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CHAPTER¡¡III



PRELIMINARIES



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the¡¡army¡¡of¡¡Italy¡¡in¡¡1799¡£¡¡His¡¡father£»¡¡president¡¡of¡¡the¡¡revolutionary

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Bastie¡¡was¡¡an¡¡officer¡¡of¡¡the¡¡Legion¡¡of¡¡honor¡¡and¡¡major¡¡of¡¡a¡¡regiment

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his¡¡cash¡­box£»¡¡the¡¡value¡¡of¡¡money¡¡being¡¡then¡¡very¡¡low¡£¡¡But¡¡the¡¡Empire£»

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dividends£»¡¡and¡¡Charles¡¡was¡¡rather¡¡alarmed¡¡at¡¡this¡¡investment£»¡¡having

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necessary¡¡to¡¡the¡¡help¡¡of¡¡the¡¡household¡£¡¡Charles¡¡loved¡¡Bettina

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funds¡¡to¡¡the¡¡amount¡¡of¡¡nearly¡¡four¡¡hundred¡¡thousand¡¡francs£»¡¡intending

to¡¡seek¡¡his¡¡fortune¡¡in¡¡America£»¡¡and¡¡abandon¡¡his¡¡own¡¡country¡¡where

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