The Sweet and Fragrant Love
拿破仑致约瑟芬
Napoleon Bonaparte to Josephine
拿破仑·波拿巴（1769—1821），法国军事领袖，法兰西帝国皇帝。1796年3月9日，拿破仑与约瑟芬结婚。他们认识时，拿破仑是个不名一文的小军官，约瑟芬则是一位仪态万方的寡妇。婚后不久，拿破仑奉命指挥意大利军摆脱奥地利统治，约瑟芬则留在巴黎。拿破仑不断写信请约瑟芬前来相聚，她总是拒绝，甚至极少回信。直到拿破仑到了米兰，她才应允相聚。
I don't love you， not at all， on the contrary， I detest you—You're a naughty， gawky， foolish Cinderella. You never write me， you don't love your husband； you know what pleasure your letters give him， and yet you haven't written him six lines， dashed off casually！
What do you do all day， Madam？ What is the affair so important as to leave you no time to write to your devoted lover？ What affection stifles and puts to one side the love， the tender and constant love you promised him？ Of what sort can be that marvelous being， that new lover who absorbs every moment， tyrannizes over your days， and prevents your giving any attention to your husband？ Josephine， take care！ Some fine night， the doors will be broken open， and there I'll be.
Indeed， I am very uneasy， my love， at receiving no news of you； write me quickly four pages， pages full of agreeable things which shall fill my heart with the pleasantest feelings.
I hope before long to crush you in my arms and cover you with a million kisses burning as though beneath the equator.
Bonaparte
Verona
November 13th， 1796
我不爱你，一点儿也不爱你；相反，我讨厌你——你是个固执、笨拙、愚蠢的妇人。你从不写信给我，你不爱你的丈夫；你明明知道你的信能带给他何等的快乐，但却不肯草草地写上六行字给他，哪怕是很随便地写上六行。