Pauline's charms. Letizia also detested Josephine, but her ill-feelings
were assuaged with the prospect of a triumph she enjoyed the following
month. The French had finally cleared the English out of Corsica and
winnowed out all the fervent Paolistas. Armed with 10o,ooo francs
compensation from the Directory, Letizia returned to Ajaccio and set
about restoring and redecorating the Casa Buonaparte. Now at last she
was a woman of substance and her second son was, potentially if not
actually, the most powerful man in France.
marcin
(Marcin)
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