napoleon bonaparte, v5-第12章

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took　in　keeping　the　affair　secret　did　not　prevent　her　husband　from
suspecting　the　plans　of　his　wife；　and　before　it　was　possible　for　her　to
see　the　Emperor；　she　was　carried　away　far　from　Venice；　and　her　prudent
husband　carefully　covered　her　steps　and　concealed　her　flight。　　When　her
disappearance　was　announced　to　the　Emperor：　〃He　is　an　old　fool；〃　said　his
Majesty；　laughing；　〃who　thinks　he　is　strong　enough　to　struggle　against
his　destiny。〃　　His　Majesty　formed　no　other　liaison　during　our　stay　at
Venice。

Before　leaving　this　city；　the　Emperor　rendered　a　decree　which　was
received　with　inexpressible　enthusiasm；　and　added　much　to　the　regret
which　his　Majesty's　departure　caused　the　inhabitants　of　Venice。　　The
department　of　the　Adriatic；　of　which　Venice　was　the　chief　city；　was
enlarged　in　all　its　maritime　coasts；　from　the　town　of　Aquila　as　far　as
Adria。　　The　decree　ordered；　moreover；　that　the　port　should　be　repaired；
the　canals　deepened　and　cleaned；　the　great　wall　of　Palestrina　of　which　I
have　spoken　above；　and　the　jetties　in　front　of　it；　extended　and
maintained；　that　a　canal　of　communication　between　the　arsenal　of　Venice
and　the　Pass　of　Mala…Mocco　should　be　dug；　and　finally　that　this　passage
itself　should　be　cleared　and　deepened　sufficiently　for　vessels　of　the
line　of　seventy…four　tons　burthen　to　pass　in　and　out。

Other　articles　related　to　benevolent　establishments；　the　administration
of　which　was　given　to　a　kind　of　council　called　the　Congregation　of
Charities；　and　the　cession　to　the　city　from　the　royal　domain　of　the
island　of　Saint　Christopher；　to　be　used　as　a　general　cemetery；　for　until
then　here；　as　in　the　rest　of　Italy；　they　had　the　pernicious　custom　of
interring　the　dead　in　churches。　　Finally　the　decree　ordered　the　adoption
of　a　new　mode　of　lighting　the　beautiful　square　of　Saint　Mark；　the
construction　of　new　quays；　gateways；　etc。

When　we　left　Venice　the　Emperor　was　conducted　to　the　shore　by　a　crowd　of
the　population　fully　as　numerous　as　that　which　welcomed　his　arrival。
Trevise；　Undine；　and　Mantua　rivaled　each　other　in　their　eagerness　to
receive　his　Majesty　in　a　becoming　manner。　　King　Joseph　had　left　the
Emperor　to　return　to　Naples；　but　Prince　Murat　and　the　vice…king
accompanied　his　Majesty。

The　Emperor　stopped　only　two　or　three　days　at　Milan；　and　continued　his
journey。　　On　reaching　the　plains　of　Marengo；　he　found　there　the　entire
population　of　Alexandria　awaiting　him；　and　was　received　by　the　light　of
thousands　of　torches。　　We　passed　through　Turin　without　stopping；　and　on
the　30th　of　December　again　descended　Mont　Cenis；　and　on　the　evening　of
the　1st　of　January　arrived　at　the　Tuileries。








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