Note 4 — Chapter XLIX

Talma was present at the last parting, at Malmaison, between the Emperor and his mother, and he said it was one of the most tragic scenes he ever witnessed. When the last moment arrived, the Empress-mother, prostrated with grief, and with tears streaming from her eyes, could only utter in a tremulous voice, “Adieu, my son! Adieu.” And Napoleon was so affected that he caught hold of both her hands and cried, “Adieu, my mother!” and burst into tears as he left her.—(Gronow’s Anecdotes.)