapturedby

    theenglishtotheyoungarirepublic.``thearis,

    sohesaid,``ealittlebit

    oflandandahouseayspedaysoflife

    inpeadquiet.buttheenglishfleetgall

    frenchharbours.caughtbetiesoftheallies

    andtheshipsofthebritish,napoleonhadnoe.the

    prussiansinteoshoothitheenglishghtbere

    generous.atrochefortheething

    ghttuup.ohaftererloo,hereceivedorders

    froheoleavefrenchsoilinside

    oftyfourhours.alhetragediater

    tothepriofenglandgeeiv,theking,was

    inaninsaneasylunfhisroyalhighnessofhis

    iionto``throselfupontheriesand

    likethestocles,tolookforaeatthefiresideofhis

    foes...

    ohofjulyheonboardthe``bellerophon,

    andsurrenderedhissiralhothaatplyuth

    heberland

    tost.helena.therehespesevenyearsofhis

    life.hetriedtoeirs,hequarrelledhhis

    keepersandhedreadofpasttis.curiouslyenoughhe

    retuedatleastinhisiginationtohisinalpointof

    departure.hereeredthedaysthe

    battlesoftherevolutioriedtonvincehielfthat

    hehadalhetruefriendofthosegreatprinciplesof

    ``liberty,frateityandequalityheraggedsoldiers

    oftheionhadcarriedtotheendsoftheearth.he

    likedtodnderinchiefand

    nsul.herarelyspokeoftheeire.sotishe

    thoughtofhisson,thedukeofreichstadt,thelittleeagle,

    wholivedinvienn

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