Chapter 22

           

           In1809theintimacybetween“theworld’stwoarbiters,”asNapoleonandAlexanderwerecalled,wassuchthatwhenNapoleondeclaredwaronAustriaaRussiancorpscrossedthefrontiertoco-operatewithouroldenemyBonaparteagainstouroldallytheEmperorofAustria,andincourtcirclesthepossibilityofmarriagebetweenNapoleonandoneofAlexander’ssisterswasspokenof.Butbesidesconsiderationsofforeignpolicy,theattentionofRussiansocietywasatthattimekeenlydirectedontheinternalchangesthatwerebeingundertakeninallthedepartmentsofgovernment.

           Lifemeanwhile—reallife,withitsessentialinterestsofhealthandsickness,toilandrest,anditsintellectualinterestsinthought,science,poetry,music,love,friendship,hatred,andpassions—wentonasusual,independentlyofandapartfrompoliticalfriendshiporenmitywithNapoleonBonaparteandfromalltheschemesofreconstruction.

           

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