Identifier: loveaffairsofna00turquoft (find matches)
Title: The love affairs of Napoleon
Year: 1909 (1900s)
Authors: Turquan, Joseph, 1854-1928
Subjects: Napoleon I, Emperor of the French, 1769-1821
Publisher: London : Lane
Contributing Library: Robarts - University of Toronto
Digitizing Sponsor: MSN

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to his brother, it is not so necessary thatour wives should be good-looking ; but with a mis-tress it is different. A plain mistress is a monstrosity ;she would fail essentially in her principal, or rather,her only duty.1 This conversation between the brothers was notvery edifying, but then neither was their conduct.Mademoiselle Georges before taking the Consulsfancy had caught this rascal of a Luciens eye. Hehad been anxious to make her his mistress and withthat end in view had entered upon somewhat dis-creditable negotiations with Mademoiselle Raucourt,under whom she had studied, with the object of gettingher to plead his cause with the pretty debutante. Hehad even given her, as an earnest of his intentions, arecherche supper and a magnificent present. It isfurther recorded that after the supper in question acontract drawn up in regular form had been dulysigned, whereby Mademoiselle Raucourt undertook to 1 Th. Jung-, Lucien Bonaparte et ses Memoires, Vol. II, p. 286. iSSS-V ■ i?_
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Berthon, Pinxt. /•■ C. Greverfoji, />./. MADEMOISELLE DUCHESNOIS IN THE ROLE OF JOAN OK ARC. THE LOVE AFFAIRS OF NAPOLEON 127 deliver her young pupil into the arms, into the handswe should say, of this satyr of a Lucien, the considera-tion being a hundred thousand francs down and anannuity for her lifetime of ten thousand.1 Lucien therefore had ample knowledge of his subjectwhen he told Napoleon that Mademoiselle Georges wasone of the most beautiful women in Europe. Youmight, Napoleon retorted, have said, I think withoutmuch risk of error, the most beautiful woman.2 Atthis time, however, the most beautiful woman inLuciens eyes was his mistress Madame Jouberthon.Bonaparte, as is known, had commanded MademoiselleGeorges to the Tuileries. He was doubtless more atleisure on that occasion than when he had sent for herrival, for he entered on a relationship with her whichlasted for a considerable period ; he was in fact quitecaptivated by her. Her conversation, says Con-stant, he fou

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