Dodge, Mary Mapes, 1830-1905 · [New York : Scribner & Co.] · leaf 306
OF THE FIRST EMPIRE. 821 speedily found its way to Fontainebleau. TheAllies entered Paris. The city,— faithfulParis, as the Emperor had called it,— insteadof rising against the invaders, welcomed them.France was weary of war. The dignitaries ofthe Empire, following the lead of Talleyrand, that… … after was esteemed a traitor by the France hehoped to serve and save. The marshals, whom the Emperor had raisedto rank and riches, joined in the cry for hisabdication. They conspired against their oldleader; it is claimed they even doomed him todeath if he refused to obey their will. Then, deserted…
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