Distinguished historian Carolly Erickson is the author of The Hidden Diary of Marie Antoinette, The First Elizabeth, Great Catherine, Alexandra and many other prize-winning works of fiction and nonfiction. She lives in Hawaii.
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“I have never treasured any woman the way I treasure you now, this moment. You are all I think of, all I want.”
“Could it be that the great Bonaparte is incapable of fathering a child? that it is not I who am at fault but you?”
“It's a wonder, given your prowess with these delicious women, that there aren't dozens of little Bonapartes running around. Tell me, how do you account for that?”