The Invisible Emperor by Mark Braude

Author:Mark Braude
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Profile
Published: 2018-09-18T16:00:00+00:00

CAMPBELL FOUND HIS LIFE becoming increasingly “disagreeable … remaining at Elba as an obnoxious person, upon a kind of sufferance, and gradually slighted by inattentions.” He cheered himself with the thought that he wouldn’t be required to stay for too much longer, since the congress was sure to end any day now, which he assumed would result in either Napoleon’s transportation to another remote island, or a more permanent and official codification of his status on Elba. Either way, Campbell’s assignment would come to an end. In the meantime he would give himself a break with “a short excursion to the continent for my health,” to see a “medical man at Florence on account of the increasing deafness, supposed to arise from my wounds.” He may also have planned to see the Contessa Miniaci.

On February 16, Adye took Campbell toward Livorno aboard the Partridge, with the arrangement being that they would meet back in Livorno ten days later to return together to Elba. In the meantime he wanted Adye to continue patrolling around the island and to “visit Palmaiola for my information.” Though Bertrand had blocked his own request to investigate, there was nothing stopping Adye from passing by Palmaiola on his regular route and asking to land so he could take a look around.

The Partridge was escorted out of the harbor by Napoleon’s schooner, the Étoile, which Campbell assumed was heading on to Porto Longone for a standard supply pickup. In reality Napoleon had sent out the Étoile to sail just far enough to make sure that Campbell and Adye were indeed heading for Livorno as they had claimed.

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