"Elba Island?" Joseph looked at the girl before him, furrowing his brow slightly, "So your fiancé is..."
"Mr. Bonaparte," said Miss Clary. "I have always loved him deeply, but now that love may have to come to an end."
She gestured toward the school buildings beside her: "I donated all my dowry to build these schools, just for a chance to beg you for this favor.
"Please, have mercy, let me see him one last time—just for an hour—no! Even half an hour would suffice. I beg you!"
Joseph finally remembered where he had heard the surname Clary—Napoleon's first love was called Désirée Clary, historically Queen of Sweden.
He watched Désirée begin to sob, and couldn't help but sigh inwardly; what a devoted young woman. But after Napoleon met Josephine, he tossed you aside without a second thought...
Hmm, come to think of it, sending him to a small island was actually doing you a favor—he'd have no chance to meet Josephine, nor any other noble ladies again.
